Tag: Casey McQuillen unveils new music titled Better

The Shrubs Bring Sweaty, Analog Urgency to “Let Us In”

Houston-based psych-rock duo The Shrubs return with "Let Us In", a frantically catchy single that basically sugarcoats a societal breakdown in layers of infectious fuzz. https://open.spotify.com/album/4DHZnz49JHoaX6Ce0uAdd6?si=xvATg3GHRyS6lHn1pLjiNw Miguel and Sophie have a fascinating knack for dragging fifty-year-old analog reel-to-reels and gritty cassettes into modern digital landscapes. Here, they have engineered a massive, heavily distorted wall of sound that races forward with a sweaty, desperate urgency. You catch...

Wilhelm Strips Down To Essentials In “Wake Me In The Sunrise”

Lo-fi Folk Artist Wilhelm Trades Complex Arrangements for Raw Intimacy in Third Album "Wake Me In The Sunrise" Wilhelm has drawn people in again with his new album "Wake Me in the Sunrise". This record is a unique mix of real feeling and stories. After the success of his 2023 song "The Creek," Wilhelm has taken a more simple approach that puts emotional lyrics ahead of...

“Better” Arrives: Casey McQuillen Curates Her Peace

Casey McQuillen’s single “Better” arrives not with a bang, but with the quiet, decisive click of a well-made lock securing a door. It’s pop...