Wet: “It’s All in Vain”
Kelly Zutrau, the lead singer of Wet, has that kind of crystal clean voice that is so pristine there is little doubt she could traverse any music genre. Lucky for us, she has found a home in modern pop — and “I...
Lontalius: “All I Wanna Say”
Read the artist name “Lontalius” and your first image probably isn’t a scrawny 18-year-old kid in a sweater and skinny jeans. It’s probably not what you first see when you hear his rich, compelling baritone eit...
Julien Baker: “Brittle Boned”
“Waiting, it’s tired of me.”
Four words later and Julien Baker is holding my stomach in her fist in a strong yet comforting grip. This is the effect of her recent single, “Brittle Boned,” a powerful pop land...
Great Good Fine Ok: “Take It or Leave It”
All right, time to get up and get moving — after listening to Great Good Fine Ok’s “Take It or Leave It,” you probably won’t have a choice. The single just exudes the energy most of us look for desperately in o...
Whitecliff: “Young Lovers”
With a burst of energy that is somewhat akin to a third shot of espresso in the morning, Whitecliff has returned after a brief hiatus with their new track, “Young Lovers.” Given that the song covers the emotion...
Showdown: Ryan Adams vs. Taylor Swift, 1989
I’ve been a Taylor Swift fan since the beginning. I was first introduced to her music when I was 14. My friend Lizzie handed me a burned CD (remember those?) of this girl that “no one knows about who just seems...
LÉON: “Tired of Talking”
One of the more promising debut singles I’ve heard in a while, “Tired of Talking” by Swedish newcomer LÉON is a musical telling-off that is sure to get stuck in your head and stay there. While undoubtedly a pop...
Will Joseph Cook: “Hearse”
With the energy of an 18-year-old and the voice of a man who is much older, Will Joseph Cook has served up a piece of indie pop deliciousness in his new single, “Hearse.” The third release off of his upcoming P...
CHINAH: “Away From Me”
Every once in a while I find a new artist to add to my collection of music that makes my hour-long morning subway commute somewhat more bearable. It’s usually stuff that is soothing yet engaging, stuff that’s s...
Gordi: “Can We Work It Out”
Within the music writing web-sphere, we are constantly making up new terms to describe an ever-widening pool of genres. One such genre is “folktronica,” an aptly named genre that, you guessed it, blends traditi...
London O’Connor: “Guts”
FUCK YOU, STEVE.
Or at least, that’s how I would sum up London O’Conner’s song “Guts” in only a few words. Eff you and your sister Karen.
Upon hearing the first thirty seconds of “Guts,” I knew that I wan...
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Noah Gundersen: Carry the Ghost
I’ll admit it: I first discovered Noah Gundersen on the soundtrack of the first season of FX’s biker-gang masterpiece Sons of Anarchy. The scenes featuring Gundersen’s music had a tendency to give me more feeli...