The Weekend Showcase 4.36 edition goes a bit old school in the sense we’re sharing a robust 50 songs. This past week has been incredible when it comes to new music, and the mega-playlist is filled with song-of-the-year candidates. Take a listen and decide what your favorites. As always, numerous countries are represented – sixteen (16) to be precise. They […]

The Matinee ’18 September 10th includes 6 awesome new tracks to get your week started off right. As we transition into fall, we are still able to capture those upbeat summer days with these new releases. Artists today are representing Australia, Canada, The US and The UK today. Deidre & the Dark – “One Night” (Brooklyn, USA) RIYL: Natalie Prass, […]

It’s Canada Day long weekend, which means a jaunt up to the cottage, barbecues, camping, or a big road trip. It also means music must be played, and the Weekend Showcase 4.25 edition is the place. This week’s mega-playlist is a doozy, featuring upbeat fair and some dark, titillating numbers. Artists and bands represent 11 countries, including: Australia, Canada, England, […]

The Matinee ’18 June 25th includes 6 new tracks to get your week started off right. We have a nice mix of synth pop, psych pop and indie rock for your listening pleasure. Artists are representing Canada, Norway, The US and the UK today. Basement Revolver – “Knocking” (Hamilton, Ontario) RIYL: Big Thief, Sharon Van Etten, Waxahatchee Basement Revolver are back […]

It was Valentine’s week, and we fell in love with several new artists and bands. We also fell head over heels again for some of indie’s greatest artists, who surprised us with the gift of new songs. To hear what we mean, the Weekend Showcase 4.06 edition reviews the week that was in music. The playlist has 55 songs from 14 […]

The Matinee ’18 February 12th is full of tracks that will get you moving. We have a nice collection of synthpop and indie rock that will get your Monday started off right. We have artists representing Canada, The US and The UK today. We hope you find your new favorite song or band. courtship. – “Bad Fun” (Los Angeles, USA) […]

We pride ourselves on sharing the best new music from around the world, and the Weekend Showcase 3.44 edition is truly a global one. Fifty-three (53) song occupy the mega-playlist with artists and bands representing 16 countries. There are some from the US, but the majority of the songs are from one of these places: Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, Germany, […]

The Matinee November 6th includes 6 new tunes for your listening pleasure. We hope you find your new favorite song or band today.  We have a nice mix of new indie tunes including synthpop, indie rock, and dream pop. Bands are representing the US and the UK today. Aly & AJ – “I Know” (Los Angeles, USA) RIYL: Anna of […]

The Weekend Showcase 3.29 edition is our leanest one in, well, a year, which could only mean two things – we’ve been attending a few festivals, such as Newport Folk Festival, and we’re doing what people do in the summer (vacation, moving). There are still 40 songs in the list, and the country representation is still far and wide. Specifically, […]

Saturday Sampler July 29th has a lean 6 songs since we’re all a bit busy these days. Seems like the end of July has been the perfect storm for us, but thankfully the music out there has been the perfect tonic.   ALYESKA – “Absaroka” (Los Angeles via small town Montana, USA) RIYL: Sharon Van Etten, Belle Mare, She Keeps […]

Every week we traverse the globe for new music, and the Weekend Showcase 3.06 edition might be our most international playlist. Only about one-third of the 45 songs are from US-based musicians. The other countries represented include Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, England, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden. The playlist and tracklisting, as usual, follows the list of articles from […]

Happy Friday everyone. We have six amazing new tracks to get your weekend started. We have singer-songwriter fare, sublime indie pop, super exciting indie rock/pop and some pretty sweet shoegaze as well. We have artists representing the US, the UK and Sweden today. Don’t forget to check back tomorrow for our Saturday sampler and of course our mega playlist on […]

Another busy week has passed us filled with some great new music. If you missed it because you were pre-occupied spinning Radiohead’s A Moon Shaped Pool, the Weekend Showcase 2.18 edition will help you catch up. For us personally, we shared six premieres, five album reviews, one photo essay, a Mundo list of guilty pleasures, and 42 additional singles. The […]

The Matinee May 11th includes 6 new tracks for your mid-week listening pleasure. We have a mix of electro pop, indie pop/rock, singer songwriter. We hope you find your new favorite band. Artists represented today are from the US, UK and Norway.   Astrid S – “Hurts So Good” (Oslo, Norway) Astrid S is the newest indie pop star in […]