Spotlighting Twin Cities' Music from the Basement Up.
Life can be daunting, especially when you are still trying to figure out who you are and where you belong in the world. In the song “Lack of Truth” Wrister takes this enormous concept head on. Through Jangly guitars and crashing cymbals, Wrister howls out their uncertainty.
Read MoreA sweet song with an even sweeter music video, HAEEAH initially wrote “Honey” for her boyfriend g00db0iii, who is also featured on the song. “Honey” is a slow and smooth guitar backed song all about love and all the good things that come with it. The music video was created by HAEEAH from a collection of clips from their relationship and in general just puts out a feeling of happiness and love.
Read MoreZaq Baker dropped this intimate video for their piano duet, “Down For Whatever,” featuring an assist from Lydia Pelletier on vocals. The song is sweet and astutely capturing the feelings and excitement of young high-school love.
Read MoreWith a new year comes “New Beginning,” the latest song and music video from Fox Theory. This indie-punk bop is full of crunchy hooks, of all kinds, and contains stellar beats from the drummer, both before and after the baseball bat comes out.
Read MoreAlt-R&B artist SOLANA had dance on his mind when writing the song “Just Know” and carried it all the way through his video which stars The University of Minnesota Dance Collective.
Read MoreJuxtaposing the beauty of fresh flowers with the eventual dried husk that’s left, DEATHDANCE’s video for “Last Gasp” is gloomy and brutal, but also defiant.
Read MoreLike a little kid who was just asked what they want for Christmas, Left Unread’s “Punk Rock X-Mas” runs through a wishlist that speaks to every black-hearted, chaotic-punk out there.
Read MoreRadiochurch has crafted a song perfectly made for bobbing your head as you groove down the street, and that’s exactly what the shapely character does in the video for “Central Ave.”
Read MoreIn Katy Vernon’s new music video for “Home,” her daughter uses stop motion and a doll and it’s house to tell a short story of settling into a house and making it a home. The doll unpacks boxes and sets up furniture, makes some tea, and bakes a cake, before finally putting its feet up and enjoying its new home.
Read MoreOn the surface Yam Haus’s video for “The Thrill” comes off as just another fun summer pop music video. Rollercoasters, a water-balloon fight, and dance-y guitar-pop all make this video fit neatly into that package. However, scratch beneath the surface and you’ll find “The Thrill” has serious depth to its lyrics about living in the moment and chasing the next thrill, and a video that plays with that message.
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