Music
Enumclaw: “Cowboy Bebop”
Enumclaw flaunts the pitchy vocals with a kind of J Mascis lilt on our highlighted track.
Nyeusi Loe: “Fly Talking”
Lynn’s Nyeusi Loe takes inspiration from the visual vistas of movies like Shottas.
Korine: “Burn the World”
Philadelphia’s Korine are at their most fun when they bring the new wave synth instrumentals.
Ezra Cohen: “Catchin’ Up”
Rocking the apostrophe in place of the dropped-’g’ always feels like a dicey proposition.
The Dead Friends Club: “B.A.T.S.”
The Dead Friends Club can go in a lot of different directions.
Alex Walton: “Cordelia”
Boston’s Alex Walton crafts songs with punk rock textures and the soul of vintage pop.
Helena Celle: “I Did It My Way”
Helena Celle delivers electronica that rocks analog grittiness between the bloops and bleeps.
Landowner: “Phantom Vibrations”
Holyoke’s Landowner delivers straight ahead Krautrock-influenced post punkery.
Paula Rae Gibson: “I Found You Eating Colors”
London’s Paula Rae Gibson crafts a haunting vocal landscape.
Battlemode: “Die Alone”
Boston’s Battlemode is an inexhaustible fount of energy and creative chutzpah.
Stranger Still: “I, Icarus”
Toronto’s Stranger Still is wyrd folke wandering in poetic landscapes.
Winkler: “Call It Good Times”
Boston’s Winkler delivers a bright and bouncy sound on “Call It Good Times.”
June McDoom: “Babe, You Light Me Up”
June McDoom’s self-titled EP is proof that chillwave nostalgia is a market force.
Girl With a Hawk: “Same Stars”
The backstory to our highlighted track “Same Stars” will break your heart.
Tuulikki Bartosik: “London”
Hump Day News loves accordions. It’s our curse, but Tuulikki Bartosik is the world’s blessing.
Jeff Parker: “Four Folks”
Jeff Parker finds himself behind the big belly of an acoustic guitar on his latest solo LP.
