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By: Staff – To celebrate the release of Ryan Connolly’s debut single “Riding This Town”, the emerging Ontario-based country music singer-songwriter curated a brand new curated Spotify playlist featuring songs that inspired the new track that you can stream below. Note: All songs written by Jason Aldean  Night Train  This song inspired the whole concept of … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Detroit native and reigning ambassador of psychotropic outsider rap, Danny Brown announces Bruiser Thanksgiving 8, taking place on November 24, 2021 at the Russell Industrial Complex in Detroit, Michigan. Tickets are available here. Bruiser Thanksgiving is an annual concert hosted in Detroit, MI, which features a curation of Brown’s favorite performers. The event … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Toronto-based pop-rock artist Bee is back with her new 2000s pop-punk inspired single. “Feelings”, which you can stream exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below.  “I wrote this song as a reminder to myself to slow down and stay grounded when emotions get intense,” said Bex. “Emotions are subjective and our reactions might not … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Nearly two years in the making, renowned punk venue Chain Reaction and Live Nation Entertainment are thrilled to finally bring Chain Fest back to Southern California. The festival will storm through Irvine’s FivePoint Amphitheatre on Saturday, October 23rd, 2021. The festival first surfaced in 2016 and was originally slated to return in … Continue reading →

By: Staff – To celebrate the release of farideh’s new single “Oracles”, the Saskatoon-based singer-songwriter curated a brand new curated Spotify playlist featuring songs that inspired the new track that you can stream below. David Gray – “Please Forgive Me” This whole record from David Gray was very pivotal to my sound. The blend of intimate lyrical … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Hamilton-based punk duo The Dirty Nil are back with a new live video for their track “Ride or Die,” taken from their new album Fuck Art, and filmed at the Killroom. Watch it below. The band will be playing a supporting tour with The Menzingers this month along with a string of headlining … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Isaac Symonds + Loryn Taggart are back with their beautifully cinematic new video for “Carved Into Stone”, which you can watch below. “Carved Into Stone” is a masterful, slow burn with layers of intentional instrumentation and Loryn’s warm and comforting vocal reminiscent of Feist, or say, Billie Holliday – but a distinctly … Continue reading →

Photos by: Stephanie Montani –  UK electronic band Jungle, who released their third album, Loving in Stereo, on August 13th, 2021 via Caiola/AWAL, which featured the singles “Keep Moving”, “Talk About It”, “Romeo”, “Truth”, and “All of the Time”, and which served as their first release in three years after the release of their 2018 album, For Ever, and is the group’s first … Continue reading →

Photos by: Emma Fischer –  Indie rock singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus, who released her third album, Home Video, on June 25th, 2021 via Matador, which featured the singles “Thumbs”, “Hot & Heavy”, “VBS”, “Brando”, “Going Going Gone”, performed at the Newport Music Hall in Columbus last night (Oct. 12th) with indie rock artist Bartees Strange, who released his debut album, Live … Continue reading →

By: Staff – This past weekend marked the 20th anniversary of Death Cab For Cutie’s The Photo Album, which was released on October 9, 2001 via Barsuk Records. In celebration of the record’s anniversary, the band and Barsuk will release a special deluxe edition of DCFC’s third studio album. The Photo Album (Deluxe Edition) is … Continue reading →

By: Staff – To celebrate the release of Royel Otis’ new single, “Without U,” and their new EP, Campus (out now), the Sydney-based duo curated a brand new “prom night” Spotify playlist that you can stream below. The Voidz – “Did My Best” Did your best to arrive fashionably late Womack & Womack – “Teardrops” … Continue reading →

Photos by: Madison Bullock –  Nashville-based indie rock band Moon Taxi, who released their newest album, Silver Dream, on January 22nd, 2021 via BMG, which featured the singles “Hometown Heroes”, “Light Up”, “One Step Away”, and “Say”, and which followed up their 2018 album, Let the Record Play, performed at Avondale Brewing Co. in Birmingham, Alabama last … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Colorado-based indie band The Kick and the Hug are back with their new single “Born Too Late”, which can be streamed exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. The four piece band from Colorado have come with a new single from their upcoming debut album Ladies and Gentlemen, Kick and the Hug. The title … Continue reading →

Photos by: Emma Fischer –  Synthpop artist Porter Robinson, who released his second album, Nurture, on April 23rd, 2021 via Mom + Pop, which featured the singles “Get Your Wish”, “Something Comforting”, “Mirror”, “Look at the Sky”, “Musician”, and “Unfold”performed at EXPRESS LIVE! in Columbus, Ohio last night (Oct. 6th) with Indie-Electronic artist Jai Wolf, who released his debut album, The … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Emerging singer-songwriter Henry Chadwick is back with his new single “Mind’s Eye”, which you can stream exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. “I had this chorus wedged in my head a couple years back and it stuck around long enough for me to want to turn it into a song,” said Chadwick. “It’s jangly and … Continue reading →

Photos by Diana Thompson – Acclaimed Chicago-based alt-rock band Wilco, who released their eleventh album, Ode to Joy, on October 4th , 2019 via dBpm Records, which featured the single “Love Is Everywhere (Beware)”, performed at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland last night (Oct. 6th).

By: Staff – Emerging Vancouver-based musician Sad China is back with their new single “Bless.bliss”, which you can stream exclusively via Aesthetic Magazine below. “Bless.bliss” is the third single from Sad China’s new bilingual hyperpop quarantine album ilyimy, which is set for release on October 22nd. The R&B flavoured indie pop track features Vancouver musicians Khamisa and Adewolf—a … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced a 2022 stadium tour with The Strokes, A$AP Rocky, Beck, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, HAIM, St. Vincent, Thundercat and King Princess as openers on various dates. The 32-city global stadium tour kicks off on Saturday, June 4th at Estadio La Cartuja in Seville, Spain with … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Emerging Winnipeg-based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Sierra Noble is back with a new animated video for “Let Me Out of Here”. The video, illustrated by Nicholas Friesen, draws Noble and creative collaborator Rusty Matyas (formerly of The Weakerthans, The Sheepdogs, Slow Leaves, Imaginary Cities) overcoming their past struggles in calm pastels that … Continue reading →

By: Staff – Manchester Orchestra has shared a new version of their latest single “Telepath,” reimagined by Dirty Projectors; watch its animated video below. The track is a deconstructed and kaleidoscopic rendering of the heartfelt original from the band’s new album, The Million Masks of God. “Telepath (Dirty Projectors Version)” follows Local Natives’ reworking of … Continue reading →