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Long-time friends and songwriting duo Eb & Hal have won Best Album of the Year at the 35th New Mexico Music Awards for their “On My Way Home” album. They received six total nominations and also won Best Mastering Engineer (Andy Rogulich). “On My Way Home” was written during Covid-19 […]
Indie pop singer-songwriter Cha Wilde has recently released her latest album, “Love & Freedom.” If you’ve read our review on “Wilde & Browne,” an album Wilde made with her partner, Davey Browne, and enjoyed delving into, you are well advised to listen to this eight-track album, too. Cha asks herself, […]
With everything happening on earth right now, one might be more inclined to look up at the stars and wonder if a better reality could be found above the clouds. Perhaps a universe filled with galactic structures and a climate where music metamorphoses into an energy indicator might be a […]
Once we were besotted with post-rock, the genre became the new alternative culture. A form of groundbreaking music that none of us could take the ears and eyes off. For the uninitiated, which included me until I listened to this record, CARVED INTO THE SUN is a California-based instrumental post-rock/progressive […]
Oslo-based band Mystery Dudes released their first album, “Exit Through the Wormhole.” Impressively, with their album, the heavy trio unapologetically explores various themes ranging from the cosmic to the supernatural while keeping high-energy jams fresh throughout. With “Exit Through the Wormhole,” Mystery Dudes are not shy about their many influences. […]
Harmasar, the first and solely folk metal band from the Republic of Moldova, has announced a new EP, “Păcatu‘” (the sin), which will be released today on CVLTARTES. With their EP, the five-piece band takes the traditions of Moldavian folk and revitalizes them for a modern-day setting. They told us […]
HURLENOIR is a French band that has flown beneath many radars since it first started in 2019. As much as a musician as a painter, HURLENOIR is an artist who exploits dark themes to challenge and engage in reflection on the often rugged course of life. With “Achromaria,” the band’s […]
WILDE & BROWNE are indie pop singer-songwriter Cha Wilde and guitarist Davey Browne, who have teamed up to create a self-titled album of some sonic depth. The real-life married couple’s collaboration explores themes of seduction, love, polyamory, sex, and freedom, revealing much of their indie influences and pointing to an […]
“Bug,” PAGING DOCTOR MOON‘s second project, has an instrumental mix that is exactly what you might expect from the Western Pennsylvania-based band. In a statement, vocalist Kirsten Heibert says, “‘Bug’ is a short story of self-reflection in relation to codependency and loss. We wanted to take a step forward from […]
How do you describe “Promise me you’ll stay long enough to hear this,” the debut EP of American artist Monica Whitlock? At times delving into the old-fashioned rock and rolls with occasional bursts of pop and tinged with Americana attitude, the EP is a melodic and thoughtful record that looks […]