After years of writing songs, performing live, and finding her place within Milwaukee’s independent music scene, Ellie Jackson has reached a milestone with “Stay Soft,” her debut full-length album. Its sound pulls from the grit of ’90s alternative rock, the intimacy...
From Uptown Atlantic City, New Jersey, Nathaniel Broadstreet has a feel for the kind of R&B that stays with you. Some songs bring back a particular moment. Others get people out of their seats before the evening is over. His latest single, “Count On Our Love,”...
GTD Fendi is an emerging Somali hip-hop artist drawing on the energy, confidence, and competitive edge of American rap while keeping his sound rooted in the identity and evolving character of the Somali music scene. He has no hesitation about stepping into lyrical...
Cinema has a rare ability to make distance feel temporary. A story created thousands of miles away can enter a New York City theater and suddenly become intimate. A character, a struggle, a memory or a moment of hope can move across language, geography and culture,...
Cedarsmoke’s music sits comfortably between indie folk, alt-country, psychedelic rock, and emotionally direct storytelling. Led by Jon Cloumassis’ lyric-focused songwriting, the Brisbane/Meanjin-based band shape bittersweet memories, private reflections, and vivid...
The Later, The Better is Patrick Lew Hayashi’s raw, unapologetic return to the guitar-driven underground that first made him fall in love with music. Based in San Francisco, the project draws from the sneer of garage punk, early ’90s Sub Pop grunge, and the disorder...
