“an emotional blast from the heart”
From the heart and out to sea: Ian Cat's Baggage Claim / Purgatory Blues delivers an emotional blast of layered guitars and searing solos about the angst of uncertain romance, while his debut East Coast New England Boy chronicles homesickness and loneliness in a Wilco-meets-Britpop soundscape that's "more of a rhythmic voyage than anything else." Sophie Noel's after the sun hit the roof blends art folk, dusk rock, and "forest floor pop" into a haunted meditation on ecological grief and solastalgia. SMIC's The Upside (Of Losing Everything) offers slow, atmospheric alt-indie clarity, while Lily Roo reflects on learning empathy from strangers and buffering bars before knowing a neighbor's name.
“I learned empathy from strangers and buffering bars. I knew a stranger's grief before I knew my neighbor's name. Rude.”
“Blending art folk, dusk rock and what Noel calls “forest floor pop,” 'after the sun hits the roof' moves between hazy guitars, dreamy piano passages, vintage pop melodies, and an undercurrent of ee...”
“The allegorical donkey in the lion's skin, but it's a bear that wants to be an eagle that wants to be a bear... who cried wolf.”
“A slow, atmospheric alt-indie track about survival, finding clarity, and finally touching down on solid ground.”
“Math-y, dreamy and emotive post-rock indie solo project from Rue Defence founder Solid Blood”
“A bold conceptual journey through progressive rock, folk and experimental songwriting, Jordi Farreras' most ambitious album yet.”
“Haunting, gorgeous, and occasionally unhinged solo EP from Jack Hayter (Hefner / Papernut Cambridge / Dollboy).”
“A moving conceptual album where progressive rock, folk and intimate songwriting come together in a deeply personal musical journey.”