Francis of Delirium, the act the serves as a creative outlet for Luxembourg-based singer-songwriter Jana Bahrich, has a way with a washes of indie rock splendor. The new cut “Give It Back to Me” starts small, precise, and spare, Bahrich … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Francis of Delirium, “Give It Back to Me”

In a week packed with great new songs, the latest from Maggie Rogers stands out. Continue reading This Week’s Model — Maggie Rogers, “Don’t Forget Me”

A little drone, a little jangle, and a lot of indie vibe. Continue reading This Week’s Model — Joyer, “Star”

There’s a whole lot of song to “Lovers’ Leap” Continue reading This Week’s Model — Elbow, “Lovers’ Leap”

Sometimes I want a track that absolutely pummels me. Don’t we all? Continue reading This Week’s Model — VIAL, “falling short”

It doesn’t feel like it’s been that long since the last proper studio album from Waxahatchee, but it has. The sterling Saint Cloud was released on the last week of March 2020, which placed it directly into the COVID time … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Waxahatchee, “Right Back to It”

“Heavy,” the new single from Dublin-based band Sprints, is about being wracked with anxiety, which seems like one of sanest topics for a powerful rock band to howl about in this age and day. The deadpan singsong of Karla Chubb’s … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Sprints, “Heavy”

There are a lot of complimentary superlatives that can be heaped on the new song from PACKS, the project that serves as the main creative outlet for Toronto-based indie rock whiz Madeline Link. Rather than wind my way to any … Continue reading This Week’s Model — PACKS, “Paige Machine”

The band Yumi Zouma was formed in New Zealand, but its members are now spread all over the globe. They’ve acknowledged the difficulty in creating together over the course of the past few years, the challenge of geography compounded by … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Yumi Zouma, “Desert Mile”

“Just a Place,” the new single from Glitterer, opens with an enticing tuneful cascade of the sort that the Ocean Blue used to dispense like candy from their pockets. As the track moves on, it toughens up just a bit, … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Glitterer, “Just a Place”