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First – EP, Monoland
Berlin-based outfit Monoland returns from a creative hiatus with First, a release that you might say subverts the ethos of its genre. Shoegaze traditionally invites a passive, introspective listening experience – a literal staring at one’s shoes beneath a wash of feedback. Yet, the landscape Monoland paints here across the…
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Amethyst Cameo, Pocket Lint
When the Creation Can Consume the Creator In “Amethyst Cameo,” genre-nomad Pocket Lint crafts a sonic landscape that could be described as “Pop Noir” – an immediate throwback to 80s synth-driven tunes that you might hear at a cool London bar. The track opens with an elegant swell of synthesiser…
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Oh, No, The Buddyrevelles
Do you get excited about the possibility of a clever new spin on the two guitar indie rock attack style of the aughts? If you’re reading a blog on Up and Comers, chances are you very well might be. If so, you’re in luck: The Buddyrevelles new single Oh, No…
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Réflexions, Stéphane Macaluso
French songwriter Stéphane Macaluso dazzles us with a rich tapestry of clever songwriting in his new EP “Réflexions“. True to the tradition of Chanson Française, Macaluso centers his compositions around lyrics and storytelling, but he also delivers several memorable melodies that stick on the brain far beyond the first listen.…
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L.L.L. – Lift, Lift, Lick It, m0n0 jay
The title of m0n0 jay’s “L.L.L. (Lift, Lift, Lick It)” might have you thinking it’s a deeply seductive track riddled with intimate details. Perhaps you might even conjure a certain musical genre or sound associated with the types of music you’ve heard containing such themes. Well in our case, we…
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Cyanometer, Pocket Lint
From Hendrix’s “Purple Haze” to Coldplay’s “Yellow” to the Stones’ “Paint it Black”, songs with colors as the central focus are undoubtedly some of the most legendary in the modern canon. Often taking us on metaphorical journeys that colors can conjure in the mind, many of these songs assign specific…
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Through the Heat of the Morning, After Reno
It’s not a sense of urgency that carries the music forward in the recent single “Through the Heat of the Morning” from Scottish Americana artist After Reno. In fact, a single guitar strums the track’s foundational chords in such a carefree, unhurried manner that it feels as if the song…
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Undercover Bitch, Hallaballoo
Some of the most legendary tv, movie, and novel characters are not the most straightforward. When asked to describe why we love them so much, we might have to do some thinking about what subtle behaviors and mannerisms make them as compelling as they are. Is it perhaps true that…
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Living Backwards, Surrender The Ghost
Imagine music with an emo attitude, gritty early 2000s guitars, drums with a pop-punk sensibility, and lyrics that speak of an alternate universe where we live our life stories in reverse. It’s not Blink 182 or The Offspring we’re talking about; it’s Surrender The Ghost, Columbus, Ohio’s emerging alt rock…
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Earth Goddesses EP, Becky Raisman
Becky Raisman’s Earth Goddesses EP is a beacon of positivity and hope in an otherwise dark moment on planet earth. Featuring proud feminist themes and honest lyrics, the EP is an expression of the artist’s defiant convictions packaged in catchy, upbeat indie pop and rock. Drawing on some of our…
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