As usual, there is a bit of everything on our daily playlists, and The Matinee August 18th edition is no exception. One thing we always search for are songs that not only sound great but have a personal message or captivating story to tell. Substance over style as they say, but it’s great when a song has both. Well, all […]

Another week has passed, and another opportunity to review the best new music of the past 7 days. The Weekend Showcase 3.18 edition features 51 songs by artists representing ten (10) countries. They include: Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, France, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, the United States, and Wales. The playlist and tracklisting, as usual, follows the list of articles from […]

The Matinee May 12th has 9 awesome new tracks for your listening pleasure. One from a favorite of all of us of course and a few more alumni and also brand new artists for you to take a listen. The sampling today is worldwide with artists representing Denmark,  France, Sweden, the US and the UK today. The National – “The System […]

February is already upon us, and whether winter is still hear or spring will be coming, the Weekend Showcase 3.04 edition will warm you up. Hear 50 songs by artists representing 11 countries, including Australia, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and the United States. The playlist and tracklisting, as usual, follows the list of articles […]

The playlists we’ve featured each week have been pretty special, but the one for the Weekend Showcase 2.09 just might be the best one yet. It features a wide-spectrum of music – indie rock and old school rock ‘n roll, indie-pop and electro-pop, alt-folk and traditional folk, shoegaze and psychedelic pop. Fifty-six (56) songs are on the playlist, featuring artists […]

The Matinee March 9th includes 6 new tracks for your midweek pleasure. The six tracks are eclectic and include cinematic pop, indie rock, r&b/soul, synth pop and indie/pop rock. Half Waif – “Turn Me Around”  – (Brooklyn, NY USA) Half Waif is an experimental/pop trio from Brooklyn with a new full length on the way. “Turn Me Around” speaks to […]

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 […]

For ease, here is the complete list of our Favorite 50 Albums of 2015. Click on the sub-heading below to be taken to the original post and hear tracks from the artists. Thanks for reading and here’s to another great year of music ahead of us.   The First 15 Alabama Shakes – Sound & Color Algiers – Algiers The […]

We continue with Part 2 of 3 of our 50 Favorite Albums of 2015 (read the first fifteen over here). Yesterday’s list was notable for the large number of new and emerging artists, many of whom released their debut albums this year. Today’s list of fifteen is the opposite – it consists of some of the best singer-songwriters of the […]

For nearly a year, hd hausmann has teased indie music listeners. It started with the release of a demo of “An Island Without”, a stunning dream-folk song that was pleasant on the ears. It led to questions about who is hd hausmann – or is it who are hd hausmann? Were they the project of a single individual who gathered […]

It’s the long weekend in the US, Canada, and many other parts of the world. It’s the kiss goodbye to the summer, but that doesn’t mean the excitement is over. To help you get the long weekend off to a great start, here is The Weekend Showcase September 5th Edition, featuring 28 new songs from artists in ten countries and […]

Today’s Matinee is the perfect eclectic mix to start most everyone’s Labor Day weekend in the states. We have most artists from the US, one from the UK and one from Ireland. The six track playlist spans across indie folk rock, upbeat synth pop, indie pop, and addicting pop-rock.   hd hausmann (UK) – “old satellites” Hd hausmann is still […]

hd hausmann – “In Our Wake” Hd hausmann just keeps us guessing – every few months or so a new track appears on SoundCloud. This time the song is posted by DVMP or Danger Village Music Publishing which just started posting and reposting songs on their SoundCloud account in the past few days. “In Our Wake” starts off acoustic based with a harmonious […]

We have another track on our hands from UK mystery artist hd hausmann. We shared an island without a few months ago, and a new single has popped up on SoundCloud. The new track, “i am here and i am cold in the water” has a brooding Pink Floyd-esque feel if you were to strip down Pink Floyd on a […]

We have a mystery band on our hands that goes by the name of hd hausmann. We don’t have much information on this artist. What we do know is that they are from the UK and that it is a collaboration effort with multiple artists and that’s about it.  Maybe the name is in lowercase letters to make a point that the […]