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Fuuls, Blood Mouth

There’s a lot we could say about “Blood Mouth.” We could say that it’s filled with righteous anger that we weren’t expecting, we could say that it feels like a pot boiling over, or we could say that it makes 4 minutes feel like nothing. But you should just listen to it.

Emzee & Silas, Road

Going through a breakup? Got some heartbroken wounds that unexpectedly opened back up? This is exactly the track for you. It’s dreamy and vulnerable, violin catching us before stirring lyrics and vocals set us back down.

Road by Emzee & Silas, released 31 July 2020 Choices come yea choices go Doesn't matter which road that you go Everybody always has to take A life without love can you appreciate If it's gone Take another look now at my soul How much further will you go Everybody

New Albums

Beyoncé, Black is King

There is not a single person who could do what Beyoncé does with every visual album she drops. Separately, the visuals, vocals, and storytelling could win awards. And all together? “Black is King” is a masterpiece.

Listen to BIGGER on Spotify. Beyoncé · Song · 2020.

Thanya Iyer, KIND

This record unexpectedly caught our attention, and it still has it. It’s experimental without feeling like it’s trying to put something over our head. Thanya Iyer’s voice has a smooth, lush quality about it that grabs our attention before flooding our senses with sounds that could have come from nature.

KIND by Thanya Iyer, released 31 July 2020 1. I Woke Up (in the Water) 2. I Forget to Drink Water (Balance) 3. My Mind Keeps Running 4. Please Don't Hold Me Hostage for Who I Am, for Who I Was 5. Look up to the Light 6.

Alanis Morissette, Some Pretty Forks in the Road

Isn’t it ironic that Alanis Morissette released this buzzkill of an album in the middle of chaos? We know, that was bad, but it had to be done. And to clarify, we don’t say “buzzkill” in a bad way. Actually, this sounds like Alanis’s most hopeful album yet.

Such Pretty Forks in the Road by Alanis Morissette, released 31 July 2020 1. Smiling 2. Ablaze 3. Her 4. Diagnosis 5. Missing the Miracle 6. Losing the Plot 7. Reckoning 8. Sandbox Love 9. Her 10. Nemesis 11.

LAKE, Roundelay

We’ve had “Resolution” on our summer playlist since this album dropped, but now is the time to give LAKE the love they deserve. This album is almost-jazzy, pretty lyrical, and very very summery.

Roundelay by LAKE, released 24 April 2020 1. Roundelay 2. She Plays One Chord 3. Resolution 4. Forgiveness 5. Bubble 6. Don't Pray For Me 7. Without It 8. Hanged Man 9. Talons & Feathers 10. Tell Me What Is True Love 11.

Morgan Harper-Jones, Breathe EP

We LOVE music from “eat your heart in the marketplace” girls. The girls who will write slam poetry about you and read it in class, the girls who were cooler than you in the first place, and still are? Layered harmonies that shimmer and simple instrumentations fill this EP.

Listen to Breathe on Spotify. Morgan Harper-Jones · Song · 2020.

Madeline Kenney, Sucker's Lunch

“Sucker’s Lunch” is breezy, brimming with emotive lyrics that float around backing that never strays too far away from laid back coffee shops. The vibes, as they say, are immaculate.

Sucker's Lunch by Madeline Kenney, released 31 July 2020 1. Sugar Sweat 2. Picture of You 3. Jenny 4. Tell You Everything 5. Sucker 6. Double Hearted 7. Cut the Real 8. Be That Man 9. White Window Light 10.

New Singles

Washed Out, Time To Walk Away

Y’all, do you remember those kids in high school who thought they were so cool for listening to Washed Out? Yea, well we were those kids, and we still feel cool about it. Except instead of depressing nostalgia, we get “Time To Walk Away” which is upbeat while not sounding perky.

Time to Walk Away by Washed Out, released 07 August 2020

lovelytheband, buzz cut

How could we not love this track with lyrics like “Red flags turn to pixie dust”? Almost toxic love, but turn it into a single that never stops jamming. The energy in this one is high, and between the catchy chorus and the guitars and drums that never stops, it doesn’t come down.

Listen to buzz cut on Spotify. lovelytheband · Song · 2020.

Corey Flood, Heaven Or

This track reminds us of late 90s/early 2000s grungy summer in all the best ways. The instrumentation glides along, pushing the track over Corey Flood’s voice without overpowering.

Heaven Or by corey flood, released 04 September 2020 spinning my worries, mend the gap obsolete feelings, never go back I don't know what I thought I'd find you said it's a victimless crime I know what I saw though I am often incomplete I always land on my feet did you even check the lock before you walked on out I know what I saw

Milo Gore, Noise Gone Dancing

This track brought a level of grunge and angst we weren’t expecting, but we are 100% not mad about it. Milo Gore’s voice has a level of honest sharpness that matches up with consistent drums and unexpected guitars.

Listen to Noise Gone Dancing on Spotify. Milo Gore · Song · 2020.

Assembled by music director Meghan Jonas.