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allman brown, darling, it’ll be alright
Acclaimed artist Allman Brown captures intimate love and all its facets in his sophomore album Darling, It’ll Be Alright. Brown has created an album that is so smooth and captivating in both vocals and lyrics that you find yourself easily slipping into a constant loop...
oliver kennan, “the tinkerer”
Indie-soul musician Oliver Kennan releases the music video for his single "The Tinkerer" today, and we've got the exclusive premiere. Slightly muted colors give a vintage tinge to the visual that allows it to match its soundscape a little more. A complicated...
shinedown, “get up” {piano version}
This month, epic rock band Shinedown released the piano version of their track "Get Up". The original version of the song was featured on their 2019 album Attention Attention, and was quite remarkable already. The piano version, however, allows the audience the space...
a conversation with nate sirotta
Today, we sit down with Nate Sirotta. He is the founder of - and digital publicist at - Impulse Artists, a boutique digital marketing and publicity agency based in Portland and Los Angeles. Since he lives in the Pacific Northwest, I tried to talk Sasquatch. But it was...
judah and the lion, pep talks
Goosebumps. The immediate sensation one gets when listening to the intro to Judah and the Lion's new album Pep Talks. The aptly named Pep Talks gives the listener a metaphorical punch in the mouth with numerous vocal buildups, booming horns, and a steady building...
japanese house + art school girlfriend @ riot room
On Friday, May 3rd, The Japanese House entertained a wall-to-wall sold out crowd at Riot Room. Opening for them - Art School Girlfriend - came before them calm, cool, and collected, and really set a gorgeous tone for the performance. Check out some of our favorites...
jaco, “blackboard”
In the mood for a beautifully composed track that carries you on a very interesting plot line in its new accompanying music video? Jake Waitzman's project Jaco has just released the new video for his song "Blackboard", and the black and white video is wild, to say the...
soaware | soaware mood
We made this playlist thinking about what inspired us during the album production time or simply what we listened too and maybe indirectly inspired us. The result, is that we actually and apparently listened to different kind music from different style and different...
jai wolf @ truman
On Wednesday, May 1st, we celebrated May Day with Jai Wolf at the Truman in Kansas City, MO. The room was decked out with humans from wall to wall dressed in their EDM best. We have a few photos to share the kaleidoscope of a night with you! [supsystic-gallery...
interpol + foals @ the midland
On Thursday, May 2nd, Interpol and FOALS lit up the stage at Arvest Bank Theater at The Midland. Photographer Ashleigh Lee captured some highlights for us. Keep up with Interpol here.
ideomotor, “one last time”
Today, indie-electro duo Ideomotor releases a brilliant new video for their song "One Last Time", and we have the exclusive premiere available right here! It all begins with a text, igniting a fire in the watcher's belly about the importance of launching a music video...
hanna barakat | wiggle beats
We all have plenty of days where we feel strange, exhausted, disoriented, or just not like ourselves. When I find myself deep within my own thoughts, lost in the weirdness, I like to put on my “Wiggle Beats”. The songs in this collection have different effects on my...
dead girls corp., bloody noses and hand grenades
Dead Girls Corp. recently released an album. So what’s it like? Read on and you shall discover. The album starts with Dead Girl, the feel of the track is very much 90s metal. It has nice droning chugging guitars and potent vocals. I also like the industrial feeling...
emily chambers, “real talk”
Last Friday, soulful songstress Emily Chambers debuted her new track "Real Talk", and we're absolutely smitten. The lyrics are highly-relatable - I mean, we have all been in relationships we didn't anticipate - and so stunningly delivered that this is hands-down one...
gooch | feelin it
Salt Lake City-based duo Gooch has curated a pretty wonderful playlist exclusively for us. We're sure this list of rockin' tracks will surely get you "Feelin It" for the weekend. Enjoy! Keep up with Gooch here.
rising appalachia, leylines
Atlanta-based foul/soul collective Rising Appalachians - comprised of Leah Song, Chloe Smith, Biko Casini, and David Brown - releases their new twelve track album Leylines today, and we're overjoyed with the sonic adventure it leads its listeners on. From the first,...
cayucas @ recordbar
On Monday, April 29th - just days after the release of their new album Real Life - brother duo Cayucas made a phenomenal appearance at recordBar in Kansas City, MO. They were joined by Cape Francis, which was also an incredible delight. In all sincerity, it's a little...
a conversation with blake la grange
On today’s episode, we sit down with someone I have known for almost a decade. (If you didn't know, I may mention it too many times.) Blake La Grange is the Owner and Founder at Mastering.com. He is also the CEO & Founder at Mercury Mastering LLC and has worked...