At once avant-garde and déjà vu-like, The Earthly Frames’ “Cicatrise Dud” is sharp in the center with outer waves of phantasmagoric margins.
Despite the woeful subject matter, with “The Mill River Flood,” Dave Christman delivers an imaginative meditation on calamity.
Carter Fox’s “Sit Back and Lift” fashions a floating dreamscape, opening a door into a hypnagogic world of halcyon serenity and equanimity.
What’s more metal than a band using its metal powers to save rainforests? Savage Lands unveil “Black Rock Heart” featuring Chloé Trujillo.
In a unique, lusciously Americana way, Johnny Pearl’s “Cumberline” conjures up a spellbinding magical quality akin to a vibrant earworm.
“Two-Sided Town” is an alt-rock exploration of society’s divisions and polarization by singer-songwriter Matthew Morgan.
Highlighted by a breakneck rhythm and lavish synths, Tigran Hamasyan’s “The Kingdom” is a prog-rock-like composition of surging energy.
Gilded by Sumi X’s fluid, alluring voice, “Say You Love Me” reveals a craving for tangible human interaction.
In a world filled with noise and chaos, Green Arthur emerges once again, offering a respite with his latest single, "Rest in Reverse."
Underground rap artist X-Raided releases “It’s Up” featuring Ras Kass and KXNG Crooked via the ever-popular Strange Music.
With its stark ashen surfaces and reverie-like vocals, Houston in the Blind’s “Drifting” is simultaneously amazingly cathartic and mesmerizing.
Akin to an epiphany, “Sorry Jars & Shooting Stars” examines the transformation of the world from conventional to surreal and enigmatic.
The detailed and luxurious flow of “Heartpiece,” draped in sumptuous textures, sees helloworld wearing his heart on his sleeve.
“Cold Cement” is an impressive showcase of EZI’s haunting voice as she journeys through the valley of romance.
Dressed in an almost ethereal coloration that floats like a reverie, Derek Simpson’s “wonka” supplies the mysterious mood surrounding love.