Spotlighting Twin Cities' Music from the Basement Up.
With 2023 coming to an end, it’s time to look back and all the albums and EPs that have come out of Minnesota this year. This list is all of the albums and EPs that I could find that were released by someone who is from Minnesota. If your project is on this list it is up for consideration when we write our “Favorite Album and EPs of 2023” article in January.
Read MoreIt’s November and time for some more original Minnesota music. As we get used to fluctuating weather that will supposedly be more consistently cold, I was able to find 10 more original songs from our great Northern land of artists.
Read MoreEVV is powerful, soulful, and nothing less than spectacular. Their new EP “Homebody” leaves you begging for a double LP. With incredibly beautiful lyricism, brilliantly flowing melodies, and deep feels all around; they grab you by the heart and don't let go.
Read MoreAs Rhino Shrine tell it, when it comes to whipping up "tasty jams," there can never be too many cooks in the kitchen. Even when adding a new set of hands to the ensemble, as they did recruiting drummer Sam "Johnny Tsunami" Arphu, the fresh tones all blend together in a complimentary way, never clashing. “We adjusted well,” singer/guitarist Gavin Jarl proclaims, “acclimated, quite nicely… Sam is a man of many flavors.”
Read MoreOstensibly named after a deadly Australian Outback snake, Minneapolis two-piece King Brown loose a fevered hunger with the unhinged attack to match. In the vein of many notable blues based duos, Alex Ashmun pulls double duty, singing and riffing over drummer Aaron Esnough's propulsion.
Read MoreAnna Stine’s new music video “There I’ll Go” invokes sandy deserts and mist covered coast lines and that’s exactly what is delivered in this gorgeously filmed video.
Read MoreBoth the song and video for “Nobody Wants You” tell the story of men invading the space and comfort of women, both cluelessly and aggressively.
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