Empty Parks is the latest album from Pia Fraus. The band moves into a slightly different direction with this latest offering, featuring a poppier sound that’s bright and sweet, with scattered hints of melancholy. This album blends dream pop with glowing synths, shoegaze and blissful electronica, with a narrative carried by stacked male-female vocals. I […]
Neighbors You Know – See You Out There
Neighbors You Know is a collaboration project between Vinnie Chrisostomo and friends. The Chicago based indie band released their first LP See You Out There in late 2019. You’ll get what you expect out of a lo-fi indie debut — it’s grounded, laid back and an easy listen through and through, with bright melodies and […]
Mayor For Life – This Could Have Been Avoided
The Chicago based trio Mayor for Life has just released their first LP entitled “This Could Have Been Avoided”. This project has been a long time coming, with the recording process spanning almost three years and it’s writing process running even longer. This album may have gone through adversity and delays but it is all […]
Montecore – Montecore
Philip Sidener, who plays guitar and vocals for the indie band Koalra, has debuted his self-titled album under the moniker Montecore. Montecore is an experimental album that meshes together post-rock with heavy synth instrumentation. Its four tracks embark on an expansive journey, clocking in at ten minutes each. There’s a distinctive character for each one, […]
Deserta – Black Aura My Sun
Black Aura My Sun is the debut album from Deserta – the solo project of Matthew Doty. Mat has had a lot of knowledge and expertise in shoegaze and post-punk, and he’s poured it all in this revelation of sound, an aural journey that stretches the bounds of imagination. The synths blend together masterfully, creating […]
Angel Dust – Pretty Buff
It’s always refreshing to find someone taking something so familiar and spinning it in a new direction, sometimes it works so well that you wonder why other artists haven’t done it before. Such is the case for Broolyn’s Angel Du$t and their latest album Pretty Buff. You can lump this sound in the umbrella of […]