Artists on the radar for 2026: Part 2
2025 was an impressive year, overflowing with incredible releases across every genre. As we look ahead to the new year, it’s the perfect time to spotlight the rising stars poised…
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Plash winds up for new record with "i live alone"
After a year-and-a-half-long hiatus, Seattle indie/math rock four-piece Plash returned this April with a bang, playing live show after live show and summoning back a local fan base that had…
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Matt Hansen shines on “COMPASS,” a tender ode to steadfast love
There are some voices you hear that land almost instantly. Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and guitarist Matt Hansen has one of those voices—full of conviction, passion, and the weight of…
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Patrick Keller delivers new life and healing with moving debut album "Winded"
Patrick Keller steps into the spotlight confidently with his debut album, "Winded." There are 11 songs on the album, and it's a 50-minute-long journal that's tough, reflective, and rooted in…
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Alina Ly invites listeners into her world on debut album ‘Shoebox’
Alina Ly’s debut album, Shoebox, lands as a thoughtful and quietly confident introduction to an artist who has spent years shaping her voice. Rather than arriving with big theatrics, the…
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Ethan Pacheco finds his voice in his latest EP “On Either Side”
Texas singer-songwriter Ethan Pacheco has reached a defining moment of artistic clarity with the release of his new EP, "On Either Side." The four songs on the EP take listeners…
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Sempre Caoz unleash raw, unfiltered alt-rock chaos on powerful single "4242"
Hailing from the unexpectedly serene backdrop of Austria's glowing hills, Sempre Caoz lives up to their name—which translates to "Always Chaos"—by delivering a brand of visceral, explosive music that cuts…
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Close to Monday explores the experience of human pressure in "Breakdown Simulations"
Close to Monday is back with a gripping new track that explores what it's like to withstand severe pressure. "Breakdown Simulations" is an experiment in which a person in a…
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070 Shake Is In Your Dreams And In Your "Arms" With Latest Single
After exactly a year of not releasing any music, American singer, Danielle Balbuena, artistically known as 070 Shake releases new single “Arms,” featuring Swedish composer Jacob Mühlrad. The almost five-minute…
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Rook Monroe chats new EP, traveling the world and his sonic universe [Interview]
Rook Monroe has always created from a place of instinct, guided less by strategy than by a kind of spiritual chaos that seems to sharpen, rather than scatter, his artistic…
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Alphabet blur the line between chaos and clarity on “Motion Sickness”
London quartet alphabet come crashing back with “Motion Sickness,” a song that hits like a burst of icy colour before melting into something raw and human. The band – Lena,…
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Sis and the Lower Wisdom delivers an ode to friendship with "Crocus Man"
On "Crocus Man," the lustrous second single from the upcoming album "Saints and Aliens," Sis and the Lower Wisdom delve deeper into their bright, emotional new world. Led by vocalist,…
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