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Indie music features a sampling of maverick musicians that favor the DIY approach to music making.
Garrett Anthony Rice Explores Folklore and Loss on Haunting New Single “In The Darkness With The Spirit Of The Lake (A Family Tragedy)”
Garrett Anthony Rice has returned with a chilling new single, “In The Darkness With The Spirit Of The Lake (A Family Tragedy),” the latest addition to his forthcoming double album Equinox. The track unfolds at Blessington Lake in County Wicklow, Ireland, telling the story of a young boy who drowns while confronted by the Púca, an ancient spirit said to dwell beneath the water. Drawing on Irish folklore and the darkly enchanting setting of the Poulaphouca Reservoir, the song combines myth, memory, and a sense of inevitable surrender.
By Chris Adams7 months ago in Beat
10 Dreamy Pop Tracks for Goddesses
You've probably heard a lot of songs that are fun, catchy and easy to digest. However, when's the last time you heard a track that made you feel like you're having a spiritual experience? What about a song that sounds like a chorus of angels or a mysterious tune that you'd hear in a dream and forget upon awakening? This list has ten of them, and you're about to explore the depths of darkwave, goth music and dreamy pop with these groups that brought mystery and intrigue to the 90s and early 2000s.
By Kaitlin Shanks7 months ago in Beat
Experimental Folk Artist Empty Melon Blurs Wakefulness and Memory on Debut Single “Hoping to Find”
Born in Montreal’s DIY scene, Empty Melon, the solo project of Ada Lea bassist and producer Summer Kodama, introduces her debut single “Hoping to Find,” a cinematic, mellow, and emotionally introspective track that drifts between consciousness and dream. Rooted in ambient folk textures and experimental sensibility, the song captures a moment of creative reclamation and quiet self-renewal.
By Chris Adams7 months ago in Beat
SCS Cello Ensemble Unveils “Hymne à l’amour”
SCS Cello Ensemble presents “Hymne à l’amour,” a romantic and cinematic live arrangement of Édith Piaf’s timeless classic, reimagined for eight cellos. Recorded live, the performance carries both intimacy and power, offering a familiar melody and new emotional depth through the unified voice of a single instrumental family.
By Chris Adams7 months ago in Beat
Eric Reinhart Delivers Sleek, High-Energy Pop on New Single “Chances”
Emerging pop artist Eric Reinhart drops “Chances,” an electric and energetic new single that captures the feeling of standing at the edge of possibility and choosing to leap. Rooted in gratitude and forward momentum, the track reflects on the improbability of simply being here, alive, creating, moving, and refusing to waste that opportunity.
By Chris Adams7 months ago in Beat
Scarlett Macfarlane Channels Power and Resilience on Arena-Ready Pop-Rock Single “Immortal”
Scarlett Macfarlane returns with “Immortal,” a powerful and defiant pop-rock single built around themes of resilience, self-worth, and inner strength. Written as an empowering anthem, the song embraces the idea that while life’s challenges may knock us down, something essential within us remains unbreakable.
By Chris Adams7 months ago in Beat
Why Some Independent Artists Feel More Precise Than Mainstream Ones
Not why some independent artists feel bigger than their numbers. That gets talked about enough. What interests me more is something smaller and harder to explain. Why some of them feel more precise.
By Hugo Valquez8 months ago in Beat
SCOT “LITTLE” BIHLMAN UNVEILS TWO NEW TRACKS FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM HEAVY HEAD
Scot “Little” Bihlman continues to chart the course toward his forthcoming album Heavy Head with a two track release through V13 Music. The contemplative single “Seems Like Yesterday” arrives alongside the instrumental interlude “The Devil’s Cradle,” and together they offer a deeper look at the tone and direction of the project. Heard side by side, the songs feel connected, widening the emotional landscape of the record before guiding it into something more intimate.
By Chris Adams8 months ago in Beat
