LA-based Zoë Bleu and Reggie Debris came together in 2024 to form the new duo called L’ESPIRAL. For me, their music is a mixture of psychedelic rock that falls somewhere between the 60s and the 90s. The Rolling Stones meets Primal Scream. It’s dripping of confidently shambling piano riffs, swaggering vocals, and pleasantly loose arrangement.…
Here’s our round-up of our favorite dance music sent to the blog in May so far. All of this music has been on heavy rotation here at TNLF HQ. Stimming – Sugar and Lemon From a very early age, German…
I first became enamoured with the music of LA-based musician Lionel (Vinyl) Williams just after the pandemic. Near around that time he released his beautifully produced 10-track celestial psych-rock album entitled Aeterna. I think what is striking about Williams is…
Before I get into the new single, let’s do a little deep dive. Because there are probably a lot of names that you will recognize in this story, but I think they are all coming together in a new context…
Swiss producer and DJ, Sternenton has just dropped a new single called “Sunrise” and it every bit lives up to its name. The track is this slow bloom of warm atmospheric deep house that would feel right at home next…
Oscar Robertson (aka Sholto) takes the mix in a new direction with 10 new tracks which lean into the more soulful psychedelic side of jazz. Originally from London, Robertson is a session drummer turned composer and producer. Born and raised…
This month we’ve got over two hours of indie electronic music featuring new tracks from Avalon Emerson, Σtella, Neil Frances, Young Franco, Barry Can’t Swim, Polo & Pan, Nimino, Gilligan Moss, Swimming Paul, Lindstrøm, Getdown Services, bad tuner, and so…
Sled Island 2023 took over Calgary like a hurricane this past week and we’ve got a round-up or artists you gotta check out.
Alvvays’ sound is every bit as fresh and contemporary as their first release nearly a decade previous. Read our full live review now.
I was first introduced to Dave Brubeck in a “History of Jazz” class in the early 90s. Before that point, jazz was music that my grandparents listened to. Hearing “Take Five” for the first time changed that. Paul Desmond spoke…
It’s funny how this global pandemic has found ways to bring us all closer together despite all of the pain and suffering it has caused. Closer together virtually of course. Because while the Coronavirus would like nothing more then to…