Born Days is the conceptual darkwave synth-pop project from Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist singer, songwriter, and producer Melissa Harris. Her debut full-length album My Little Dark is set to release on October 6 through AudioSport Records. Harris explains the background of new single 'How To Disappear': "I wrote this song while going on very…
Electronic synth-pop band telly has shared their latest track, 'Arena Gates.' The track is built around a glitching angular rhythm, searing guitars, massive synths, and live strings to bring the dramatic track to a heavier level. On the new single the band shares, “It’s the Anthem of Avoidance—a song to ward off…
Madeline Goldstein has today released 'Other World', the enchanting title track from her forthcoming EP which releases May 11 via à La Carte Records. 'Other World', a tranquilizing follow-up to Goldstein's 'Seed of Doubt' released last December, is a continued exploration of the artist's marriage of synth-drenched dark wave and spacious new…
Brooklyn synth-pop duo, Shallowhalo, return with single and video ‘Renaissance Affair’, out today. It’s the follow-up to their latest single, and their first for Dinosaur City, ‘Crystal Ball’. Blending an Italo Disco pulse with homespun tape echoes, synth FX, a bubbling baseline, flute, and additional vocals from May Rio (Dots Per Inch),…
Alexis de la Rocha is a first-generation Latine artist, singer, songwriter, producer, and synth goddess born and based in Los Angeles. She is perhaps best known as the electrifying front woman of the Los Angeles experimental band, BEATMO, which she co-founded in 2006. Her latest song, 'Haze,' holds her inner reflections, visions,…
We’ve been getting drips and drabs from the U.S. Girls camp since about last summer, when Meg Remy shared 'So Typically Now.' More recently, Remy followed up with 'Bless This Mess.' Well, turns out all of that was leading up to an album announcement: Bless This Mess, following 2020’s Heavy Light, will…
Rising London-based singer-songwriter and musician Floss Jordan is poised to release her new single 'Salt' tomorrow through Bright Star Records but you can hear it here first on SMM today. 'Salt,' a starkly earnest song that merges genres and draws inspiration from artists such as Christine & the Queens and Björk, wonderfully…
Boorloo/Perth-based duo PRISCILLA have released another incredible sensory smash: 'Lose Control'. In 'Lose Control', P Gardner's voice gracefully carries the track's plea for surrender straight to the heart, powerfully punctuated by synth bursts that beat alongside. The pared back verses hold ample space, welcoming the glittery cascades of Luke Minness' twinkly production…
On Maraschino’s new single, 'Smoke & Mirrors,' Piper Durabo’s sing-song vocals coagulate around a slowly arpeggiating synth line that wouldn’t sound out of place on a rare Moroder-sound Italo-disco record. She sings about fame and how those seeking it are sacrificed at the altar of the entertainment industrial complex. It’s about technology,…
Joanie has unveiled her new single ‘Schadenfreude’ today via Permanent Creeps. ‘Schadenfreude’ has been produced by fellow music adventurer Jessica Winter. It’s disco-inflected, elegant pop that is smart and confident and the perfect introduction to this compelling new artist. The track is taken from Joanie’s forthcoming debut EP, Neurotica. The record pulls…
