New Music From The Inbox – Monday Edition! (Oct 17, 2022): ALASKALASKA, Housewife, Ruthie Foster, and more!
Every week, we’re sent dozens if not hundreds of promotional emails from agents, PR firms, and hopeful artists containing the latest releases from around the world. From the biggest superstars to the ambitious self-starters we comb through it all to highlight to you what we’ve been digging, the tunes that caught our eye, and the recommended selections that make the notifications worth it. This is New Music From The Inbox! (Short on time? Listen to this article in playlist form!)
Artist: ALASKALASKA
Song: ‘Glass’
Album/EP: Still Life
Sparse and heavily produced instrumentals turn this tune into a difficult-to-place, uncanny-valley kind of listening experience. Is it a synth or a stringed instrument? Electric drums or a canned loop? Either way, ALASKALASKA’s gently drawling vocals and relaxed momentum make ‘Glass’ a peaceful slow burn.
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Artist: Housewife
Song: ‘Stuck’
Album/EP: You’ll Be Forgiven
Delicate vocal duets and pillowy meandering guitar melodies (could they even be bowed?) make for a very dreamy and building release in Housewife’s ‘Stuck’, off the fresh new albumYou’ll Be Forgiven. Reminds me a lot of fellow GTA indie pop darlings Dizzy – just the right mix of sleepy, smooth, and smouldering.
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Artist: Ruthie Foster
Song: ‘Soul Searching’
Album/EP: Healing Time
Ruthie Foster’s 25 years of experience are on display in latest single ‘Soul Searching’. Foster’s steady, gripping voice commands attention as her band’s eloquence shines in tandem – backing choral harmonies and sprinklings of dainty guitar stings in particular.
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Artist: Ladytron
Song: ‘City of Angels’
Album/EP: Time’s Arrow
Liverpudlian synth quartet Ladytron are at their electroclash best in ‘City of Angels’. Modulating melodies, misty vocal layers, and a generous retrofuturistic pop vibe define this single as an era-defying one.
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Artist: Headstones
Song: ‘Everything Or Nothing At All’
Album/EP: Flight Risk
Driving and energetic rock from rolling Kingston vets Headstones, ‘Everything Or Nothing At All’ keeps up the pace in its deceptively quick runtime. Chugging guitars, clattering voices, and a piercing melodic riff highlight this toe-tapper.
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