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LA-based composer, producer, and musician Elena Charbila has been building her name as a musical polymath, writing and composing music for commercial campaigns, soundtracks, and for her own shimmering alt pop moniker, Kid Moxie. Tomorrow, Charbila is back with her new album, Better Than Electric, the latest encapsulation of her self-described “cinematic pop.”  » Read More

Singer/songwriter Sarah Botelho has been releasing music for a few years now under the moniker POESY, crafting a theatrical style of gothy alt pop with cavernous drums and towering melodies. She returned earlier this year with “Still Breathing,” a new single taken from her forthcoming debut LP, I Exist, and today she’s back with another new track,  » Read More

In order to be on that stage transcending, artists first have to do a lot of mundane shit: filling up gas, sending emails, hauling gear, and maybe grabbing some takeaway Chipotle.  » Read More

Erica Dawn Lyle and Vice Cooler have shared a video for a new collaboration with L.A.-based teenage punk band The Linda Lindas and Kathi Wilcox of Bikini Kill, “Lost in Thought.” It is featured on Lyle and Cooler’s new benefit compilation album, LAND TRUST: Benefit for NEPOC, which is out today.  » Read More

St. Vincent (aka Annie Clark) has shared a cover of Lipps Inc.’s 1980 song “Funkytown.” It is the latest release from the soundtrack to the upcoming film Minions: The Rise of Gru, which will be out on July 1 via Decca.  » Read More

Chicago-based rock trio Horsegirl have released their debut album, Versions of Modern Performance, today via Matador. Now that the album is out you can stream it here and also read our rave review of it.  » Read More

Angel Olsen has released a new album, Big Time, today via Jagjaguwar. The album’s accompanying short film, directed by Olsen alongside Kimberly Stuckwisch, premiered last night.  » Read More

Birmingham-based singer/songwriter Will Stewart debuted back in 2018 with his full-length record, County Seat, and followed in 2020 with his EP, Way Gone. Both introduced Stewart as a consummate songwriter, one capable of conjuring indelible reflective moods and warmly welcoming folk rock.  » Read More

Occasionally, one is utterly mystified by an artist so able to merge the past and present into a sophisticated, yet entirely accessible sound—Chelsea Rose, formerly of indie duo Summer Twins, is one such artist. T  » Read More