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The sole release from the experimental collective Family Dynamics gets the long-awaited vinyl treatment, and its an exquisite, impossible-to-classify gem.

Dave Scanlons Taste Like Labor straddles a line between dark folk and fractured indie pop on his first solo album in more than two years.

Field Guides Ginkgo derives from an organic, indie-folk space that encourages a stream of consciousness and melodic lines seemingly plucked out of thin air.

14 May 2021 The Second Bodybegins like an album that’s in no hurry to win you over. They know they’ll get there eventually. For an album so full of beautifully intertwined musicianship and bright, complex pop hooks, it’s interesting that they begin the album with an ethereal, spacey instrumental. “Herons” is a shimmering overture filled with sustained bits of feedback, lazy trumpet notes, heavily reverberating guitar strumming – it almost sounds like the band are warming up their ge...

Keen Dreams Conjure Up Emotionally Charged Dream-pop on “Immediate Tonight” (premiere) The latest single from Keen Dreams’ upcoming debut album is a plea for fleeting moments of peace and beauty, accompanied by an oddly nostalgic music video. Listening to the music of Keen Dreams can sound a bit like time travel. The band – consisting of James Weber, Jr. on vocals and guitar, Shana Applewhite on bass, and Eric Martinez on drums, also featuring a bevy of guest musicians – creates a typ...