Album: Cull Ficle Artist: Asian Glow Genre: (#alt #emo) Sub-Genres: (#lofi #southkorea) Label: 2402437 Records DK Non-Airable Tracks: All safe ;) ​ Description: I’ll start with a little bit of a shameless plug. For the last few months, I’ve been hosting a weekly radio show at 7 PM. For this show, I prefer to center my hour around a theme—whether it’s a genre of music or simply an arbitrary word. This had worked for me for eight shows, yet on my eighth show, I think I really d

Album: Can’t Cool Me Down (Single) Artist: Car Seat Headrest Genre: #Indie #rock Sub-Genres: #lofi, #garagerock, lo-fi #pop Label: Matador Description: Typical of Car Seat Headrest, their new single Can’t Cool Me Down features a groovy bass line and pulsing beat. This song also features piano, xylophone or a similar instrument, and some synthetic sounds and beats that add a new layer of complexity to their style that I haven’t heard in their work before. The pulsing bass line

Album: The Prettiest Curse Artist: Hinds Genre: #Spanish #IndieRock Sub-Genres: #lofi, #garagerock Label: Mom+Pop Description: The latest tune from the Madrid-based all female quartet Hinds does not disappoint. This song is the start of a new era for the group. It brings together their classic indie/punk sound with some modern tech and effects while still feeling intimate and thoughtful. The song has a light, upbeat sense to it but the lyrics describe a rough end to a relatio

Album: If I am Only My Thoughts Artist: Loving Genre: #Folk Sub-Genre: #Indie, #LoFi Label: Last Gang Records Non-Airable Tracks: N/A Description: “If I Am Only My Thoughts” is the first studio album by the Victoria, Toronto based band Loving. The album pays homage to the way most people often feel as though they are simply floating along in life and have no sense to take charge of their circumstances. The album features a combination of sustained unsettling piano fades, depe

Album: Black Diamond EP Artist: Sporting Life (feat. MIKE, Wiki) Genre: #Experimental #HipHop Sub-Genres: #Electronic, #LoFi Label: R&S Records Non-Airable Track: Yes Description: The essence of New York collective, Ratking, is back here in full force. Crux is a single from producer Sporting Life with verses from co-Ratking member, Wiki, and underground up-and-comer, MIKE. This is Sporting Life and Wiki’s first collaboration in a while and Sport’s airy beats were always a pe

Album: What Chaos is Imaginary Artist: Girlpool Genre: #Indie #Rock Sub-Genres: #DreamPop, #LoFi Label: Anti Music Non-Airable Tracks: None Description: Girlpool’s greatest strengths are their versatility in song writing. On their fourth album, What Chaos is Imaginary, the indie pop tunes are in full force. Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad have such a natural synergy in their performance, and this is so easily seen in the variety of vocal styles. This album switches between th

Album: Dance Alone Artist: BOYO Genre: Alternative Sub-Genres: #lofi, #indiepop, #dreampop Label: Danger Collective Non-Airable Tracks: none Description: Dance Alone is singer-songwriter Robert Tilden’s third full-length album as BOYO. The songs on this album feature spaced-out slow beats and soft vocals. It has an overall feeling of nostalgia and sadness, with songs like Timeframe featuring lyrics like, “when all is said and done, this place has lost it’s fun.” The album is

Album: The Lamb Artist: Lala Lala Genre: Alt Sub-Genres: Indie, Indie Pop, #Lofi Label: Hardly Art Non-Airable Tracks: None Description: Lala Lala released their second album, The Lamb, on September 28 via Hardly Art records. I’ve really been enjoying this release for the past month or so since it came out, and it’s probably one of my favorites of the year so far (not that there’s too much of 2018 left, or that my opinion holds that much weight, but still). This album retains

Album: The Bluest Star Artist: Free Cake for Every Creature Genre: #Alternative Sub-Genres: Indie, Indie Pop, Lo-fi Label: Double Double Whammy Non-Airable Tracks: Riding into the Sunset in a Busted Car Description: ‘The Bluest Star,’ the third album from Philadelphia musician Katie Beckett’s project Free Cake for Every Creature, came out on August 3rd via Double Double Whammy records. This release is a grounding and confident presence – in songwriting, in theme, and in the b

Album: Fix It Up/Figure It Out single Artist: Beachtape Genre: #IndieRock Sub-Genres: #Lofi, #BeachPop Label: PNKSLM Recordings Non-Airable Tracks: None Description: Beachtape is an indie rock/surf pop band from Brighton, UK. I hadn’t heard of them before listening to this single and this selection didn’t impress me too much. I’ll be honest, neither were particularly interesting and the monotonous chorus in “Fix It Up” dragged on a little bit way too long but overall it was t