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Premiere: Norway’s Vilde Tuv searches for ‘Solace in the Sun’ on celestial dance-pop delight
2025 is shaping up to be a good year for Bergen-based Vilde Tuv. Not only has she scored The Ugly Stepsister—an excerpt of the score was released in March—but she’s also indicated a new solo album is on the way, heralded by the arrival of ‘Morning Wind‘ last month. Today, Tuv shares the crescendo-driven beauty …
Premiere: Chris Casey taps Khary for updated version of ‘Cow Killers’
Back in January, Savannah-based Chris Casey released a genre-smashing look at feeling out of place as a Black man in Georgia, with one foot in R&B flows and the other firmly in alt-rock territory. It’s a head-turner, and this new version of ‘Cow Killers’ is arguably even better, with a little bit of extra spice …
Premiere: Matan KG is back from the brink as Deep Thrills with ‘Climax’
If you need reminding, we’ve got quite a bit of time for Matan KG around here. The Los Angeles-based artist released his second album as Paper Idol late last year; it’s barely been six months since All Roads Lead to Pretty, but he’s got a new project on the go. Born out of a near-accident …
Premiere: Peter Salett preps long-awaited double album return, shares ‘Suddenly the Leaves’
It’s been a good while since we’ve heard much from Peter Salett; with his most recent album Addicted to Distraction turning 15 in August, he’s mostly kept his head down since then when it comes to recorded music. That all changes in July when he releases not one, but two follow-ups simultaneously. The seeds of …
Premiere: Lookers heat things up with ‘Midnight TV Dinner’; debut album Deeper follows in April
The Providence, RI-based quintet Lookers have been taking their time in their musical pursuits; six whole years after the project’s genesis in 2019, the band are gearing up to release their debut album. In the spirit of continuing to make us wait, it’s not out for another couple of months yet, but courtesy of the …
Premiere: It’s ‘Feeding Time’ as Occurrence announce new album for next month
Having released a deluxe edition of Slow Violence last year, New York trio Occurrence have barely been out of the spotlight over the past few years, and they’ve got a whole new record on the way. The lead single from it is ‘Feeding Time’, on which Ken Urban ‘calls himself out on his bullshit, with …
Premiere: Taylor Acorn strips back a pair of fan favourites for an acoustic EP
She may only have released her most recent album Survival in Motion in September, but true to the album’s title, Nashville-via-Wellsboro’s Taylor Acorn shows no signs of slowing down. Capping off the year, the Tennessee transplant’s releasing a two-song EP of acoustic reworkings from her new record, featuring another take on title track ‘Greener’ and …
Premiere: Kappekoff readies new album and taps Pasha for ‘Late Night’
Oslo-based producer and bassist Magnus Falkenberg is preparing a new record, out two weeks tomorrow and serving as a companion piece to last year’s excellent New Spring; before then, he’s releasing one more single from the record, one of five collaborations that form the backbone of the album, and it could very well be the …
Premiere: Kappekoff’s new single ‘Warmth’ is a (Jimmy) Smash in waiting
Not familiar with Oslo’s Kappekoff? You should be; you’ve got about a month to get your stuff together before his new album arrives, and we’re premiering the new single to give you a hand with that. The new record’s a counterpart to last year’s Old Spring, and was trailed by ‘Right Back to Where We …
Premiere: Burr Oak stun with emotionally poignant and surprisingly heavy ‘Annabelle’
There’s a moment, about two-and-a-half minutes into the title track from Burr Oak‘s new EP, where everything drops out except a nervous, agitated guitar line—then, chaos and an almighty musical roar, coupled with a lurch into half-time for added effect. It’s a most unexpected twist, the entire song hinging around this extreme dynamic shift, and …