TRACK PREMIERE: FOXTRAX “GREY MORNING”
FOXTRAX premieres “Grey Morning,” a penetrating track which is lyrically melancholy but simultaneously sonically upbeat. “‘Grey Morning’ was conceived during a grey evening ironically,” says the band. “Occasionally, your emotions just pour out of you into a song. This is so rare, but when it does happen it’s special. I was listening to ‘Too Much On My Mind’ by The Kinks which is a really... Read More
TRACK PREMIERE: RYAL “CHARITY”
RYAL premieres her ethereal track, “Charity,” which she explains is partially inspired by the state of the country post-election. “Aaron [Nevezie] and I wrote ‘Charity’ with UK based cinematic composer, Chris White, who is one of Aaron’s long time musical collaborators,” says Ryal. “Aaron heard a piece Chris had written that had this beautiful and captivating chord sequence on piano.... Read More
TRACK PREMIERE: TALULLAH RUFF “WHAT IS HONEST”
NYC-based alt-rock singer/songwriter Talullah Ruff premieres the title track off of her forthcoming EP, “What is Honest.” Ruff says of the song, “I wrote ‘What Is Honest’ during my freshman year of high school, when, for certain periods of time, the only things I felt close to and could believe in were dead musicians and their music. I thought I had a lot of life’s answers because I was coming to realizations about... Read More
TRACK PREMIERE: THE LONG FALL “TROUBLE”
The Long Fall‘s Facebook biography reads, “Singer-songwriter Amy Rieckelman’s indie/pop vision of life, love, and the bittersweet.” With the premiere of “Trouble,” a mournful track of alienation, doubt, nostalgia, and ultimate resignation in the face of corrupted love, The Long Fall lives up to this thematic synopsis. Rieckelman says of the song, “‘Trouble’ is the song I wrote to break old patterns.... Read More
TRACK PREMIERE: MACHINEHEART “SHELTER”
Photo/JORDAN WOZNIAK LA-based alt-pop group Machineheart premieres “Shelter,” an entrancing track which emphasizes the refuge that can often be found within intense intimacy. “I saw Shelter in my head in pictures before I ever had the words,” says lead singer Stevie Scott. “It’s that place where you and another person have all your secrets and hidden pieces that you’ve shown each other and even in the... Read More
TRACK PREMIERE: GRACIE AND RACHEL “LET IT OUT”
Photo/DANIEL DORSA Gracie and Rachel premiere their exquisitely vulnerable, melancholic track, “Let It Out,” off of their forthcoming album slated to drop on June 23rd. “This piece is both fragile and bold,” Gracie explains. “It asks us whether or not we are more at peace suppressing our inner turmoil or letting it all out. It’s not claiming to have an answer, but it does assert that we’re bound... Read More
TRACK PREMIERE: TALAY “I HOPE YOUR BAND GOES NOWHERE”
“I Hope Your Band Goes Nowhere.” For any of us who have rescued, been f**ked, and then f**cked over by a narcissistic, parasitic musician (or any kind of artist, for that matter), this is the anthem we’ve been waiting for. Talay’s brilliant simplicity in expressing regret over a failed relationship whilst wishing her subject a reticently vindictive farewell leaves us laughing, crying, and perhaps pondering the secret to... Read More
TRACK PREMIERE: PEPPINA “FIRE”
LADYGUNN debuts Peppina’s new sizzling track, “Fire”! “‘Fire’ carries a message that is especially close to my heart,” says Peppina. “No matter how hard it gets, there are always reasons to get up and keep going. When I was young I went through some pretty difficult times, and whenever things felt like too much, I liked to run as fast as I can, while on my way back from school or just hanging... Read More
