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Kaz Moon has “A lot to explain” in New Single

Kaz Moon - "A lot to explain" - album art - a blurry image of Kaz playing ping pong on a dining room table while inside a home

Recent Articles Indie pop artist Kaz Moon releases the first single “A lot to explain” from his forthcoming project ST*R *NISE. The staccato of the guitar and the descending chords provide an eerie feeling of trepidation in “A lot to explain.” The vocals feel kind of blasé as the lyrics describe a scenario in which the […]

Martin Luke Brown Reminds Us Of Life’s Disclaimer “**it gets better”

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Recent Articles Martin Luke Brown releases his second song of 2023 with the appropriate response to someone who commits to seeing the sunnier side of life regardless of difficult circumstances, “**it gets better.” Martin Luke Brown – “**it gets better” album art What a beautiful day / what a beautiful evening / what a terrible […]

Living Pictures is “Crossing the Bridge” with Debut Album

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Recent Articles Portland and D.C.-based duo Living Pictures have released their debut electronic album, Crossing the Bridge. Living Pictures – Crossing the Bridge album art Portland and D.C.-based duo Living Pictures consists of driven artists and multi-instrumentalists Reif Larsen and Andrew Perreault, who have recently released their debut electronic album, Crossing the Bridge.  In Crossing […]

Y La Bamba Comes to Songbyrd on May 16

Luz Elena Mendoza of Y La Bamba poses in a car

Y La Bamba recently announced the April 28 release of their new album Lucha with the new single, “Dibujos De Mi Alma.” The new album is aptly time for a tour that passes through Washington D.C. with a stop at Songbyrd on May 16. NPR Music said, “[‘Dibujos de Mi Alma’] captures how it feels to yearn for someone while trying to avoid the pitfalls of toxic love.”

Pitchfork acclaimed, “Part wistful indie pop, part psychedelic folk, the lead single from the group’s seventh album, Lucha, makes peace with ambivalence.” Alchemical Records says, “‘Dibujos de Mi Alma’ is Latin psychedelia, juxtaposing sweetly delivered vocals amidst an always engaging ambience and swaying rhythms.”