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Queen City Sounds Podcast S6E01: Low Cut Connie – Queen City Sounds and Art

AUTORHYTHM’s Retrofuturist Krautrock Pop Single “Symmetry” is Imbued With an Intense Sense of Hope – Queen City Sounds and Art

applied communications Deftly Weaves Sly Cultural References Into Surreal Indie Pop Single “cowboy bebop & eric’s trip” to Cathartic Effect – Queen City Sounds and Art

Best Shows in Denver and Beyond June 2026 – Queen City Sounds and Art

Tugboat Captain’s Moody Dream Pop Single “Us & The Moon” is Brimming With a Palpable Sense of Affection and Vulnerability – Queen City Sounds and Art

Layer Cake’s Jangle Pop Single “numb” Lends Heartbreak and Heartache a Cathartic Sense of Hope – Queen City Sounds and Art

Reindeer Flotilla’s Synth Pop Single “Chef’s Knife” is a Vibrant Song About Navigating Challenging Situations – Queen City Sounds and Art

Skinny Dippers’ Cosmic Folk Song “When You Were It” Evokes a Warmly Reflective Immediacy – Queen City Sounds and Art

Young Allies Debut Single “Fingers Entwined” is an Infectious New Wave Power Pop Song About the Joys and Pitfalls of Human Relationships – Queen City Sounds and Art

Brooklyn Doran’s Melancholic and Expansive “Heavy Hurt” is a Song About Mourning Irreconcilable Differences – Queen City Sounds and Art

Josaleigh Pollett Examines Seeing and Being Truly Seen By Others on Shoegaze Infused Pop Single “The Witness” – Queen City Sounds and Art

Jupe Jupe’s Post-Punk New Wave Single “A Game of Wait and See” is a Song About the Downside of the Attention Economy – Queen City Sounds and Art

Dustin O’Halloran’s Modern Classical Song “Fragile N.1” Conveys a Deep Sense of Gentleness and Warmth – Queen City Sounds and Art

Spices Peculiar and Sunswept Carry Us on a Soothing and Transcendental Journey Across Time on Ambient Jazz Improv Track “7/9/25” – Queen City Sounds and Art

Queen City Sounds Podcast S5E50: Wheelchair Sports Camp – Queen City Sounds and Art

Twin Court Fuses Javanese Gamelan Aesthetic and Pastoral Folk Post-Rock for New Single “Wildfires” – Queen City Sounds and Art

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Alden Hellmuth Leans Into Hard Bop Free Jazz Entropy on “Face the Wall” – Queen City Sounds and Art

Jennie Gillespie Mason Presents Human Love as a Path to Higher Consciousness on Psychedelic Folk Song “Rungs of Love” – Queen City Sounds and Art

The Wheel Workers’ Brightly Atmospheric Indie Pop Single “Rainbows” is a Song About Reclaiming Joy From an Oppressive Culture – Queen City Sounds and Art

Mock Media Sheds Light on the Narratives Working Against One’s Happiness on Power Pop Single “Rat Bastard” – Queen City Sounds and Art

NESYA’s “PUT THE FRIES IN THE BAG” Should be the R&B Darkwave Electronic Dance Club Hit of the Summer – Queen City Sounds and Art

Fan Girl’s Noisy Slowcore Single “Worth It?” is a Song About Emotional Disconnect and Quiet Devatation – Queen City Sounds and Art

Jeki’s Sultry Neo Soul Single “Hold On” Coaxes Us to Be Kind To Ourselves and Live Rather Than Strive – Queen City Sounds and Art

Queen City Sounds Podcast S5E48: White Satan – Queen City Sounds and Art

Queen City Sounds Podcast S5E47: George Usher – Queen City Sounds and Art

The Dead Century Offers a Refreshing Take on the Breakup Song on Impassioned Power Pop Single “Hey Chicago” – Queen City Sounds and Art

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“After the Masquerade (Refashioned)” Casts Shaela Miller’s Americana Synth Pop Original Into a Vibrant Dark Wave Mode – Queen City Sounds and Art

“Behold!” by Radium88 is Like the Avant-Garde Synthpop Soundtrack to a Retro-Futurist Dystopian Novel – Queen City Sounds and Art

Unwed Sailor’s Instrumental Post-Rock Single “Don’t Let Go” is a Buoyant Celebration of Personal Connection – Queen City Sounds and Art

Forever Factory’s Darkly Humorous and Surreal Post-Punk Single “Never Boring” Weighs the Options of Social Activities and Self-Isolating – Queen City Sounds and Art

Lukka Celebrates the Multitudes Within Each of Us on Psychedelic Synth Pop Single “Tomboi” – Queen City Sounds and Art

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Queen City Sounds Podcast E5E45: Keith Carne – Queen City Sounds and Art

Madrid Exit’s Dark R&B Pop Single “July” (ft. Delachute) is Like Deep Mood Music For an Elevated Found Footage Horror Film – Queen City Sounds and Art

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Kid Sistr Makes an Exuberant Case for Dropping the Egotistical Gaslighter Out of Your Life on Epic Grunge Folk Single “Maniac” – Queen City Sounds and Art

Macro/micro Taps Into the Dark IDM and Thriller Soundtracks for the Beat-Driven Menace of “Paperclip Maximizer” – Queen City Sounds and Art

La Sécurité’s Playful No-Wave Pop Single “Snack City” is an Upbeat Song About How Bread and Circuses is No Longer Enough – Queen City Sounds and Art

Susurrus Station’s Cosmic Pastoral Pop Single “Meshes of the Afterlife” is a Peak Into a More Tranquil and Nurturing Future – Queen City Sounds and Art

Queen City Sounds Podcast S5E44: Best Local Albums of 2025 – Queen City Sounds and Art

Booma Bitz’s Cinematic Ambient Single “A Pufferfish About to Pop” is a Poetic Evocation of Hospital Bed Daydreaming – Queen City Sounds and Art

The Poor Luckies Deliver Tales of Getting Through Life’s Dull and Rough Patches on Ferocious Garage Punk Single “Time’s Not Your Friend” – Queen City Sounds and Art

Landroid’s Retro-Futurist Disco Synth Pop Single “Say My Name” is a Perfect Sound for Summer – Queen City Sounds and Art

Two-Man Giant Squid’s Irreverent Post-Punk Dance Song “3 Hits” is a Sharp Commentary on the Pitfalls of Operating in Modern Music Culture – Queen City Sounds and Art

Eric Angelo Bessel’s Space Ambient Single “Upstate” Evokes the Mood of Seeing the Earth Revealed by Moonlight – Queen City Sounds and Art

The Huntress and Holder of Hands Delve Into the Conflicted Human Condition on Doom Folk Song “Promethean” – Queen City Sounds and Art

Soft No’s Post-Punk Emo Single “Oxford Street” Is an Exuberant But Heartbreaking Portrait of Friendship and Loss – Queen City Sounds and Art

Hissuae’s Cinematic, Intimate and Transcendent Art Pop Single “Guilty Pleasure” Mixes the Personal With the Mythical – Queen City Sounds and Art

Genre Is Death Savage Inauthentic Aspirations on No Wave Punk Single “Attractive People” – Queen City Sounds and Art

Tory Silver’s Wistful and Hopeful Indie Pop Single “Microwave” Comforts With Images of Reliably Necessary Daily Rituals – Queen City Sounds and Art

The Empty Page Eviscerates the Destructive Anti-Aging Rhetoric of Our Society on Brooding Post-Punk Single “A Feminine Ending” – Queen City Sounds and Art

Florence Dore Gives Voice to the Frustrations of Academic Bureaucracy on Rousing Americana Rock Song “Twelve Great Minds (Department Meeting)” – Queen City Sounds and Art

Lukka’s Synth-Infused Dream Pop Single “Fabric of the Cosmos” is a Ballad of Acceptance of a Universe in a Constant State of Flux – Queen City Sounds and Art

Unwed Sailor’s Brisk and Warm “West Coast Prism” is the Soundtrack to the Anticipation of a Future Road Trip – Queen City Sounds and Art

Field Hospitals’s Romantically Nostalgic “Everyfire” is a Jangle Pop Post-Punk Ballad About Reconnecting With One’s Passions – Queen City Sounds and Art

Lucille Two’s “What’s In My Mind” is a Hazy Slowcore Song About Moving on From a Relationship That Has Already Crumbled – Queen City Sounds and Art

Fugue State’s “Dark” is an Ambient Jazz Dream Pop Song That Soothes and Stirs the Imagination – Queen City Sounds and Art

Blvckhndz Boosts Community Protection on Darkwave Hip-Hop Single “I Am Your Neighbor” – Queen City Sounds and Art

Mindy Gledhill Inspires Finding Everyday Wonders Around You on Dream Folk Single “Hidden Pictures” – Queen City Sounds and Art

“Places, Everyone” by Halou is a Sensuous, Industrial Downtempo Portrait of Messianic Egomania. – Queen City Sounds and Art

Oski XD Doski’s “Bonny Wraith” is a Culture Jamming Collage of Post-Punk Psychedelic Folk – Queen City Sounds and Art

Madeline Goldstein’s Darkwave Single “One Star One Body” is a Synthpop Song of Personal Liberation From Personal and Social Limitations – Queen City Sounds and Art

“Spin Glass” by storyinsoil is an Ambient IDM Piece That Sounds Like the Score of a Utopian, Existential Science Fiction Drama From the ‘70s – Queen City Sounds and Art

The Title Track to Lizzy Rose’s New Album Faultlines is an Indiepop Map to Emotional Health in a Time of Catastrophe – Queen City Sounds and Art

The Noisy’s “Ballerino” is a Heartwarming and Affectionate Indie Rock Tribute to a New Romance – Queen City Sounds and Art

Reykjavik Kids’ “Hyper Etrian (Gleaming Universe)” is a Buoyant and Immersive Synth Pop Song About Unplugging From the Attention Economy – Queen City Sounds and Art

Silver Liz’s Electro-Shoegaze Single “Dream More Vivid” is a Sustained State of Dreamlike Bliss – Queen City Sounds and Art

Mactier’s Hypnotic and Melancholic Post-Punk Song “Fade Away” Captures What It Feels Like to Struggle to Let Go Long After You Should – Queen City Sounds and Art

“I Used To See Her On The Way Home from School and She Lit Up The Sky with her Beauty” by Dylan Henner is a Transcendent Expression of an Adolescent Experience of Infatuation – Queen City Sounds and Art

CATBEAR Tells Us How Self-Acceptance is Attainable on Breezy Synth Pop Single “It’s Okay” – Queen City Sounds and Art

don’t get lemon’s “Paid Holiday” is Like a Synth Pop Theme Song For a Jared Hess Comedy – Queen City Sounds and Art

&Tilly and BlauDisS Elicit a Deep Sense of Existential Drift on Dream Pop Song “Chaotic Neutral” – Queen City Sounds and Art

Madeline Goldstein’s Commanding Synth Pop Single “My Own Design” Reigns in a Spiral Into Anxiety and Panic – Queen City Sounds and Art

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Taleen Kali Disentangles Ego From Self-Transformation on Urgent Shoegaze Single “Crossed” – Queen City Sounds and Art

Joyer’s Indie Shoegaze Single “Glare of the Beer Can” is Warmly Rendered Portrait of Fond Reverie – Queen City Sounds and Art

Blue Tomorrows Savors Heartfelt Romantic Memories in the Wake of Heartache on Dream Pop Single “Colorado”​ – Queen City Sounds and Art

Girl Wilde Perfectly Expresses the Sound of the Disassociating Crashout of Romantic Disappointment on Glitch Pop Single “if love skips this lifetime, i’ll die in my room” – Queen City Sounds and Art

Eric Angelo Bessel’s Ethereal Ambient Single “Non-digetic Sound” Evokes a Sense of Mystery and Connection – Queen City Sounds and Art

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Night Teacher’s Beautifully Brooding Slowcore Single “New Cage” is an Exploration of the Panopticon of Social Media – Queen City Sounds and Art

Mark Ohai’s Moody and Surreal Post-Punk Single “Postoy” Conveys a Strong Sense of Resignation and Hope – Queen City Sounds and Art

CATBEAR Evokes a Deep Sense of Regret and Yearning in the Immersive, Soulful Synthpop of “Darkness” – Queen City Sounds and Art

Ehsan Matoori’s “Fountain of Eternity” Sets Rumi’s Mystic Poetry to Dance Choreography and Stirring Modern Persian Classical Music – Queen City Sounds and Art

Peter Litvin’s Don’t Break It” is a Humorous and Dramatic, Psychedelic Breakup Song – Queen City Sounds and Art

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Pictureplane’s Introspective “Weeping Sky” is a Slow Jam For the Late Night Dance Floor – Queen City Sounds and Art

Slouching’s “Medialyte” is an Ambient Coldwave Song Evocative of Retro Science Fiction Noir – Queen City Sounds and Art

“Marina pt. 2” is an Ambient Jazz Fusion Portrait of Leisure Times in the Coastal Subtropics – Queen City Sounds and Art

Birdie Swann Sisters & King Black Acid Embrace the Messy Aspects of Being a Passionate Person in Love on “Hurricane” – Queen City Sounds and Art

Carmine Francis Reconciles His Dreams and Existential Anxieties on Tender Psychedelic Folk Pop Single “Too Much” – Queen City Sounds and Art

SAADI Highlights the Strange and Irrational Aspects of Faith on Synthpop Single “Gotcha!” – Queen City Sounds and Art

Springworks’ “Ultraviolet Lullabies” is Like a Psychedelic Garage Folk Theme Song to Isaac Asimov’s Foundation Trilogy – Queen City Sounds and Art

Patrick Shiroishi’s Ambient Noise Rock Piece “Mountain take that wing” is the Sound of Ancient Life Reclaiming Consciousness – Queen City Sounds and Art

Queen City Sounds Podcast S5E31: Ches Smith – Queen City Sounds and Art

Eric Angelo Bessel’s Ambient Single “Scavengers” is an Enigmatic and Haunted Evocation of the Mysteries of Hidden Depths – Queen City Sounds and Art

Queen City Sounds Podcast S5E30: Shonen Knife – Queen City Sounds and Art

King-Mob’s Industrial Post-Punk Single “Buddha Tombing” is Like the Menacing Soundtrack to a David Fincher Thriller – Queen City Sounds and Art

Queen City Sounds Podcast S5E29: In the Company of Serpents – Queen City Sounds and Art

“Let Go/Ascent” by SOHN is the Sound of Both Cosmic Horror and Existential Transcendence – Queen City Sounds and Art

The Analog Detail of loverghost’s “sweet tooth” Render’s Lends Deeply Vulnerable Love Song a Cozy Intimacy – Queen City Sounds and Art

Queen City Sounds Podcast S5E28: Melodies Never Lie – Queen City Sounds and Art

Kramies’ Psychedelic, Orchestral Pop Single “Hollywood Signs” is a Trip From Haunted Headspaces to Tranquil Accceptance – Queen City Sounds and Art

Ana Hausmann’s “nausea-stalgia” is an Organic Ambient Articulation of the Dark Mysteries of Nighttime Streets – Queen City Sounds and Art

Best Shows in Denver and Beyond October 2025 – Queen City Sounds and Art

The Pastoral Grandeur of Dustin O’Halloran’s Minimal Piano Piece “Gold” is an Expression of the Mind Free of the Pressure of Mediated Life – Queen City Sounds and Art

Dag och Natt Leans Into the Acceptance of Impermanence and the Healing Properties of Emotional Drift With Dream Pop Single “Tunis” – Queen City Sounds and Art

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Queen City Sounds Podcast S5E27: Rebecca Pidgeon – Queen City Sounds and Art

Smokey Brights’ “Peace Sign Pentagram” is a Fuzzy Power Pop Anthem to Making One’s Unfulfilled Rock and Roll Dreams Come True – Queen City Sounds and Art

Queen City Sounds Podcast S5E26: Janet Feder – Queen City Sounds and Art

“Lost & Burnt” by Legends of the Seven Golden Vampires is Hypnotic, Noir-Inflected Downtempo – Queen City Sounds and Art

Patrick Shiroishi’s Ambient Jazz Piece “There is no moment in my life in which this is not happening” is a Meditation on the Ongoing, Daily Impact of the Legacy of Racism and Colonialism – Queen City Sounds and Art

Origami Ghosts Travel Through the Ephemeral Charms of Digital Life to the Human Yearning for Analog Connection on Psychedelic Pop Single “Virtual Reality Boy” – Queen City Sounds and Art

Pynch Speaks Eloquently to the Anxiety of an Era of Endless Choices on Genre Eclectic Single “Post-Punk/New-Wave” – Queen City Sounds and Art

“Tarha” is Bombino’s Uplifting, Tuareg Guitar Folk Tribute to Love, Friendship and the Beautiful Tranquility of the Desert – Queen City Sounds and Art

Doc No’s Live Modular Piece “Q-41_QV_050325a” is Charged With the Playful Percussive Tones and Bright, Sustained Harmonics – Queen City Sounds and Art

The Picture Tour Debuts Video For Shoegaze Noir Single “Nobody Cruises Anymore” – Queen City Sounds and Art

Madeline Goldstein’s Darkwave Synth Pop Single “Apogee” is a Deeply Evocative Song About Embracing the Energy of Complicated Feelings – Queen City Sounds and Art

Ava Della Pietra Reclaims Her Power by Turning The Tables on a Shady Lover on Alt-Pop Single “2 can play” – Queen City Sounds and Art

Trentemøller’s Rework and Remix of Tan Cologne’s Shoegaze Single “In Resin” Sounds Like a Daydream of Itself – Queen City Sounds and Art

Fletcher Tucker’s Organic Ritual Drone Track “To Light a Fire” is a Mystical Rite of Birth and Renewal – Queen City Sounds and Art

Minus Bear Evokes a Yearning For True Intimacy and Connection on the Demo Version of “The Pig War” – Queen City Sounds and Art

Queen City Sounds Podcast S5E25: Kyle Hollingsworth – Queen City Sounds and Art

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Angel T33th Moody Dream Pop Single “Mika 2000” is a Tale of Unlikely Love in the Isolated Corners of the Human Intergalactic Diaspora

Elly Kace’s Baroque Pop Single “Even with the lights on” is a Gentle Goodbye to the Lingering Attachments to a Former Love

Riot Grrrl: Denver's Punk Rebellion

The Double Headed Seagull Captures the Joy of Newly Sentient Communication on Ambient IDM Single “Play Artful”

Editrix Embodies the Tantalizing Tension and Apprehensions of Romantic and Physical Desire on Art Punk Single “Flesh Debt”

Scatterbrain’s Hip-Hop Punk Debut “Switch” is a Poignant Look at the Joys and Compromises of Choosing to Live a Creative Life Versus Going Into the Straight World

THISFAR’s Tense Yet Soothing Downtempo Single “Leave Me and Go” Speaks to the Ambient Resignation and Anxieties of Living in a War Torn Nation – Queen City Sounds and Art

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Reiyo The Giant’s Hyper Pop Song “The Show Must Go On” is Otherworldly Downtempo for Fans of Glitchcore

Cartamira’s Downtempo Synth Pop Single “Look at Me” Captures the Yearning Hopefulness of Unrequited Love

Queen City Sounds Podcase S5E21: Suicide Cages

lylyn’s IDM Single “4m Hiero” Flows From Digital to Analog Sounds and Back in its Sparkling Evocation of Joy

S.C.A.B.’s Warmly Melancholic “4th of July” is a Song About Lingering and Unresolved Affection

Mary Middlefield Indulges in the Joys of a Casual Romance on “Summer Affair”

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Big Cairo Fuses Arabic Music, Hip-Hop and EDM on the Bold and Hypnotic “Mesh Rage3”

Velatine’s Moody, Darkwave Pop Single “Till Death Do We Art” is a Heartfelt Statement of Commitment to the Creative Life

In Covert Summons Strong Spirits of Cacophony and Chaos on Noise Metal Post-Punk Single “Nowhere To Turn”

Avery Friedman Untangles the Gnarled Places in the Heart on “New Thing”

DEADSET’s Edgy and Dramatic Post-Punk Single “Party Line” is a Reflection on the Worrying Upswing of Misogyny

The Mae Shi Return as HLLLYH With Apocalyptic, Synth-Infused, Post-Pop Punk Single “Dead Clade”

Chanel Beads Transforms LEYA’s Modern Classical Pop Single “Corners” Into a Haunting Funhouse Mirror Image of Itself

Bad Flamingo’s Noir Pop American Single “Miles” is a Tale of Outlaw Love on the Run

Pillow Prince Powerfully Calls for Empathy in a Time of Great Challenges on Dream Pop Single “Care About”

Springworks’ Psychedelic Pop Single “Bradbury” is a Retrofuturist Commentary on the Nature of Humanity’s Space Exploration

Lula Asplund’s Ambient Drone Composition “Awaken In The Marsh” is Like an Earworm From a David Lynch-ian Universe

J. Eka Suggests Letting Your Creative Success Speak For Itself on Bold Yet Introspective Hip-Hop Single “Talk Less”

Cleo Handler Walks Away From a Relationship With Too Many Granular Demands on Indie Pop Single “rules”

Dream Bodies’ Krautrock Infused Gothic Rock Single “Eclipse” is a Song of Personal Transformation and Transcendence

Baby Grendel Embrace the Madness of Living the Creative Life on Art Punk Single “Hatching”

Frally’s Slowcore Reinvention of Yazoo’s “Only You” Gives it a Heartfelt, Pastoral Resonance

Joseph Salazar Builds a Cosmic Sense of Wonder on Hazy Ambient Synth Track “Everything Is Information”

Queen City Sounds Podcast S5E04: Mike Baggetta of mssv

Lucille Two’s Richly Melodic Synth Pop Single “Seasons” is a Soothing Song About the Art of Letting Go

Brunch Deconstructs the Dark End of Modern Science on Noisy Post-Punk Single “Dr. Benway”

Araz Salek’s “Âshenâ” is Orchestral Yet Intimate Evocation of Melancholic Yet Passionate Yearning

BB Sabina Pushes Back Against Restrictive Notions of Identity on the Gorgeously Expansive Downtempo Post-Punk Single “Multitude”

Errunhrd’s Ambient Slowcore Single “Don’t Drink Chemicals” Vividly Sketches the Inner Edges of Romantic Dysfunction

Rindert Lammers Eases Us Into a State of Tranquil Restfulness on Ambient Jazz Track “Sleep Well Hiroshi Yoshimura”

Isaiah Stone’s Psychedelic Rock and Soul Single “Leavin!” is an Exuberant Anthem of Self-Liberation

Sweets Reflects on Life’s Deep Memories and Personal Transformation on Post-Punk Hip-Hop Single “HOCKEY PUCK”

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Tess Perry’s Vibrant Synth Pop Single “Anemoia” is a Song About Connecting With the Romance of a Time Before Technofeudalism

TR!CKS’ Noise Punk Single “Place 2 Hide” is Humorously Surreal and Sinister

a.MIDI’s 16-bit Ambient Composition “nighttime on earth” is Like a Journey To a Hopeful Future

Piscean Daydreams’ Tranquil Ambient Single “Transmedium” is the Soundtrack to Cosmic and Aquatic Voyages Into Mysterious Spaces

Baby Bats’ Darkwave Techno Single “too much” is a Dance Track Against the Downsides of the Attention Economy

SUNGRAVE’s Post-Metal Epic “Contorta” Reflects the Dynamic Drama of Human Civilization Unraveling

Tapeworms Invite Us Into an Effervescent World Illuminated By Retrofuturist Synthgaze on “Pitch Pop”

VLF’s Synth Punk Single “Fashion” Rages Against the Violent Inhumanity of Late Capitalism’s Demands For Uniformity

Pink Turns Blue Make a Case For Hope in Basic Human Connections on the Melancholic Post-punk Single “Can’t Do Without You”

Twin Court Conveys a Deep Sense of the Mystical Pastoral on Ambient Folk Gamelan Track “Iroh”

Avery Friedman’s “Photo Booth” is a Glittery and Entrancing Song About Daring to Coming Into Your Own

Eliana Glass’s Downtempo Jazz Single “Shrine” is an Impressionistic Evocation of the Deep Places of Memory

Queen City Sounds Podcast S5E3: Nikki O’Neill

Chris Bullinger’s Folk-Inflected Pop Song “Shin” Draws You Into Its Tale of Serendipity With Its Leisurely Charm

Miss Torsion’s Darkwave Pop Single “Too Close To See” is an Enchanting Song About the Perils of Delusional Beliefs

Mikey Demilio Burns Through the Cloak of Dark Memories on the Exuberant Noise Punk Single “2 Dead In New Brunswick”

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RAT BATH Scorches the Foundations of Religious Fundamentalism on Spirited Punk Single “Fuck you and Fuck yur god too”

George Solonos Contemplates Moments of Existential Doubt on Ambient Jazz Single “Why Did You Put Me Here.”

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Pain in the Yeahs Channels the Exhausting Demands of the Attention Economy Into the Upbeat Energy of Synthpop Single “Consumer”

Cici Arthurt’s World Weary Jazz Pop Single “Way Through” is a Song About the Inspiration Deficit in a World Plagued With Marketing

Ceremony Shadows’ Darkwave Dance Single “Prey” is a Song of Solidarity Against Sociopathy

AUS!Funkt’s “Reincarnation Blues” is an Industrial Punk Song About the Constant Need For Reinvention in the Work of Resistance

Cleopatrick’s Bitcrushed, Lo-Fi Single “BAD GUY” is an Anthem Against Being Villainized

Robert Ascroft’s “Dorian Gray” is an Existential Dream Pop Song About Embracing Our Lifelong Becoming

Laurel Smith Takes Down the False Strength of Tough Guy Antics on Lushly Energetic Hip-Hop Single “pink gun”

Emily Kinski’s Dead’s Darkwave Pop Single “Black Light District” is a Celebration of Subculture

A Place To Bury Strangers Rejects the Emptiness of Dystopian Despair on “Plastic Future”

Waves_On_Waves’ Tragically Romantic Single “Bloody Valentine” is a Melodic Earworm of Darkwave Post-Punk

Pink Turns Blue’s “Dancing With Ghosts” is a Song About the Will to Break From Stifling Relationships

Impulse Nine’s Cinematic Epic “Call of the Void” Combines Fiery Doom Drone and Modern Classical Sounds For an Emotionally Charged Journey Through Inner Space

A.M. Architect Sets Your Mind at Ease With the Soothing and Transporting Flow of Downtempo IDM Bliss on “Eli”

Prismia Draws Us Into an Emotional Liminal Space of Connection and Dreams on Synth Pop Single “Blue Hour”

&Tilly and BlauDisS Weave a Downtempo Pop Song About Dreams Deferred on “right//left”

Céline Dessberg’s Single “Selenge” Blends Traditional Mongolian Harp Sounds With Psychedelic R&B Jazz

Lucy Liyou Speaks to the Broken Heart Processing a Love Not Fully Reciprocated on Ambient Pop Single “Arrested”

Funeralcare Breaks Things Off With a Toxic Situation on Synth Pop Single “Marathon”

Alex Wilcox’s Glitch Techno Single “Cut Me” Purges Nervous Energy With Its Furiously Infectious Beats

snapir & Ænie’s Modular Synth Composition “2110: Ash Grey” Evokes a Sense of a Post-Civilization Future

Joan Arnau Pàmies’ Downtempo Techno Jazz Single “Esperança” is a Stirring Piece on Resistance Through Vulnerability

Yspai Bit’s Sophisti-Post-Punk Single “Emptiness” is an Elegant Self-Persuasion to Breaking the Barriers of Traditional Culture

Slung Kicks Out a Hefty Portion of the Turmoil of Family Trauma With the Infectious Fire of “Laughter”

Mora Mothaus Reconciles the Light and the Dark Self in the Brooding Catharsis of Dream Pop Single “Eye.Seek”

Gen’s Moody, Ambient Techno Single “It’s Too Late” Is a Song About Being Gentle With Yourself In Letting Go of Bad Situations

Ceremony Shadows Have Crafted the Perfect Industrial Dance Song of Personal Empowerment and Body Autonomy With “Reclaim”

Cat Ridgeway’s Exuberant Yet Gutting “Sprinter” is a Song About Depression and the Loss of a Friend

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Pink Must’s “Morphe Sun” is a Psychedelic IDM Pop Song That Beckons You Along With Its Otherworldly and Organic Flow

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O Slow’s “Every Time You Come Back, You Come Colder” is a Downtempo Dream Pop Song About the Gradual Dissolution of a Friendship

Envyes’ Video for Lushly Nostalgic Dream Pop Single “Blessings” Emphasizes Life’s Quiet Treasures

KAPUT Claws Back the Peace of Personal Time on Exhilarating Post-Punk Single “Sucker”

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Heavy Feelings Conjures the Essence of Feelings of Not Belonging on No Wave Gothic Rock Single “Breather”

Bending Grid and Jolie Grieco Team Up For a Tale of Love in a Hurry on Synthwave Single “Neon Heat”

Queen City Sounds Podcast S4E49: Extra Kool and Time

Loic Moonmattress’s Ambient Hip-Hop Single “Last Nostalgia” Poignantly Signals Goodbye to a Previous Chapter in Life

BAGGY GRL’s Heady Industrial Dance Single “Love is on the Screen” Comments on the Disconnected Nature of Virtual Associations

“ryder” Finds lilith and V V N Weaving an Irresistible, Neo-Soul-Infused Hip-Hop Spell of Affection and Infatuation

Drew Danburry’s Wintry Indiepop Single “Love” Radiates a Touching Warmth

Oldest Sea Plumbs the Depths of One’s Personal Demons on the Orchestral Folk Single “All Shall Love Me and Despair”

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Evo Auxilium’s Techno-Industrial Post-Punk Single “chop it up!” is a Song About the Comforts of Friendship With One’s Creative Peers

Queen City Sounds Podcast S4E48: Oryx

Haotian’s Ambient Pop Single “Karst Caves” Blends a Sense of Geologic Time With a Personal Emotional Journey

Bad Flamingo’s Dark Americana Pop Single “Frying Pan” is a Cinematic Ballad of Doomed Romance on the Edge

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