Music

Joe Sparks, the Berkeley graduate and multi-instrumentalist, combines sophistication and immediacy in his new project. By self-producing the album and playing every instrument himself, Sparks cultivates a unique sound driven by complex melodic rhythms and transcendent tonal energy. Today, Sparks shares “Nice Little Refrain,” a high-octane, catchy, meta-examination of what a song can be. Combining witty lyrics and an intense mix, Sparks seeks […]

John Linnell talks to Jordan Edwards about the history of They Might Be Giants and their new album The World is To Dig.

“I was raised in a matriarchy on the Upper West Side of Manhattan“. MuMu Shares “It was messy, loud, sometimes manically energetic, sometimes darkly depressed, but it was always full of love. We called our home The Brothel. I was raised mostly by my mother, a brilliant, loving, and brave woman who also suffered greatly […]

Today, Holy Pinto (aka Aymen Saleh) has announced his new album Wedding Season, due out September 14th. The announcement arrives alongside lead single “One Tattoo,” an energetic, carefully crafted pick-me-up designed to evoke the complex emotions surrounding love. “It’s about romantic pull and devotion meeting the fear of permanence,” Saleh explains. “It asks whether someone can trade their chaos for commitment – and […]

Jeris Johnson and Sueco discuss Fued and new collaboration “Are You Entertained” on The Popdust Podcast.

ZOON, the Anishinaabe-Canadian musician, makes music that feels like storytelling. Today, ZOON returns with their highly anticipated third full-length album, HAPPY THOUGHT SCHOOL, out now via Paper Bag Records alongside the release of focus track, “You Can’t See Me (This Low).” Across the record, ZOON refracts heartbreak, relapse, racial trauma, and spiritual recalibration through a cosmic blend of moccasin-gaze and dream-pop […]

The best new music sometimes shows up quietly, in a song that catches you totally off guard. Right now, listeners want mood, personality, and a strong point of view – songs that feel lived-in, with powerful vocals, and an emotional atmosphere.  The kind of music tends to stay with you. And it’s exactly where Betty […]

Gary Marks today has shared his new single, the title track from his unreleased album The Real World. The buoyant track is today seeing the light of day for the first time. Listen to the embedded video below. Today’s single follows the release of his recent LP Crossroads and the single “I Guess It Never Stops,” which were released this year via […]

Troy Cartwright has a knack for writing songs that feel easy and unforced, and his new single “Thinkin’ Bout You” is a great example. The track doesn’t go after any huge, dramatic moments or tidy endings. Instead, it just captures that real, familiar feeling of someone slowly finding their way into your everyday thoughts. Today’s […]

There’s something quietly devastating about the way Natalie Del Carmen approaches heartbreak. She doesn’t oversell it or dramatize it for effect. Instead, she lets the emotion sit where it naturally belongs: in the spaces between longing and resignation, freedom and grief, memory and acceptance. On her newest release, a reimagined version of The Shins’ “Gone […]