Spotlighting Twin Cities' Music from the Basement Up.
Running 12 tracks long and 26 minutes in length, The Chronicles of ONE YEAR listens like a fast-paced joy ride riddled with pop elements and unique production quirks. Although this project was recorded in the Twin Cities suburbs, 18-year-old Carter Tusa effectively used the power of the internet to facilitate remote collaboration amidst the global pandemic, working with other notable artists, collectives, and producers online.
Read MoreHyooman’s debut single “Half Brain” is a sunny alt-rock bop that grabs your attention right away with its boisterous drums and instantaneously catchy guitar hook.
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 MoreI was instantly transported to a marvelous world. Corduroy rivers and pinwheel trees of sound were only the beginning of this endless, unfolding panorama. This was a delightful universe composed of refreshing sonics that and I could not get enough.
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.
Read MoreLiz and I cover new releases and release set to drop. We also talk about our Melodic Noise Livestream Fundraiser this Friday, April 2nd. To highlight the long-awaited release of “LATENITEHOOPTYMUSIK” I recover a year-old interview I did with Ajani Abstrakt last March before COVID-19 compelled Ajani to delay the release of the Album.
Read MoreWe all know that livestream concerts just don’t feel like the real thing. There is just something missing that is impossible to replicate… until now. Enjoy our list of products we think will make your livestream viewing experience feel just like you’re standing front row at your favorite venue or stadium.
Read MorePray For Nothing clearly captures a moment that is fraught with conflict and distrust. Born from a time and place of massive upheaval and civil unrest, this album is the embodiment of rage that many have felt boiling deep in their souls.
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