“Forthright and unguarded, willing to open itself up to vulnerability in order to make progress.” That was our summation of Stephen Becker‘s new album Gravity Blanket

Just Cause is a self-described “labour of love” run by Cody DeFalco and Evan Welsh, who each have fingers in lots of metaphorical pies across the current independent music landscape. Back in the summer of 2024, they released a charity compilation, Just Cause Vol. 1...

Described by label Cherub Dream Records as “a roadtrip mixtape for the long highway stretches that sprawl over the great state of California,” Lucky Three is a new split release from

“Picks through self-destructive tendencies in something like a lament, swapping guitar for organ to further amplify the sorrowful atmosphere of the Minneapolis-based songwriter’s work.” So we wrote of Annie Schultz’s recent single ‘

Formed in the early 2010s, Trails and Ways were one of those bands that rode the word-of-mouth wave during the golden era of the music blog, winning all manner of coverage and hype for their playful, energetic and often politically charged sound. After a couple of celebrated full-lengths and extensive tours, the project went on an indefinite hiatus around 2017 as core members...