Simple beats and piano chords never combined to make a more delightful song. As the imitated crackles from an old vinyl add in atmosphere, “Lingerwell” plods along in its chill, danceable vibe, and somehow, the crackling actually works in this song. It doesn’t seem like a random pl[...]
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Songs For Your Pocket: Sursauter – Waiting List (feat. Sea Oleena)
I’ve been sitting on this song for a while. Not entirely sure why. It seems like anything Charlotte Loseth, AKA Sea Oleena, touches turns gold. On “Waiting List”, Sursauter (Christopher Cook) accompanies her wistful vocals with atmospheric beeps and boops from varying synths, and a[...]
Stream Two New Albums and Download One of Them
Two new albums are available for streaming online right now, and both are really good. First off, we have CFCF’s Exercises EP. Considerably different from his previous releases, Exercises relies primarily on gorgeous piano arrangements that meander through the EP. Synthesizers do make a[...]
Songs For Your Pocket: Blackbird Blackbird – Tear
When he finished “Tear”, Mikey Maramag exclaimed that he’d “definitely just finished one of the best Blackbird Blackbird tracks yet!” He certainly does not disappoint. As a prolific artist in the chillwave scene, Blackbird Blackbird has once again produced a track that [...]
Songs For Your Pocket: fort deClare – For My Father Fast Asleep
Our friends from fort deClare are back at it again, this time with an original song. Starting with the two of them singing over a peppy beat laid down on the drums, it then breaks down into a melancholy, piano driven section, featuring vocal solos from both members, first Reid, then Sam. The piano c[...]
Review: Balam Acab – Wander/Wonder
This year has been remarkable so far for the sheer number of top-tier albums that have been released. It’s truly incredible to think about how many albums are vying for the top spot right now, from James Blake’s Self-Titled, to Sleeplessness by Sea Oleena, to Albatross by Wild Beasts. Now, j[...]
The Mariner’s Club
Although I’m sure I’m a bit partial, I’ve always found that cities and towns along the Mississippi River along the Missouri/Illinois border have produced some truly quality musicians. From Chuck Berry to Jeff Tweedy, Miles Davis to Scott Joplin, the river seems to have a way of ins[...]
Songs For Your Pocket: Daniel Isaiah – High Twilight
Daniel Isaiah’s debut solo album, High Twilight released on June 7, and it’s quickly gaining him a fair amount of buzz. With songs like the title track, it’s easy to see why. The gentle sounds of Americana back his smoky, soulful voice, with organs providing some accents to the cho[...]
Review: Sea Oleena – Sleeplessness
Charlotte Loseth, aka Sea Oleena, made quite a name for herself last year. As the year went on, she went from YouTube cover star to recording her own beautiful songs to getting featured on sites such as Altered Zones and Pitchfork (and of course, our very own). And for good reason. The songs o[...]
Free Music Update!
So, a couple weeks ago when I posted that song from H.a.S.P., I mentioned I’d let you know when his full album was up for download, and well, it is now! Check it out on his last.fm artist page. It’s beautiful, it’s disturbing, it’s fantastic. Secondly, Fort deClare is someone[...]