Category: Music
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Video Killed the Radio Star: Psychic Lines – Horror Comedy
With animation by BPMT Studios, Psychic Lines‘ “Horror Comedy” video satiates my bloodlust for visual butchery. The images flicker past the eyeballs like some twisted acid trip. Heightening the barbed lyrics, lobbied at political power players, the musical buffet blasts you with bursts of color and hypnotic distortions so severe that it’ll toss you into
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The Singles Bar: Daniel Arison – Sad
Feeling sad? In total despair? Or maybe you’re numb? Well, Daniel Arison has the syrupy elixir for you. “I lost someone I never had,” he sings in his effervescent new banger, “Sad.” Like all deceptively chipper pop tracks, overwhelming sadness is masked beneath waves of juicy production. Just how I like it. When summer hits,
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Video Killed the Radio Star: Juana Everett – Whatever It Takes
“Whatever It Takes” is like stepping back in time. Laundry day with Nana. Driving to the local Pigly Wigly. Taking that leisurely walk down by the lake after Sunday school. Juana Everett enlists Dylan LeBlanc for the honeyed and homey little number, paired with an equally cozy visual that’s just like warm butter in a
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The Singles Bar: Moncrieff – Point Me to the Sky
Moncrieff is committed to making me cry no matter what. His new, deceptively anthemic “Point Me to the Sky,” explodes with some of his most earnest and vulnerable lyrics to date. “I burned all of my sage, but I’m still haunting my bedroom,” he sings. That emotional tug-of-war forms the bedrock of the song, moments
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The Singles Bar: Adeem the Artist – Jason Isbell B-Side
To be a queer artist is to be in a constant state of untethering. Just take a listen to Adeem the Artist‘s “Jason Isbell B-Side.” The acoustic number sees Adeem in their rawest, most honest, and most vulnerable place of being. The pulverizing stunner, written “while I was beginning to spiral out of control,” Adeem
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Beyond the Music: Jake Thistle on Hiding in the Vacancy
Jake Thistle isn’t one to change everything about himself just to fit into the music business. As you’ll hear with his forthcoming song “Hiding in the Vacancy” (release date TBD), he goes for a big, polished chorus (ala Noah Kahan), but he doesn’t lose sight of his songcraft. He’s still very much rooted in his
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Song Premiere: Adam Gaffney – Cut Off Again
It seems appropriate that Adam Gaffney‘s new album is called Product of Another Sad Song. When you hear “Cut Off Again,” premiering today, you get the sense that Gaffney has nothing left to lose. His head spins from the bottomless pitcher of beer, and his eyes just can’t adjust to the blinding last-call amber lights.
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5 Albums That Made Me: Jake Thistle
Jake Thistle is surprising. During a recent Zoom session, the singer-songwriter shared his picks for 5 Albums That Made Me. The records he chose proved that many of music’s greats still carry such an undeniable influence on the current wave of newcomers. Thistle’s selections include Wildflowers by Tom Petty and Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns
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The Singles Bar: Cinder Well – While the Womb Screams Silently
Dark, somber twigs scratch in the midnight hour. That’s the sensation of listening to Cinder Well‘s new song, “While the Womb Screams Silently.” Within the witchy fabric she’s created, her voice punctures like a spell cast for enchanting things. “Watching bristles crunch across the canvas,” she sings. “Little splotches, patches form her silhouette.” It’s the
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Video Killed the Radio Star: Super Sometimes – Learned My Lesson
Super Sometimes are like a shot of adrenaline into the veins. When you take your shot, you’ll never be the same. With their new video “Learned My Lesson,” the band blends their performance style with a vintage, almost ’90s, coloring and texture. And it’s quite fitting for a late ’90s and early aughts punkish energy
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The Singles Bar: Rod Gator – Highway 29
“The road was filled with broken glass and gasoline,” sings Rod Gator in his emotional, raw cover. Bruce Springsteen’s “Highway 29” finds new life in Gator’s hands, calloused and dirty. His rasp brings out a visceral response to the lyrics. They become more biting, more intense, and more razor-sharp. Acoustic guitar cries out behind him,
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The Singles Bar: Myylo – Dick Pics
We all could use a little sexy time. Well, through our phones, at least. With his new song, Myylo gets a little “intimate” with a close-up of a certain appendage. “Dick Pics” is about what you might expect, and we are so here for it. Drums throb, synths echo, and Myylo sounds as good as
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Video Killed the Radio Star: Chris Housman – Dirt on Me
Chris Housman is a bulldozer of a storyteller. From “Blueneck” to “Drag Queen,” he’s erected an impressive catalog of stories, frequently from the queer perspective. Apart from his work with The Cowgays this year, he’s gearing up several single/video releases like a full-throttle engine. With his new music video, “Dirt on Me,” he sheds light
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Beyond the Music: Nick Palmer (The Blackburns) on Their Alternative Rock Album
Hearing an artist talk about their work is unlike anything else. Singers, songwriters, and musicians generally love discussing how they do what they do, what creativity means for their survival in a chaotic world, and why it’s an important part of human nature. In Beyond the Music, Nick Palmer, of alt-rock band The Blackburns, discusses
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The Singles Bar: Kassi Ashton – Bitches
Kassi Ashton has always been fearless. So, it’s not too surprising that her new song is called “Bitches.” It’s as if Loretta Lynn made “Coal Miner’s Daughter” for a modern generation. “I come from a long line of bitches / Thick-skinned, tough-as-nails misses,” Ashton bites down on the melody. She’s not only reclaiming the word
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