While the world may not have had the best year, but the local music scene saw the rise of many young talented musicians (Horsegirl, Billy Joel Jr., ira […]
Chicago / Indie Pop
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Astrid Pierce “Papercut”
Astrid Pierce has had an amazing 2025 which saw her release her debut album, Last Ditch effort, in August. This is the Indie Pop project of Chicago native, […]
Chicago / Indie Rock
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Dust Bunnies “Catfish”
Dust Bunnies recently released their debut album, Catfish. The album’s lead single, “Run Me Up”, is accompanied by the video below. This is the indie folk rock of […]
Alt Pop / Alt Rock / Classic indie / Electronic / Grunge / Indie Rock / NYC / Uncategorized
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Willa’s fave NYC-Adjacent tracks of 2025
Words by Willa Rudolph As I write my roundup for some NYC-adjacent faves for the year 2025, I notice what these young artists have in common: Each in […]
Chicago / Singer Songwriters
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giverupper “shorty”
giverupper released his debut ep, “shorty“, on December 20th. This is sadboy bedroom pop from singer, songwriter, and saxophonist J.T. Teichert.
Chicago / Singer Songwriters
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Gina Marie and the Golden Bucks “Without That Man”
Gina Marie and the Golden Bucks recently released the second single, “Without That Man“, from their most recent album Pastures of Plenty. “Without That Man” is their “Torch […]
NYC
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DELI TAKEOVER: TOPS OF ’25…Vol. 1: Borchardt’s Best — Top 10 EPs & LPs of the year
Who is Mike Borchardt? MIKE’S TOP 10 EPs IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER [Click on titles to hear ‘em]: Debbie Dopamine — Mandibles [insta] [Baby’s All Right on 1.3.26] It’s rare that […]
NYC
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You are under arrest!!! New single & video “Fashion Police” by Le Bang
Plus an Interview with lead singer Lola Lancón and director Persia Beheshti Words by Willa Rudolph / Photos by Layla Blue Rudolph / Stills by Persia Beheshti NYC’s fave euro-punk three piece Le Bang came […]
NYC
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The Dutch Kills unveil addicting new punk rock single “Molly Screams” at Mercury Lounge, support by Veronica & Boxxer (photo gallery, live review)
Words by Willa Rudolph / Photos by Layla Blue Rudolph (sister piece, yay!!) Last Friday, December 12th, young New Yorkers traveled through the biting cold to see NYC-based indie rock outfit The Dutch […]
Chicago / Singer Songwriters
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Ship Shape “Making Spirits Bright: A Ship Shape Holiday Album”
Ship Shape have released a holiday album called “Making Spirits Bright: A Ship Shape Holiday Album“. This is a trio of pirates performing festive sea shanties. What more […]
Chicago / Singer Songwriters
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The Autumn Defense “Please Come Back To Me (On The Eve Of Christmas)”
The Autumn Defense have officially released their holiday song “Please Come Back To Me (On The Eve Of Christmas)”. This was recorded during the sessions for their 2025 […]
Chicago / SynthPop
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Tommy Bravos “A Very Tommy Christmas”
Tommy Bravos has released two classic Christmas covers collected in a mini ep called “A Very Tommy Christmas“. His gift to all of us is a cover electro […]