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Robin Kester’s “Dark Sky Reserve”

Shows early in the day are one of my favorite things at showcase festivals. Listening to live music when the light outside is bright and the mind feels fresh is a treat that you cannot have often during the year. A highlight at The Great Escape in Brighton last spring

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Azam Ali - To Pieces

Azam Ali’s “To Pieces” is a slow-burning journey through betrayal, fire, and primal emotion.

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ugly ozo - sink or swim

ugly ozo channels life’s chaos into “sink or swim,” a cathartic burst of energy that leaves you feeling lighter.

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Natalie Holmes - Alone Time

"Alone Time" is a charming reflection on what you have and what you don't.

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Maggie Baring - Brick by Brick

Maggie Baring’s new EP "Ekphrasis" closes with the beautiful ‘Brick by Brick.”

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Welcome Back, Chameleons

World of Music (WOM) in the 80s was a German record store chain with locations in select cities. Unlike other stores that offered only a handful of listening stations, WOM had record players installed above the vinyl shelves across all genres, not just the chart-toppers. Before the internet, this was

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Phantom Wave - Wanton

“Wanton” is the latest track from Phantom Wave, diving into relationship dynamics with melodic intensity.

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Michelle Núñez - california, home

Michelle Núñez captures the search for belonging in her dreamy new single "california, home"

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Natalie Bouloudis - Spinning Planet

Natalie Bouloudis is back with „Spinning Planet,“ a slow-burning track that draws you in and won’t let go.

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The Golden Age of Music Discovery

Happy September! We greet fall with joy and anticipation, but there are also things we need to say goodbye to. For example, the various boat rides at the Seaport close for the winter. We already missed getting tickets for the last weekend trip of the W.O. Decker, and there

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Austra - Math Equation

Canadian synth-pop musician @austra returns to dance music in her new single “Math Equation.” Her fifth album, “Chin Up Buttercup,” is coming out on November 14.

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Rosa Anschütz - Sun Tavern

In her new song Sun Tavern, multi-media artist, composer, and singer Rosa Anschütz taps into pop sensibilities.

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Rorey - Hurts Me To Hate You

"Even though she may never fully understand me, I still wanted her in my life." The NYC singer/songwriter Rorey reconciles with her mother in the beautiful song "Hurts Me To Hate You."

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Oyama - The Bookshop

“I was writing those lyrics and had bookshop Skálda in mind," explains Oyama singer and keyboarder Júlía Hermansdóttir about her band's new song "The Bookshop". She adds, "If I were to walk from my home and downtown to the bar, then technically I could

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Endings and Beginnings

Like every year, we greet the end of summer with a mix of sadness and excited anticipation for fall—a season that feels especially alive in NYC. The days may grow shorter, the shadows longer, and the air cooler, but fall always brings a sense of renewal. While Elke and

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Selkie - Hours

"Electronic Dream Folk from Scotland based in Kyoto" – this tagline already hints that Kristina Cox, aka Selkie, wants to cross boundaries with her music. Her latest song, "Hours," immediately puts 1990s Björk in your mind, but then veers off into a sprawling ethereal soundscape without losing

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Ida Stein - It Doesn't Matter

With “It Doesn’t Matter,” Norwegian artist Ida Stein delivers electronic pop that feels both intimate and cinematic.. Rich layers of synthetic and acoustic sounds plus subtly processed vocals melt together into a song of fervor and clarity. Centered on empowerment, it feels like the perfect soundtrack to a pivotal

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Automatic - Lazy

While the LA trio Automatic has a consistent, minimalistic music style, their songs go to many sonic places, like a time travel where you don't know if you arrived in the future or the past. Their new single "Lazy" features deadpan vocals, an 80s new wave

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There Are Choices

Many artists are angry about how a 148-billion-dollar company can pay so little to those who created that value. The reason lies in the business model, but it certainly looks like the money is flowing into the wrong hands. When Spotify CEO Daniel Ek then uses his wealth to invest

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Tamar Berk - stay close by

"stay close by" is the opener of indie rocker Tamar Berk's fifth solo album, ocd, out on September 5. With distorted guitars and soft vocals, the song touches shoegaze territory before it culminates in a furious guitar solo. Tamar says about the track: I wanted the

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Paris Iliffe - My Bad

"My Bad" is a sparkling pop song that alternates between an ethereal verse and a beat-driven chorus, all held together by Paris Iliffe's gorgeous, bright vocals. The new London-based singer-songwriter grew up in Sydney, Shanghai, and Singapore and offers a fresh perspective to pop music. Listen

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Silver Gore - All The Good Men [Video]

When singer/drummer Ava Gore and producer Ethan P. Flynn met, creative sparks were flying, so they formed a band called Silver Gore. "All The Good Men," a quirky, upbeat synth pop piece, was their first song they wrote together. But when you listen to the other two

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dalloway - NEVERENDING

A late-night doom-scrolling session sparked this song as a life-affirming counter-drug: every end signals a new beginning. The NYC-based singer-songwriter dalloway tells this story in vivid lyrics and field recordings. The song also features an orchestra in Bulgaria, recorded live via Zoom, which creates a cinematic atmosphere without sacrificing its

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We Are Sailing

In 2024, we took a complete week off to enjoy the summer in Downtown Manhattan. However, this year, we unfortunately had no vacation days to spare. Nevertheless, we did something like a semi-vacation: we both worked from home and packed the week with special events. One of them was sailing

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Daya - Agnostic

With winning a Grammy, charting in the Top 40, and a multi-billion-stream Chainsmokers collaboration, Daya usually would fly mile-high above the glamglare radar. But after all that success, the Pennsylvania-native chose to change direction and take more control of songwriting and production. Her new track "Agnostic," the third