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“Used To It” is the latest track from Chicagoan Michal Leah and once you hear these vocals, it will completely restore your faith in the newer generation of artists. Leah has such fantastic command and control over her voice that if you told us “Used To It” was being sung by the likes of Brandi …

“Sakura” is the first single off Chicago-based Frankie Master’s upcoming album, Aseasonal Sadness. And if the rest of the album is anything like it, go ahead and take our money. We believe that the word, sakura, translates to ‘cherry blossom,’ which makes sense when you learn that the artist has described the track as “a …

Brookelen’s “Hey” is a beautiful grooving indie rock song, yet has a lush vulnerability to its sound. The track perfectly captures the complex emotions of love and loss, whilst having a musical landscape you can easily get lost in. The song begins with a rhythmic lofi drum beat and gentle electric guitar that builds a …

Born and raised in London, but now based in Los Angeles, Stella Webb arrives on the blog with her solo debut, “Cotton Candy Sky.” The song begins with the raw strumming of an acoustic guitar, setting the stage for the love story that we’re about to hear. Webb’s vocal arrives, slightly reminiscent of some sort of …

Pynch‘s new single, “Tin Foil,” is an energetic and lively song that perfectly captures the essence of classic British indie pop/rock. The track starts with a clean electric guitar before the addition of drums and a great, almost toy-like, retro keyboard sound. The song instantly transports me back to the Britpop era. The guitar work …

“With or Without You,” is the latest single by Pacifica and it is an incredibly infectious alt pop song wrapped up into two minutes and thirty-four seconds. The song is built upon a relentless beat with the kick continually pushing the song forward at full pelt. The bass guitar throbs beneath the mix. These two …

Chicago-based Illinois Joy have just released their new, self-titled EP. From it, we have received “Yours To Lose,” the first track you’ll hear once you dive into this fresh body of work. And friends, you really want to hear this thing. “Yours To Lose” is an ode to Charlie Bucket and was pitched to us …

Nashville-based singer-songwriter Mary Ella Hunt has landed on our blog with the ethereal sounds of her latest track, “Sometimes I Wonder.” Hunt starts the song with some dreamy guitar notes that carve their way through the space above a surreal synth pad. The percussion used here, to our ears, is digital, but there is only …

Canadia-based Rebecca Lappa’s latest release, “Lolita,” is a well written pop song with a lush, darker undertone. The track is built on solid piano chords and a great chugging guitar line that makes me think of Stevie Nicks’ “Edge of Seventeen.” The track is ever-changing, slowly adding different percussive elements to create a nice, slow …

In a world where anxiety runs amok, Baylee Barrett, aka dani mack, offers up a delightfully lo-fi pop song about overthinking everything: “Nothing Better.” We at the blog have been known to dive deeply into the depths of obsessive worry, so when we saw that Barrett had offered a sort of empathetic olive branch, our …