Photo: Aaron Rappaport On his debut album, Sound Emporium, released via Blind Owl Records, Lee Wilder channels diverse stylistic elements along with influences from film, literature, and life itself. Wilder explains, “I call it a…
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Neoclassical pianist and composer Frank Clare recently released his debut album, Admiratio Magna. Inspired by Clare’s appreciation for 19th-century classical music, as well as his love of philosophy, science, and self-awareness, Admiratio Magna explores themes…
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Indie folk singer-songwriter The Last Optimist, aka Markus Belanger, recently dropped his album, seed water sun, which follows on the heels of a pair of stripped-down albums, Make it alright with grace and this moment…
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A few months back, Nikki Matsumoto and his boundary-smashing musical collective Rock of Asia released their innovative new album, entitled TAMI, from the Japanese word for ‘folk’ or ‘people.’ Rock Of Asia’s unique musical fusion…
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Jim “Soni” Sonefeld, solo artist, author, speaker, drummer, and one of the principal songwriters of double GRAMMY winners Hootie & the Blowfish, releases Snowman Melting: 15th Anniversary Deluxe via Vere Music, the expanded edition of…
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Bay Area rapper and producer Chow Mane recently unveiled his new long player, AZN Dragon: Cake Long, his play on the popular animated series, American Dragon: Jake Long. One of the pillars in Asian American…
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Photo: Nathanial Schmidt Milwaukee-based psych-rock/prog-rock outfit Astral Hand drops their debut album, Lords of Data, produced by Shane Hochstettler, via Romanus Records. Made up of Al Kraemer, Victor Buell, Anthony Smith, and Dan Dahl, Astral…
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Epic-rock outfit Globus recently released their new long-player, Cinematica, via the artist-run Imperativa Records. Songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Yoav Goren explains, “With ‘Cinematica,’ I wanted to create a musical journey, much like the best of…
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Seattle-based rock outfit La Need Machine drops their new album, Killer Instinct, following on the heels of their debut album, Home, released in 2020. Talking about their sound, La Need Machine shares, “We are influenced…
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Brooklyn-based reggae/blues/soul outfit releases their sophomore album, Spirits Eat Music, via Easy Star Records. Talking about how the album came together, vocalist Joanna Teters explains, “We got an invitation to record at Lydgate Sound, a…