Music Features

Reza Safinia Explores Isolation and Connection on New Single “Vapor”

Reza Safinia Explores Isolation and Connection on New Single “Vapor”

Los Angeles-based producer, multi-instrumentalist, and film composer Reza Safinia composes dance-floor bangers for the end of the world. Five years after his last albums, 2021’s paired releases Yin and Yang, the electronic artist now returns with 1/∞, a double album sequenced, in meticulous fashion, with each vinyl side serving to represent one of the four elements: fire, water, air, and earth.  Today, Safinia shares “Vapor,” an […]

Pluralone Returns with Reflective New Single “Ranting and Raving”

Pluralone Returns with Reflective New Single “Ranting and Raving”

Pluralone today have shared their new single “Ranting and Raving,” the latest preview of their upcoming LP A Drop In The Ocean, due out June 12th via Org Music. “It’s always good to examine your reactions,” songwriter Josh Klinghoffer explains. “At one time, I’m sure I could’ve been accused of ranting and raving from time to time. I might not do that […]

Strange Lot Expand Their Shoegaze Universe on “Nobody Seems To Do The Math”

Strange Lot Expand Their Shoegaze Universe on “Nobody Seems To Do The Math”

Austin-based band Strange Lot today have announced their debut self-titled LP, due out August 14th via Greenway Records. The announcement is accompanied by the release of the video for their ethereal, fuzzy single “Nobody Seems To Do The Math.”  The band is currently on a U.S. tour supporting Melody’s Echo Chamber, with dates including NYC‘s Webster Hall (5/15), LA’s The […]

Maryland’s Summer Camp-Meets-Music Festival Showcation Might Be the Most Fun Weekend of the Summer

Maryland’s Summer Camp-Meets-Music Festival Showcation Might Be the Most Fun Weekend of the Summer

There’s no shortage of music festivals, but somewhere between massive lineups, VIP sections, and endless scrolling through the same festival content online, many events have started to feel weirdly identical. Showcation feels like an outlier. Returning May 15–17 at Camp Ramblewood in Maryland, roughly three hours from NYC and two from Washington D.C. and Philadelphia, […]

Artist Spotlight: Abby Nissenbaum and the Slow Burn of “Naomi”

Artist Spotlight: Abby Nissenbaum and the Slow Burn of “Naomi”

Some songs just click from the first listen. You don’t overthink it, you just hit replay. That’s exactly the energy Abby Nissenbaum brings with her new single “Naomi,” a track that feels both classic and completely her own. The Nashville-based indie-rock artist has been steadily carving out a sound that feels distinctly her own, blending […]

Artist Spotlight: kenzie Leans Into The Unresolved On “sophie”

Artist Spotlight: kenzie Leans Into The Unresolved On “sophie”

Pop music loves a clear ending, but the artists worth watching don’t always give you one. That’s exactly why kenzie stands out right now. With her new EP notes from the in between, she’s not trying to present a finished version of herself. She’s documenting a moment that still feels unresolved, and that honesty is […]