HEY! LISTEN: I&I — “Tonight”
Hot from the streets of…Norway? That’s right — there’s been a big Nordicana push lately, and I&I is one of my favorites of the bunch so far. They lean into a vintage, sun-drenched sound that, by all rights, should be…
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HEY! LISTEN: Horse & Wells — “Going”
Is there anything better on a spring morning than a plaintive, lonely country song? Brooklyn-based Horse & Wells have perfected the art on “Going,” a sprawling composition of steel guitars and distortion — just the kind of alt-country we look…
PREMIERE: Run Katie Run — “15 Minutes”
One of the biggest lessons we’ve all learned in the past year is being content with what we’ve got. On “15 Minutes,” the Atlanta-based band ponders whether superstardom is really what they want — and what they’d even do with…
HEY! LISTEN: Annie Taylor — “The Fool”
We’ve been watching a lot of Halt and Catch Fire, a period drama about a tech startup in Texas in the 80s. The soundtrack is rife with punk, New Wave, and heavy synth music. Honestly, it sounds a lot like…
PREMIERE: Melanie Rogers — “Fever”
If you’re not careful, the thrumming bass in Melanie Rogers’ new single “Fever” will pull you under. The song — one that captures that moment of clarity when you realize a relationship is over — is Rogers’ first secular release,…