Spotlighting Twin Cities' Music from the Basement Up.
Shush have arrived onto the Twin Cities music scene with one of the most buzz-worthy local releases of 2021. This album has a very unique vibe that’s haunting and at times dark but not spooky. It’s visceral and cathartic. It’s part indie rock, melodic punk, with tones of sludge that stay sweet.
Read MoreWhen it comes to songwriting and mood-setting, Joey Novacheck is a natural.
Natural is great at putting you into a place with minimal and typically warm instrumentation. Generally, this is an album for relaxing, sitting somewhere comfortable, and simply listening. Joey primarily uses guitar, piano, a droning synth tone, and plenty of his signature banjo stylings. The minimal sound draws you to the vocal delivery and the lyrics, which are worth the attention.
It’s immersive and unique, and the tracks ebb and flow in ways that make it feel like one giant, incredible song
Read MoreA Pattern In The Way is a collection of dense, richly textured alt-rock and post-rock whose lyrics explore all the negative mental patterns you might find yourself in, be it dwelling on moments from the past, struggling with self-doubt, or lengthy contemplations on depression.
Read MoreOn LOUDMOUTH, VIAL are both the bullied and the bullies, and I am unequivocally HERE for it.
Read MoreDropping before the heat started to kick in, Knucky gives us a sizzling sample of what’s to come around the Twin Cities this summer. The Southside emcee and founder of YOUNGTRIBE ENT delivers a 6 track project including production from Andre Mariette, Pablo, Rich Lee, Mr. Parker, and engineered by Eric Griffen.
Read MoreThe Mill City Collective seems to have an early harvest this year. Before the ground was even thawed the Minneapolis-based group had the soundwaves heating up. Reed Benjamin’s “RXB” in late February produced the first crop of ripe fruit. A month and a change later, FreshVs Sellers pulled the roots out of the ground giving us some Fresh Beats.
Read MoreTraveling truly feels like a trailblazer in both native sampling and creative instrumentation. The duo’s incorporation of vocal melodies, intimate recordings, and unique rhythm patterns makes the project feel both curated and sequential when listened to in its entirety. Clocking in at five tracks totaling 15 minutes in length, the personalities behind the EP, Ash Wood and Miles Irwin, leave no room for filler as they swiftly bend the sounds of our world to create their own.
Read MoreNumbers is an artistic expression of Haeeah’s experiences with life, love, emotions, and relationships of all types along her journey thus far. Haeeah’s style is slow and methodic, bouncing back and forth between traditional singing and rapping. She lyrically illustrates a journey from a gray sense of hopelessness into rediscovering her sense of purpose and appreciation for all the wonderful things and people in her life.
Read MoreWith more than 3 separate decades in the game, Dave Capaciti is opening the vault and adding another LP to the stack. One-half of the group earlybirds and member of HECATOMBS, Capaciti serves an LP with smooth synthetic bangers while mixing his high octave, gravelly vocal inflection in Mannequins. Being at such a ripe age, you would assume fatigue would set in for the emcee, but it’s the contrary.
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