Kisses | Funny Heartbeat

Kisses (aka vocalist Jesse Kivel and keyboardist Zinzi Edmundson) released a new single, “Funny Heartbeat”, which sounds like it was pulled out of the glorious, sunny-pop tradition of 80s radio. In fact, you could take out the lead vocal track, and the song could be mistaken for something like El DeBarge. And that’s said with…

Wilsen | Anahita (Video)

The Brooklyn-based Wilsen have a new video for the song, “Anahita”, a slow simmering and sullen ballad — with a sound akin to the Elena Tonra-led British group Daughter. The song is confessional and intimate, lead-singer Tamsin Wilson’s stunning vocals the equivalent of dawn breaking. She sings “Anahita” with a low-key passion, and no wasted…

Lower Dens | Candy (Video)

Lower Dens posted a new video for the dark and beautifully enchanting “Candy”, a song off their stellar release, “Nootropics”, out via Ribbon Music. Front-woman Jana Hunter sounds fantastic on this track, and it’s one of a handful of my favorites off the record. The video was directed by Alan Resnick and Noah Collier. ––…