The Matinee ’18 March 22nd USA Edition features eight songs, three of which come from a special and an important compilation. The mini-playlist also includes a tune from one of indie rock’s greatest bands of the past decade and the debut single from an outfit hoping to join them one day.   Wharf Cat Records Singles from the ACLU Benefit […]

As we enter the final two months of 2017 and the arrival of cooler weather, the Weekend Showcase 3.42 edition provides some welcome relief with its 53 songs. It’s one of the best playlists of the year in our humble opinion thanks to the diverse groups of bands and artists. They represent thirteen (13) countries, including: Australia, Canada, Colombia, England, Iceland, […]

The Saturday Sampler October 28th edition brews up some bewitching treats in preparation for Halloween. From brooding indie art rock to charming Americana and sultry pop, these nine songs will put a spell on you. Today’s featured artists are from Canada, Colombia, England, Netherlands, Sweden, and the USA. Check back tomorrow when our Weekend Showcase includes every song we have […]

Over the past year, we’ve listened to thousands of singles – way too many to count. Throughout the year, we’ve shared many of them through three regular features – The Melodic Tonic, The Matinee, and The Weekend Showcase. While we could have rolled up all those singles into one mammoth playlist, that would have meant a playlist of nearly 1,500 songs, not to […]

There is a growing trend in indie music, especially indie-folk, for bands to have co-lead singers and songwriters, often involving one woman and one man. But then there are bands just choose to have multiple singers and songwriters, regardless of gender, and allow each individual to share their songs. The Drive-by Truckers, Sleater-Kinney, and Sloan are some of the bands […]

Weekend Showcase October 10th Edition returns with a playlist that sounds more like summer than autumn. There are 28 new singles, and we think you’ll find at least one new favorite band or twenty-nine. Countries represented include Australia, Canada, Greece, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom, and United States. If this is your first time visiting The Weekend Showcase, […]

On our Matinee for October 9, we have five new tracks for your last day of the week. We hope you enjoy our diverse list which includes folk, electro pop, singer-songwriter, rock and indie pop. Happy Friday! Archy Stranger – “Fundamentalism” (Melbourne, Australia) Archy Stranger is a producer/songwriter from Melbourne, Australia. His style includes making wonky pop tunes with a […]

The Weekend Showcase August 1st Edition has 28 singles. In case you may have missed it, The Weekend Showcase is now a compilation of the singles we have featured on the Melodic Tonic and The Matinee. If you missed these specific features, the links are below. Oh, if you’re wondering why the double up on some of the features, we […]

Here’s your daily dose of new music – aka The Matinee July 30th Edition. It’s a bit of a daily double with the Melodic Tonic because we lost a couple of days this week – once due to recovering from Newport Folk Festival and the other because our server crashed. Whoops.   Gun Outfit – “Dream All Over” In all […]