Paul Jacks chronicles the downfall of civilization with the bright pop desolation of “Lunacy’s Back” (BPM Premiere) Joshua Pickard·October 7, 2020Home to brown bears, caribou and the occasional musician, Alaska thrives on an identity of personal space and...News & Track Reviews
The High Water Marks explore self-doubt through fuzzed-out power-pop on “Award Show” (BPM Premiere) Joshua Pickard·October 1, 2020For those people who enjoy their pop music served with a generous helping of psychedelia, then the name...News & Track Reviews
Grand Nathaniel offers a masterclass in emotional consequence and pop-collage aspiration on “Nightbird” (BPM Premiere) Joshua Pickard·September 9, 2020The work of Lafayette, Louisiana musician J Burton lingers in the gray areas between genres, content to explore...News & Track Reviews
Skittish attempt to find solace in the aftermath of love through the folk-pop honesty of “Intro (Vert)” (BPM Premiere) Joshua Pickard·August 27, 2020Under the direction of Minnesota musician Jeff Noller, who is the sole constant member, Skittish have been offering...News & Track Reviews
Darren Jessee explores quiet moments of life through the acoustic pop wonder “Along the Outskirts” (BPM Premiere) Joshua Pickard·August 20, 2020Darren Jessee is no stranger to the unusual twists and turns that life often places in our path....News & Track Reviews
John DeNicola explores emotional connection during quarantine in video for adaptation of “Hungry Eyes” (BPM Premiere) Joshua Pickard·July 17, 2020John DeNicola has spent the last few decades traveling a particularly complicated and winding road. His career as...News & Track Reviews
The Collect Pond douse memories of work in a lo-fi fuzz-pop tenacity on “Washing Dishes” (BPM Premiere) Joshua Pickard·July 15, 2020Danny Moffat created his first album on a 4-track recorder in Bellingham, Washington when he was just 15...News & Track Reviews
Ilja Alexander conducts a mini dream-pop orchestra on uplifting ballad “Butterfly” (BPM Premiere) Joshua Pickard·June 12, 2020London-based dream-pop purveyor Ilja Alexander lays claim to the influence of some heavy hitting bands, such as The...News & Track Reviews
JOBS offer a disorienting collage of avant-garde sounds on cross-genre experiment “Brian” (BPM Premiere) Joshua Pickard·June 8, 2020It all began in a tiny closet in Manhattan and involved music students making noise under the moniker...News & Track Reviews
Devin Balram employs gauzy indie-pop movements to express personal conviction on “Belief” (BPM Premiere) Joshua Pickard·June 3, 2020Devin Balram isn’t concerned with emotional frivolities. His gaze is turned inward, toward the deeper parts of his...News & Track Reviews