Away Team is the latest album from Nashville indie quartet Shell of a shell. This album is rife with tension, a very personal experience that’s built on depression and loneliness. You can hear it clearly on Chappy Hull’s strained vocals, as he seldom gets a moment of reprieve in this record, where everything is sung […]
Peel Dream Magazine – Agitprop Alterna
Peel Dream Magazine is the brainchild of New York based composer Joe Stevens. It features indie pop and shoegaze that’s heavily influenced by Stereolab and My Bloody Valentine, with its 2018 debut Modern Music Meta Physic being mostly a solo endeavor. In its sophomore album however, Peel Dream Magazine takes a step forward. Stevens is […]
Toner – Silk Road
Silk Road is the second full length album and first studio venture for Oakland, CA based quartet Toner. Their sound has definitely hit its stride with this latest offering. Shades of glowing jangle are interspersed inside a wall distorted noise, with vocals carrying a laid-back, slacker vibe on the low end. The album follows bedroom […]
Pia Fraus – Empty Parks
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 […]