October 26, 2018 · FD-078
"Tasha offers songs as serene as the world she hopes to someday live in." - Pitchfork
October 19, 2018 · FD-080
"Expressive, approachable and steeped in trendy attitude, Moaning Lisa are the Canberra rockers you just wanna be friends with." - Happy Mag
October 5, 2018 · FD-075
"If Lydia Davis grew up crying to K Records tapes, or if Ray Carver was haunted by coastal loneliness instead of suburban dread." - Paste
August 24, 2018 · FD-074
"There’s something to be said for the intrigue of a discomforting welcome. Issaquah-based singer-songwriter Whitney Ballen greets listeners to her new album with a guitar riff that aurally feels like bugs creeping and crawling over one’s skin, only to be followed by her whispery vocals that send a shiver up the spine before giving way to banshee wails as waves of crashing instrumental sounds build. It’s a jarring introduction that prevents any chance at complacent listening. - Seattle Weekly
June 8, 2018 · FD-066
"A burnt-out, dreamy haze that feels tentative about life’s uncertainties even as it sounds supremely confident." - Stereogum
May 18, 2018 · FD-072
"As Remember Sports charts a new path forward, they re-emerge as a band that'll be hard to forget." - NPR Music
April 6, 2018 · FD-065
"Owning Dancing Is Depressing, like Dancing Is Depressing, is a once-in-a-lifetime special thing." - The Fader
March 27, 2018 · FD-073
“Milky Milk” is the new single from Dama Scout, the eclectic trio from London fronted by Eva Liu (vocals, guitar), joined by childhood friends Luciano Rossi (bass, keys) and Danny Grant (drums). Established in Glasgow, the band draw their name, in part, from the protagonist of Harper Lee’s ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ prefixed by ‘Dama’, meaning woman or deer. “Milky Milk” takes cues from the band’s influences of Can and Francois Hardy, creating an elastic performance, building tension through the push and pull of dynamics and tempo - culminating in the relief of the euphoric end section.
March 9, 2018 · FD-069
"It's a homebody anthem with groovy drums, like a DIY take on ’60s girl-group percussion. It also showcases Shamir's charming diction, particularly on the speedily sung verse melodies." - The Fader
February 23, 2018 · FD-063
"Whether she’s barrelling down an interstate or outgrowing a lover, McClellan’s music captures the thrill of changing emotions." - Pitchfork
January 26, 2018 · FD-062
"On their debut as a trio, Phantom Posse singer-songwriter Nadia Hulett and members of Ava Luna play with open-ended questions and experimental pop zest." - Pitchfork
December 15, 2017 · FD-068
“One of London’s most promising new bands” - NME
November 17, 2017 · FD-059
"Sharp, smart burst of colour" - GoldFlakePaint
November 3, 2017 · FD-064
"Revelations feels like Shamir's most vulnerable and sure-footed work; its stripped-down, self-produced songs are brimming with self-assurance and confidence, even in the midst of anxiety and heartache." - NPR
October 20, 2017 · FD-061
"Half the band’s charm comes from their chemistry together and the way that their songs barrel towards a ramshackle conclusion." - Stereogum
October 6, 2017 · FD-057
“Top 8″ is a great example of the economical yet effective songwriting that marks the current crop of Seattle talent, which often uses goofiness and likability as a way to get to the tender vulnerabilities at the heart of everyday life." - Stereogum
September 8, 2017 · FD-056
"Pardoner’s sludgy rock is poised and calculated in its messiness" - Pitchfork
June 2, 2017 · FD-058
"This first single from the band's debut self-titled EP is a great example of why Art School Jocks self-applied the description "existential basement pop," with its hooky melody and weighty subject matter." - NPR All Songs Considered
May 5, 2017 · FD-051
"'Living Room' is a wistful breakdown about the spaces we create for ourselves, both literal and metaphorical, and what happens when we want to or plan for someone else to move in." -Stereogum
April 7, 2017 · FD-050
"Loose Tooth have amassed a reputation as one of the rowdiest, most unpredictable bands in the Philly underground, hopscotching between post-hardcore, midwestern emo, scuzz-rock, and slacker pop." - Pitchfork
April 7, 2017 · FD-055
"Their twee stylings could easily become sickly sweet to a fault if mishandled, but Luciano’s honeyed voice makes the sentimental songwriting relatable. The rickety guitar lines and Noah Bowman’s efficient drumming help carry the song’s playful pop melody. As of yet, Diet Cig show no signs of growing pains." - Pitchfork
March 24, 2017 · FD-049
"Late night's favorite misfits have started a power pop trio and man oh man are they catchy." - Noisey
March 3, 2017 · FD-054
""dOn't turn me Off" drips with positivity. It's the kind of song that makes you want to gather all your best friends and take on the world, and it might just be the soundtrack to your 2017 breakout moment." - NPR
February 24, 2017 · FD-052
"The music that Lætitia Tamko makes as Vagabon often plays with scale. She writes both towering, sandpaper-scuffed rock riffs and gentle drone miniatures, often juxtaposing both against one another in the same song—taking equal pleasure in mountains and molehills." - Pitchfork
November 11, 2016 · FD-045
"Slop is slow, poignant, and deceptively complex. Overcast guitar lines weave around one another with the plodding intricacy of Bedhead’s most winding works." - Pitchfork
October 14, 2016 · FD-048
"Without losing their edge, Never Young have embraced some pop melodics, which make new songs like the indignant "Soap" irresistible." - The Fader
