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The Light Programme: ‘U.F.O’ Single (2022)
Read more: The Light Programme: ‘U.F.O’ Single (2022)The Light Programme’s latest single, ‘U.F.O,’ is a delicious blend of psychedelic pop-rock. Joe Smith’s soft-warm, talkatively-quick vocal delivery in the verses is complemented by his slightly more drawn out delivery in the chorus, ‘I’m taking a ride on a UFO /Been looking around and it’s time to go / This place is nuts if…
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Marcus Valance: You’re Not Alone (2023) Single
Read more: Marcus Valance: You’re Not Alone (2023) SingleValance’s new tender and inspirational folk-pop song opens with the pained questions, ‘Are you all alone tonight? Have you lost the will to fight?’ Of the songs backstory Valance says, ‘I volunteered on the island of Kos helping refugees as they crossed the Aegean Sea from Turkey and so saw first hand the desperation of…
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Lewis Ross-Robson: Black Again (2023) Single
Read more: Lewis Ross-Robson: Black Again (2023) Single‘Black Again’ was written by Lewis (vocals, guitar) and brought to life with the help of his four piece Manchester-based band at The Grand Studio. It’s a ruminative look inwards precipitated by COVID-19, which left Lewis feeling desperate for a healthier lifestyle that was free from bad habits. Black Again came out of Lewis’ reflections…
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Vince Chinaski: ‘Eat Your Peas!’ (2023) Single
Read more: Vince Chinaski: ‘Eat Your Peas!’ (2023) SingleBefore settling down in Copenhagen, Vince Chinaski spent a number of years in Berlin honing his writing and producing while thoroughly touring Europe with bands like The Innits, The Man No. 9, and Division Kent. The dense arrangement of ‘Eat Your Peas!’ blends indie and art-rock elements, and explores the tragicomic nature of the state…
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Ali Murray & Cornelius Corvidae – “Split EP” (2023)
Read more: Ali Murray & Cornelius Corvidae – “Split EP” (2023)The incredibly talented Ali Murray and Cornelius Corvidae have released a split EP, which consists of four stripped-down songs of dark gothic/psychedelic/cosmic folk music, with each artist offering two songs. Corvidae’s “Silver Flower (Kali’s Invitation)” opens the EP with a psychedelic atmosphere from a hazy synth that drifts in and out amidst the hypnotic pickings…
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Leonard Donat: “Tremors Today” LP (2023)
Read more: Leonard Donat: “Tremors Today” LP (2023)Leonard Donat’s second album, “Tremors Today,” is a dark ambient concept album that expresses the currently rising sea levels and the near-future aftermath of this reality, inherent in which is the end of our civilization. Donat says, “There are washed out drones, detuned pianos, and slowly spiralling tones that seem to reach out of the…
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Departure Street: “Our Songs Become Ashes” LP (2023)
Read more: Departure Street: “Our Songs Become Ashes” LP (2023)Our Songs Become Ashes is a seven-track album by Allan J Kimmel, a solo guitarist who performs as Departure Street. It was released on February 24th, 2023 by Veinte 33 Records. ‘Drifting through empty space’ opens the album with atmospheric guitars looping while other reverb-drenched guitars solo in such a way as to make me…
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life on marx: ‘Siomkava’ EP (2020)
Read more: life on marx: ‘Siomkava’ EP (2020)life on marx is a project by Batumi-based Belarusian musician, composer, and record producer Dmitri Koteshov. He has released albums across varied genres, including psychedelic rock, indie, ambient, and improv. Dmitri is also known for his involvement in several Belarusian bands as a songwriter and guitarist. Siomkava is an ambient guitar-driven tribute to the people and nature of…
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The Lonely Bell: ‘Ghost Town Burning’ LP (2023)
Read more: The Lonely Bell: ‘Ghost Town Burning’ LP (2023)The Lonely Bell is an introspective ambient artist from Scotland’s Isle of Lewis with releases like last years ‘Kingdoms of the Deep’ (Shady Ridge Records), and ‘The Broken Heart of Man’ (Somnimage), receiving extremely positive responses from audiences and critics alike in addition to ample airplay. Blackjack Illuminist is releasing their new album digitally and…
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Lunt: ‘The Inner Border’ (2023)
Read more: Lunt: ‘The Inner Border’ (2023)Latvia-based band ‘Lunt’ recently released ‘The Inner Border’ (Iekšējā Robeža), which is a cerebral and stunning track filled with emotional gravitas. It was written in June 2020 using soundscapes as metaphors for the travels that led frontman, Gilles Deles-Velins, to Latvia. Anna Akhmatova’s poem, ‘A land not mine,’ is read in Russian at the beginning of the track and in Latvian at…
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Dash Hammerstein: ‘Silence, Memory’ (2023) Single
Read more: Dash Hammerstein: ‘Silence, Memory’ (2023) SingleDash Hammerstein is a composer and songwriter in New York City, churning out documentary scores, ambient song cycles and traditional psych-folk albums. ‘Goodbye Old Horse,’ of which ‘Silence, Memory’ is the first single, is his eighth LP. Upon first hearing ‘Silence, Memory,’ I was immediately reminded of The Beach Boys ‘Pet Sounds’. Hammerstein makes excellent…
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Ubu Imperator: Self-Titled EP (2022)
Read more: Ubu Imperator: Self-Titled EP (2022)The krautrock trio Ubu Imperator emerged in early 2022 within Munich’s underground scene. In numerous jam sessions a constellation of Simon Bartenschlager’s guitar, Daniel Pizarro’s drums and Raphael Höp’s synthesizers gradually evolved, navigating the most diverse realms between reverie and drama, harmonies and noise, together with rhythm and chaos. The universe of Ubu Imperator not…
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The Case: After You (2022)
Read more: The Case: After You (2022)The Case are a Romanian, Timisoara-based alternative garage-rock band who’ve collaborated with Italian producer Enrico Tiberi on three songs, the latest of which to be released is ‘After You’. The Case wanted a heavier sound and Tiberi, having previous experience with hardcore metal bands, brought exactly that. Passionate lyrics describe an intimate relationship gone sour,…
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Daniel Dorobanțu & Dan Sîrbu – Mare Adânc (2023) Single
Read more: Daniel Dorobanțu & Dan Sîrbu – Mare Adânc (2023) Single‘Mare Adânc’ (Romanian for Great Deep) is a collaboration between the composer and producer, Daniel Dorobantu (electronics/keys), and Dan Sirbu (flute/voice), a Berlin-based artist. It makes use of both electronics and field recordings to guide the listener on a seven-minute journey of hushed mystery through a vast, spacious expanse. It opens with the heavenly murmur…
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So Honey: ‘Hi, it’s Mom’ LP (2022) Review + Interview
Read more: So Honey: ‘Hi, it’s Mom’ LP (2022) Review + InterviewAsher Toback and Chayse Cope are So Honey, whose debut LP, ‘Hi, it’s Mom,’ takes voicemails from all walks of life (family, friends, robots, scammers, misdials, etc.), which they’ve collected since 2014, and overlays them on top of at times classical, jazzy, folky guitar riffs with other pedalled guitars bringing a tasteful scope of ambient…
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Mighty Brother: Azimuth (2022) LP
Read more: Mighty Brother: Azimuth (2022) LPMighty Brother is a New Orleans-based indie rock band made up of Ari Kirkman (vocals, electric guitar), Nick Huster (vocals, percussion), Quinn Sternberg (bass), Jonah Tarver (saxophone), and Nick Solnick (drums, percussion). Their latest 11 track LP, ‘Azimuth’ (December 2022), was recorded by Justin Armstrong at Marigny Studios in New Orleans. It’s an extremely well-crafted…
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Dasein: “Nescient I” (2022) Review + Interview
Read more: Dasein: “Nescient I” (2022) Review + InterviewBrandon Say, who has been releasing instrumental music under the name Dasein since 2015, is a multi-instrumentalist based in San Francisco. Their music falls under the ambient techno and IDM umbrella. Dasein’s latest full-length album, “Nescient I,” was released on December 2. Its five track runtime is 45:43. Nescient I is only the beginning of…
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Marcus Valance: The Whole World’s Gone Mad (2022) Single
Read more: Marcus Valance: The Whole World’s Gone Mad (2022) SingleMulti-instrumentalist Marcus Valance is a British indie-folk artist influenced by the likes of Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Gregory Alan Isakov, and Paul Simon. He released his latest single, ‘The Whole World’s Gone Mad,’ on November 11. Valance has also released an EP entitled ‘Dust’ (2015), and another single, ‘Yesterday’ (2022). The Whole World’s Gone Mad…
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Juan Torregoza: Sunshower (2022) EP
Read more: Juan Torregoza: Sunshower (2022) EPAside from his solo work, the New York based Juan Torregoza is also one half of the experimental project ‘Dovie Beams Love Child’ and a member of a Dub/Metal/Reggae outfit ‘Subtropico Militia Heavy Sound’. The six track instrumental ‘Sunshower’ (18:13 runtime) is Torregoza’s fifth and latest solo release since his 2011 debut ‘The Climbing Rose’. It…
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Tuncratio: “Elephant in the room” EP (2022)
Read more: Tuncratio: “Elephant in the room” EP (2022)“Tuncratio” is the intensely creative, genre-blending solo project of Manfredi Pellitteri, who combines elements of art rock, metal, and electronica. Some of their influences include Smashing Pumpkins, Mogwai, Deftones, Sigur Ros, and Röyksopp. Self-producing and playing all the instruments himself, Pellitteri’s all-around adeptness really comes through on his most recent five-track EP, “Elephant in the…
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Jonathan: “Spirit Killers” Single (2022)
Read more: Jonathan: “Spirit Killers” Single (2022)Jonathan released their single “Spirit Killers” on November 1, 2022. Spirit Killers includes downtempo, dream/alt. pop, electronica, and rock elements – sounds in the vein of Beck, Gorillaz, and Mac DeMarco. The arrangement is held together by a very catchy, constant beat supplemented by a melancholic piano that brightens up when the singing starts, “Spirit…
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Franc O’cher: “So” Single (2022)
Read more: Franc O’cher: “So” Single (2022)Franc O’cher is a Canadian singer-songwriter based out of New Brunswick. He has released four singles in 2022 with “So” being the most recent. It’s a sad, pop guitar ballade, having a heavy lyrical emphasis; lyrics which are melancholy but ultimately hopeful. A sparse backing piano comes and goes throughout, harmonically supporting the beautiful guitar…
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Joseph Blane: The Spider Room (2022)
Read more: Joseph Blane: The Spider Room (2022)Avante-garde artist Joseph Blane’s debut album, “The Spider Room,” was released on November 18 on Submarine Broadcasting Company. It was entirely improvised and captured on a cheap Sony recorder in an abandoned school building’s music room, where remnants of various instruments lay strewn about – many out of tune or broken beyond repair. The two…
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Ali Murray: Spectral Birds (2022)
Read more: Ali Murray: Spectral Birds (2022)“Spectral Birds” was written, recorded, produced, engineered, and mixed by Ali Murray and mastered by Allister Thompson. Released on November 20th, its 8 track runtime is 29:31. “Twilight Hill” starts off the album with the sounds of a warm Summer day filled with chirping birds but this quickly dies out as Murray’s guitars come in…
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The Lonely Bell: “Kingdoms Of The Deep” (2022)
Read more: The Lonely Bell: “Kingdoms Of The Deep” (2022)Ali Murray’s fourth release as the ambient and drone artist, The Lonely Bell, came out on Shady Ridge Records in late October. All of the music was written, performed, recorded, produced, engineered, and mixed by Murray with home recording equipment, and with Shady Ridge Records mastering. It’s runtime is 44:54. Murray hails from a northern…
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Announcing The Indie Collective
Read more: Announcing The Indie CollectiveHeresiarch Music Reviews is excited to announce that it has joined the RCM Indie Collective to further support incredible new music. Now you have two options when submitting your music… Created by Right Chord Music, (ranked 5th in Feedspot’s top 50 indie music blogs and websites) the RCM Indie Collective invites music blogs, and new…
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haunted reverie: “ask sisyphus” (2022) review and interview
Read more: haunted reverie: “ask sisyphus” (2022) review and interviewTed Harper, the musician behind “haunted reverie,” is an extremely prolific experimental-folk artist from Indianapolis, Indiana, with 229 releases to date. His music is extremely creative and unassuming and his album covers often feature fascinating collages.
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:resistance: “small reminders” (2022) review and interview
Read more: :resistance: “small reminders” (2022) review and interview“:resistance:” is the musical project of Mike Scheibinger who’s based out of Wisconsin. His debut album,“small reminders,” is made up of seven songs, each carrying effortlessly into the next giving the magical feeling of one song (42:33 runtime). The opening track, “steel,” begins almost inaudibly quiet but a small crescendo quickly brings out a dense…
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