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New Music Alert: “Wasting Time” by Dadadoh + The POC

At this point in my career, it’s far too redundant to say that Dadadoh “just keeps getting better” or “is an artist everyone should be paying attention to” so let’s just assume those points are implicit henceforth for all future coverage. Agreed? I mean, we’re all friends here, right? After 2019’s Wowee showed the artist in pivot mode, “Wasting Time” ups the ante in a shocking way…

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Quarantine Dreaming

New Music Alert: “Quarantine Dreaming” by An Illustrated Mess

Released 10 years to the day after An Illustrated Mess dropped their debut album, this new single from NorAZ HipHop act is the best to date. No surprise there because An Illustrated Mess is always pushing forward, and after more than a decade, the growth is glaring. “Quarantine Dreaming” sets a soothing aural atmosphere before embarking on lyrical pathways…

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BigRipple

New Music Alert | “Tonic” by BigRipple

BigRipple started making acoustic music together just a few years back after the spark that would become the band ignited with the Sun Devil Musicians Club. The quintet swapped out their acoustic instruments for electric in 2018 and their distinctive alt-rock sound began to solidify. “Tonic” offers listeners a psych-rock experience that starts strong and doesn’t let up. Lush harmonies, sharp instrumentation, and a splash of 1970s arena rock style round out the sonic experience that is BigRipple…

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New Music Alert | “Bright Blue” by KRXS

KRXS dropped this new lyric video for his single “Bright Blue” which comes to us from his brand-spanking-new EP, Songs Your Parents Will Hate. The Phoenix artist occasionally navigates the dangerous waters of rap-rock on his EP, but this track is a pop punk banger. “Bright Blue” brings a breath of romance to us in this dreary world and delivers it with some house shaking energy – if your speakers can handle it…

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Bobcat Rob

New Music Alert | “Beauty in the World” by Bobcat Rob & The Nightly Howl

Bobcat Rob & The Nightly Howl released this melodic number just as 2020 was nearly its close. But, sadly, all the horrors of that year did not appear to end at midnight on New Year’s Eve so this song might just be needed to help carry us a little further. “Beauty in the World” reminds us to take time to focus on the beauty around us; the moments in our lives as they keep moving by…

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upsahl Arizona

New Music Alert | “Arizona” by UPSAHL

UPSAHL makes a declaration of self in her latest single, “Arizona.” This song was released as a bonus track on her new EP, Young Life Crisis, which came out in December. Rather than a testament to her home state, UPSAHL dives deep into the grrrl from Arizona. The same one who moved from bubble gum pop as an emerging artist to the brash and polished performer that she is today…

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