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Two Dark Birds explore the spaces between ordinary and fantastical moments on “Pink Light” [BPM Premiere]

Hailing from The Catskills, cosmic folk and avant pop collective Two Dark Birds are keenly interested in how...

Who can stand against the rising authoritarianism we find ourselves confronted with on a daily basis? Do we...

Georgia singer-songwriter Ben Bostick doesn’t acknowledge any appreciable disconnect between genres – they’re all intertwined, lines of melody...

Joshua Pickard·February 27, 2025

There’s a snarky wit to the locomotive impulses of San Jose indie rock duo Aluminum Boys. Jared Ottmann...

Joshua Pickard·January 30, 2025

Indie-folk duo Penny & Sparrow are set to release their new album, Lefty, tomorrow via I Love You...

Joshua Pickard·January 15, 2025

Atlanta musician Captain Highside — the alter ego of pediatric hematologist Prashant Raghavendran — doesn’t believe in holding...

Joshua Pickard·July 25, 2024

Alt-rock had its heyday in the ‘90s, with countless anthems pouring out of oversized stadiums and radios blaring...

Music can speak to the history of a place, to its detailed geography and cultural nuances in ways...

Some musicians speak from experience while others speak from desire. Florida singer-songwriter Jason Montero spends his time somewhere...

Joshua Pickard·February 22, 2024

Music is a study in contrasts: antagonistic tones resting perpendicular to one another, melodies serving the desires of...