Monthly Archives: July, 2022

HoneyBones’ “The Call of Baba Yaga” starts with a cry and refuses to hurry. The second single opens with a high female vocal gesture, then a heavy electronic pulse takes hold. Melinda Joy and Juro Kosec shape that slow burn into dark downtempo ritual music, using layered electronica, industrial grit and rock pressure. Baba Yaga stays at the record’s centre, but the invitation around her remains...

Afternoon Sister’s “Reset E.P.” starts with a clear promise: heavy guitars can sit beside a laid-back melodic pull. That push and release gives the Boise-area band’s debut its immediate hook. The five-song EP arrives through North Corona Records, with 14-year-old singer and songwriter Alice Esquibel at the front. Indie rock and dream pop form the coordinates, but the point is the movement between them. Each song...