Premieres

Southwestern Indie Rocker Brian Lopez Drops “3000 Stories” (premiere)

Southwestern Indie Rocker Brian Lopez Drops “3000 Stories” (premiere)

Brian Lopez of XIXA and Calexico fame premieres “3,000 Stories”, the first single from his new album TIDAL that’s releasing this summer.

Whitehorse Keep Their Canadian Cool to Discover Country Concept for New LP

Whitehorse Keep Their Canadian Cool to Discover Country Concept for New LP

Whitehorse duo Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland go their separate ways to write songs, especially for an emotional album like I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying.

Indie Pop Songstress Allison Leah Soars on New EP ‘the weight of my heart’ (premiere)

Indie Pop Songstress Allison Leah Soars on New EP ‘the weight of my heart’ (premiere)

Allison Leah shines on her new EP the weight of my heart. It’s a natural evolution from her folk origins into an indie pop sound.

Louden Swain Dance Past Hardship on Celebratory Indie Rocker “There’s the Rub” (premiere)

Louden Swain Dance Past Hardship on Celebratory Indie Rocker “There’s the Rub” (premiere)

Indie rockers Louden Swain let their optimism shine on their victorious new single, “There’s the Rub”.

Kim Ware and the Good Graces’ “Overflowing” Strikes a Haunting Vibe (premiere)

Kim Ware and the Good Graces’ “Overflowing” Strikes a Haunting Vibe (premiere)

Kim Ware and the Good Graces premiere the lyric video for their atmospheric indie folk tune, “Overflowing”.

Bird Streets Is an Indie Rock “Sleeper Agent” in New Single (premiere)

Bird Streets Is an Indie Rock “Sleeper Agent” in New Single (premiere)

Bird Streets’ John Brodeur reflects on tough times during lockdown on his indie rock earworm, “Sleeper Agent”.

Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal’s “Mirrors” Waves Off Propaganda (premiere) 

Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal’s “Mirrors” Waves Off Propaganda (premiere) 

Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal’s “Mirrors” is a grooving vintage R&B track that rallies against modern propaganda.

Kainalu Looks on the Bright Side with “Intuitions / Inhibitions” (premiere)

Kainalu Looks on the Bright Side with “Intuitions / Inhibitions” (premiere)

Kainalu’s warm style of simmering psychedelic yacht-funk powers “Intuitions / Inhibitions” with its nourishing blend of style and substance.

Deidre McCalla’s “Nothing to Prove” Is a Healing Folk Spiritual (premiere)

Deidre McCalla’s “Nothing to Prove” Is a Healing Folk Spiritual (premiere)

Folk singer-songwriter Deidre McCalla premieres the lyric video to her healing folk spiritual, “Nothing to Prove”, wherein she ruminates on self-care.

Tommy Emmanuel and Mike Dawes Cover the 1975’s “Be My Mistake” (premiere)

Tommy Emmanuel and Mike Dawes Cover the 1975’s “Be My Mistake” (premiere)

Guitar virtuosos Tommy Emmanuel and Mike Dawes create a gorgeous rendition of The 1975’s “Be My Mistake”, a single from Accomplice Series Vol. 3.

Pineross’ ‘Dragoon’ Is Southwestern Electropop Cinema (premiere)

Pineross’ ‘Dragoon’ Is Southwestern Electropop Cinema (premiere)

Electropop’s Pineross delivers a cinematic exploration of Southwestern history on his unconventional new LP, Dragoon, and he discusses the LP with PopMatters.

Rising Appalachia Meditate on Gratitude with “Thank You Very Much” (premiere)

Rising Appalachia Meditate on Gratitude with “Thank You Very Much” (premiere)

Acclaimed sibling folk band Rising Appalachia meditate on gratitude through their gorgeous new single, “Thank You Very Much”.