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Need Your Love

Denver’s Tennis leans into its retro Brie & Chablis aesthetic with pop songs written for lovers lazing the summer day away on a shady veranda.

Michael Gutierrez 7/23/22 Michael Gutierrez 7/23/22

Allegretto

You’ve got to be in deep – maybe too deep – to buy an album that foregrounds the mellotron as its raison d’etre.

Michael Gutierrez 7/22/22 Michael Gutierrez 7/22/22

Replica

Oneohtrix Point Never’s title track to his 2011 album Replica is a slow, meditative work of ambient electronica that luxuriates in the textures at the edge of sound.

Michael Gutierrez 7/22/22 Michael Gutierrez 7/22/22

7 Videos From Kal Marks

7 videos from Kal Marks’ new album My Name Is Hell.

Michael Gutierrez 7/21/22 Michael Gutierrez 7/21/22

I Don't Mind if You're Around

New York’s Blac Rabbit seems handcrafted for the festival circuit with jammy psych rock to stretch your cerebellum through the hot afternoon hours before a headliner.

Michael Gutierrez 7/21/22 Michael Gutierrez 7/21/22

Bad Influence

Philly’s Catbite put out 2021’s LP Nice One on ska/punk label Bad Time Records because they scratch that itch.

Michael Gutierrez 7/21/22 Michael Gutierrez 7/21/22

I Wanna Know

Philly’s Rosali has been releasing records with some serious staying power. Have a listen to 2018’s Trouble Anyway.

Michael Gutierrez 7/20/22 Michael Gutierrez 7/20/22

Backstroke

Korea’s Joyul juxtaposes the harsh digital and analog skrunk with silky smooth vocals to create a soundscape that’s both inviting and disturbing.

Michael Gutierrez 7/19/22 Michael Gutierrez 7/19/22

Sin Triangle

New York’s Sidney Gish crafts breezy folk pop that sounds like journal entries accidentally copied & pasted to Instagram.

Michael Gutierrez 7/19/22 Michael Gutierrez 7/19/22

Albatross

Call us crazy, but do Devine’s vocals sound like “Weird Al” Yankovic is taking a turn as an indie star?

Michael Gutierrez 7/19/22 Michael Gutierrez 7/19/22

Spirit

Windsor’s The Blue Stones advertise as alt-rock meets blues-rock, which is about right. HDN prefers the blues end of the spectrum, so we’ve highlighted “Spirit” off Hidden Gems.

Michael Gutierrez 7/19/22 Michael Gutierrez 7/19/22

Dark Window

Hooray For Earth + Zambri = Mass Gothic. The calculus is not quite so simple, but it’s close.

Michael Gutierrez 7/18/22 Michael Gutierrez 7/18/22

Static (ft. V.V. Lightbody)

Chicago’s V.V. Lightbody joins Wilder Maker on the latest release to drop from the forthcoming Male Models.

Michael Gutierrez 7/18/22 Michael Gutierrez 7/18/22

Boring Angel

An oldie but a goodie. Oneohtrix Point Never has become a big deal music guy for scoring films since the full-length LP R Plus Seven came out in 2013.