Finnish electronic alt-pop artist Conchis turns stillness into sound on “Under Your Feathers,” the second preview of her forthcoming album Gravity. Following 2024’s Chapters and the recently released “Streetlights,” the August 21 single arrives as an intimate plea for shelter, shaped by a period when Conchis was forced into profound…
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After a 19-year self-imposed hiatus, Southern California indie singer-songwriter Brendan Ranney is striking while the iron is hot with his debut solo album, Slightly Out of Focus. Having cut his teeth in the mid-90s indie scene, Ranney walked away from music to navigate the rat race of life. But when…
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Multidisciplinary indie pop-rock artist Lee Miller Matsos closes out his powerful trilogy with Metamorphosis, Pt. 3, an intimate, soul-searching project that swaps heavy theatricality for deep emotional authenticity. Drawing inspiration from vintage analog sounds and alternative rock, the Berklee-trained songwriter views growth not as a quick fix, but as a…
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Swiss experimental art-rock duo DIE DIE BE, the brainchildren of Liliane Bürli and Bujar Berisha, are back to ruffle some feathers with their haunting single, “Erased Faces.” Featuring Dimitri Barbati, this industrial-tinted post-punk track pulls no punches as it dissects conformity, power structures, and the total loss of the self.…
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Liverpool singer-songwriter Carlos Grassot closes his ambitious second-EP project with Farewell The World, a four-track collection that turns his gaze outward, trading the intensely personal reflections of his earlier work for a pointed examination of society and the world around him. Influenced by the likes of Radiohead, Neil Young, Sam…
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Tennessee six-piece ChameleouS has come out with Wicked Din, an eight-track collection that takes modern classic rock and lets it wander through psychedelia, roots rock, Southern swing, jam-band looseness and a touch of twang. The album is the product of more than a year and a half of meticulous recording,…
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Michael Gabriel’s “To Lose You” is less a conventional electronic song than an emotional atmosphere you can step inside. The Nova Scotia composer and producer joins forces with filmmaker and creative producer Jolene MacIntyre, who makes her musical debut through spoken word rather than traditional singing. The result is an…
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New York’s Paper Nova have spent more than a decade turning wildly different musical backgrounds into something that refuses to sit neatly inside one genre. Formed in 2013 by Christiana Wu, John Nguyen, Miguel Nuñez and Andre Classen, the quartet pulls from classical music, alternative rock, jazz and experimentation, with…
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Stephen Webber’s “Here We Go” arrives with a deceptively simple proposition: put your pants on, leave the screen behind and remember that humans are actually rather good at being together. The Emmy-winning composer, Grammy-nominated producer and Berklee Professor Emeritus turns post-pandemic screen fatigue into a playful, feel-good acoustic anthem, using…
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Dr. M. steps into the spotlight with Follow Me, a nine-track debut that puts its own spin on a curious hybrid: Adult Metal, where the polished emotionality of Adult Contemporary meets the weight and drama of heavy metal. Written and produced by the 39-year-old self-employed musician, the album brings together…