With “Island Lantern Festival”, Tony Frissore manages to soundtrack a specific kind of mental vacation I didn’t realize I was overdue for taking. Ostensibly an instrumental nod to the Lunar New Year and the hopefulness of renewal, this piece operates less like a celebration and more like a gentle exhalation. https://open.spotify.com/album/3n43BcxSnavYKC0wt28GNu?si=E_50eQ_lQomyHT1RsD2Jrg It starts wet with the actual crash of ocean waves before slowly drifting inland. I...

Blending dream-pop, indie rock, and new wave, MatAre’s latest single “Under A Stone” confronts isolation with upbeat energy and emotional depth. Many people know Matt Rousseau as MatAre. He is a famous singer, songwriter, and very skilled musician from Atlanta, United States. MatAre writes songs that are emotional and mix styles like dream pop, indie rock, post-punk, and new wave. Because he has been away from loved...