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Atria looks at the realities of faith through an avant-pop lens on “Lucky” (BPM Premiere)

Joshua PickardJanuary 21, 2021

There is a considerable history built into the foundations of Travis Atria’s music. From 2004-2013, he wandered through psychedelia and soul and a variety of ot...

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Album Review: Pom Poko – Cheater

Joshua PickardJanuary 21, 2021

There is a sense of miraculous deconstruction in the work of Norwegian foursome Pom Poko – a drive to pull down the support structures of their influences and ...

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Ian Daniel Kehoe takes a plunge into the depths of disco-pop on “Don’t Stop Fallin in Love”

Joshua PickardJanuary 4, 2021

Ian Daniel Kehoe wears many titles: producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, poet, visual artist -- and he's also well-known as the drummer for The Weather...

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Queera Nightly offers insight into personal struggle on compelling indie-pop gem “The Girl Who Fell” (BPM Premiere)

Joshua PickardDecember 17, 2020

There can be moments in our lives when things begin to coalesce – when personal ideologies, self-identity and the pull of ambition provide direction for those y...

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Oberon Rose offers power-pop catharsis with the impulsive glam-stomp “Demoniac” (BPM Premiere)

Joshua PickardNovember 30, 2020

The foundation of the work of Nashville outfit Oberon Rose isn't built upon just one aesthetic -- rather, it's a vivid amalgam of influences which bond to one ...

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Kid Dakota rearranges indie rock’s vast history in martial ramble “Age of Roaches” (BPM Premiere)

Joshua PickardNovember 20, 2020

Darren Jackson has been making music under various aliases for over 20 years. Carefully rearranging bits and pieces of roughened pop and ramshackle indie ...

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Wake Island shape their techno pop impulses around biting social commentary on dancefloor eruption “Daya3” (BPM Premiere)

Joshua PickardNovember 12, 2020

Wake Island is the vehicle through which Philippe Manasseh and Nadim Maghzal conjure complimentary visions of 90s techno pop and New York's "No Wave" movement ...

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Nathaniel Bellows turns terrible tragedy into unadorned folk insight on “Split Lip” (BPM Premiere)

Joshua PickardNovember 11, 2020

There are only a few crags and crevasses of the artistic realm which New York City artist Nathaniel Bellows hasn't explored, using broad brushstrokes of folk a...

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Yachtclub101 channel 80s pop gloss and dancefloor euphoria on vivid synth earthquake “Nothing They Say” (BPM Premiere)

Joshua PickardNovember 9, 2020

Scott Ayers spent the last four years turning an old bar in Oakland, CA into a successful venue for outsized drag shows, jazz groups, live band karaoke, and a ...

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Easter Island bring dream-pop to White Sands in gorgeous video for “Always Room for Another” (BPM Premiere)

Joshua PickardOctober 23, 2020

Athens dream-pop band Easter Island create music as elusive and mysterious as the geography from which they draw their name. Hushed and gorgeous melodies swirl...

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