Boy Scouts. Music that hits like good advice from a beloved friend

As Boy Scouts, Oakland-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Taylor Vick makes the kind of music that hits like good advice from a beloved friend. It’s generously warm and inviting, built atop her open, searching voice, but it doesn’t shy away from tough emotional truths. Like Lomelda’s secular hymns and Hop Along’s energetic kiss-offs, Vick’s songs survey […]

Wauwatosa’s sophisticated take on pop music

This Norwegian collaborative music project, centred around core producers and songwriters Sigurd Ytre-Arne and Martin Langerød. Wauwatosa working with a lengthy cast of friends and collaborators including Natalie Sandtorv, Emilie Storaas, Jessica Sligter, and Henning Bergsvåg. Melancholic and richly melodic songs layer dusty samples and howling synths around a unique and strong vocal. About their […]

80’s horror iconography, bubblegum pop, and shitty exes

They set out to make music that would feel both homemade and anthemic, mirroring the intimate-yet-public nature of life in the age of the internet. In that way, vverevvolf is an inevitability; as artistic media become more public, more produced, and more perfectable, vverevvolf rebels by embracing the imperfection of being alive.

Dreamy vibes and easy rolling guitars: National Perks

There’s something about Indonesia’s pancasila-fueled acceptance of different cultures that makes their independent musicians keen to embrace a wide variety of styles and influences, while still adding their own unique spin.

OLWH: Soul Avant-Garde

Hailing from Hertfordshire, Kelvin Beyioku (AKA OLWH), brings a collection of experimental music. While switching between genres, he makes sure to give you a similar and distinct vibe throughout all his productions. With tracks like “Loving You Right” he leaves you feeling a sense of solace while leaving you feeling uncomfortable with the harsh drops…. […]

Lo-fi pop with high expectations: Lord Bendtner

Lord Bendtner is the name of a famous football player (football as in soccer) and also the name of an almost even famous band from NY. This band loves soccer and making music with an inventive 90s emo/shoegaze hybrid that turns on unorthodox melodies and the unique playing approaches of its members. Their last EP […]

Teen Divorce: The talented band next door from Jacksonville

The mix of enthousiastic energy and a nonchelant attitude makes them the perfect band next door. Teen divorce is a Jacksonville based indie rock band formed in September of 2015. The band mixes 90s influenced guitars and vocals with modern indie and 60’s soul sounds to create a sound evocative of Slowdive, Bobby Womack, and the Drums… all at once.