On this Saturday the 14th, which is also the title of a terribly great film parody, we offer forty-three (43) sizzling new songs from the past week or so. You know it as the Weekend Showcase 4.14 edition. Our leaner mega-playlist stars artists from a lucky thirteen (13) countries, including: Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, Germany, Greece, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, […]

The Matinee ’18 April 9th includes six new tracks for your listening pleasure. We have a nice mix of tunes to get you feeling relaxed  on this find Monday. We hope we are due for some warm weather soon as many of these tracks can be added to that upcoming playlist. It’s been surprisingly cold this past weekend. We have […]

No big introduction is needed because the Weekend Showcase 4.02 edition features the best new music from the past week or so. Find 52 songs on the mega playlist from artists representing 11 countries, including: Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Japan, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, and the United States. The playlist and tracklisting, as usual, follows the list of articles from […]

The Matinee ’18 January 15th includes 7 new tracks to get your week started off right. We have a nice mix of rock and indie-pop for your listening pleasure. Artists represent the UK and the US today. Haux – “Heartbeat” (London, England via Boston, USA) RIYL: Hayden Calnin, Henry Green, S. Carey Woodson Black – a.k.a. Haux – is back […]

Can you believe that it’s already the final week of August? Summer is almost but the music still sizzles, and the Weekend Showcase 3.33 edition is the evidence. Fifty-four (54) songs are on the playlist, and the artists represent 16 countries. They include: Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, […]

The Matinee August 21st includes 6 awesome new tracks for your listening pleasure. We have anthemic indie rock, dreamy electro pop and captivating indie rock. We hope you find your new favorite song or band today and that this gets your week started off right. Artists are representing Australia, Canada, Norway, The US and the UK today. Adrian Underhill – […]

Happy July 17th everyone! We hope your weekend has been fantastic, and hopefully we can add a bit more flair to this Sunday. Our playlist this week is terrific, featuring a handful of known artists and plenty of rising stars. Specifically, 50 songs occupy the Weekend Showcase 2.27 edition. The artists are originally from 10 countries/regions, including: Australia, Belgium, Canada, […]

Early in 2015, a little-known act called Haux quietly made waves on the indie scene. More accurately, Woodson Black, the man behind Haux, re-emerged as a new entity, moving away from the indie-folk of his debut EP, The Bluest Sage, to a glacial dream-folk/dream-pop sound. Although there are similarities to Bon Iver, Haux has transformed the genre on his beautiful […]

The weekly summary of the past 7 days of new music. The Weekend Showcase 2.22 edition includes 47 songs by artists from 10 countries, including: Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, Germany, Israel, New Zealand, Spain, Taiwan, and the United States. The playlist and tracklisting, as usual, follows the list of articles from the past week. Enjoy the great music and discover […]

Since Wendy offered six awesome rockers on yesterday’s mini-playlist, today The Matinee June 9th features seven more melodic and haunting tunes. Well, there are two edgier numbers in there. Can’t have a playlist that is entirely melodic can we? Darkswoon – “Necromancer” (Portland, USA) RIYL: Julianna Barwick, Slowdive, Lower Dens, Briana Marela It’s a bit difficult to describe the music […]

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 […]

The Weekend Showcase – August 8th Edition once again 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. The Matinee August 3rd The Matinee August 4th Melodic Tonic, vol. […]

It’s Thursday and another daily dose of new music. If you would like to first listen to some of the tracks we featured earlier in the week, click on the date below. The Matinee August 3rd The Matinee August 4th Melodic Tonic, vol. 10 (August 5th) Now here is The Matinee August 6 edition.   Haux – “Caves” Back in […]

It’s Friday and you know what that means… WEEKEND SHOWCASE! Twenty singles from the indie world on what may be our most upbeat playlist to date. If this is the first time you’re listening to the Weekend Showcase, some things to help you if you like what you hear: If you like the artist / band, click on their name […]

“Homegown” is the new single from New York City-via-Boston group Haux, and it’s easily one of the best of the first three months of the year without a doubt. It’s cinematic, breathtaking, and ethereal. The harmonies and tones produced by the multi-talented Woodson Black and his partner Emily Brouwer are truly remarkable, especially the harrowing vocals that remind us of […]