“Bad Ideas” by Psychomagic

Psychomagic’s sophomore release Bad Ideas has a fuller sound and tighter execution of instrumentation. They…

“My Favourite Faded Fantasy” by Damien Rice

After eight years of relative isolation from the public eye, Damien Rice has finally emerged…

“Burn” by Rocket 3

Readers of a certain vintage will recall a prehistory during which MTV played music videos…

“Marlene” by Brakemouth

One of the best parts about music is coming across pure, genuine energy in a…

“Razzle-Dazzle” by Fog Father

Portland trio Fog Father describes themselves as “electronic art pop psychedelia funk proto-cone.” A quick…

The Wytches

As the seasons change, so do my musical listening pleasures. Summery pop vibes just won’t…

The Courtneys

The story begins in Calgary, where Jen Twynn Payne (AKA “Cute Courtney”) and Sydney Koke…

Capital Cities

Apparently writing jingles for car commercials in LA wasn’t cutting it for Ryan Merchant and…

Panama Wedding

Peter Kirk is the boy next door. He grew up learning classical piano just outside…

“Broke Boy Syndrome” by Tope

Portland’s Tope adds to his already impressively prolific output with his latest album, Broke Boy…