Premiere: A Sticky, Tropical Mix From The Empresarios
D.C. ensemble The Empresarios calls itself “Tropicaliente,” a portmanteau that sums up the band’s circum-Atlantic sound. The group specializes in an…
Category: Sounds
Straight Out Of High School, Emo Band The Obsessives Plots A Debut Album
The members of nth-wave emo band The Obsessives are fresh out of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School and already zealous songwriters….
Premiere: Marian McLaughlin’s Joyful ‘Kapunkah,’ A Tribute To Thailand
After working on the Fojol Bros. food trucks in D.C. a couple of years ago — rotating between Indian, Ethiopian…
On ‘Rain,’ Color Palette Goes Full-On Sad Synth-Pop
Color Palette mastered an ’80s jangle sound on earlier single “Heartless.” On its newest song, the D.C. band sounds tuned into another…
First Listen: Advance Base, ‘Nephew In The Wild’
Once known as Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, Owen Ashworth explores vivid and morose detail in the second album by his newest project.
Song Premiere: GEMS, ‘Living As A Ghost’
This is a duo meant to make music together. And a song from their debut album is their shimmering dream come true.
Visto Has Got Your Feel-Good Stoner Song Right Here
D.C.-area singer and rapper Visto is a conoisseur of chill: He’s got the drapey garments, chunky jewelry and overall aura…
15 Songs For Your Washington, D.C. Summer
This playlist has been updated to include Visto’s oh-so-summery, brand-new single “Smoke It Down.” We just couldn’t not. —Editor Yes,…
Premiere: ‘Drag + Blur,’ A Slacker-Rock Gem From Princess Reason
If you know ‘90s rock, you’ll know where the latest song from Princess Reason comes from. “Drag + Blur,” the…
For D.C.’s LilBigBrother, Rapping Is About Love And ‘That Bounce’
Warning: This post contains some adult imagery. Growing up in D.C., rapper LilBigBrother knew what it meant to need money….
First Listen: Night Beds, ‘Ivywild’
Winston Yellen’s folk project dims the lights on a new collection inspired by electronic pop and R&B.
First Listen: Chelsea Wolfe, ‘Abyss’
Darkness is never far behind Chelsea Wolfe; if anything, the metallic Abyss chases it with a tenderness that understands the beauty therein.
Premiere: ‘Go Bi,’ An Anthem About Bisexuality From D.C. Indie Rockers BRNDA
The title of “Go Bi,” a new tune from D.C. indie-rock band BRNDA, doesn’t falsely advertise: It’s a song about…
D.C. Rapper Pinky KillaCorn Wants To Be As Ubiquitous As (Yep!) Corn
“I make KillaCorn music,” says Pinky KillaCorn, the rising rapper from uptown D.C. “I make my own genre of music….
Listen To The Sensuous New Single From Rising R&B Duo Abhi//Dijon
When we spoke to Maryland R&B duo Abhi//Dijon in 2014, the two Ellicott City 20-somethings were still figuring out how to refine their…
Color Palette Jangles The Pain Away On New Song ‘Heartless’
On a new track called “Heartless,” Jay Nemeyer takes listeners through his struggle to come to terms with the disappointments and complexities…
Premiere: Sara Curtin’s Soulful ‘Garden Of Ghosts,’ Inspired By The Flora Of Detroit
Sara Curtin’s second album was inspired in part by an unlikely source: culinary provacateur Anthony Bourdain. “Garden of Ghosts,” a soulful, country-tinged track from Curtin’s Michigan…
First Listen: Titus Andronicus, ‘The Most Lamentable Tragedy’
Shakespeare references, a cappella intermissions and sprawling 10-minute tracks aren’t what first spring to mind when thinking about punk albums. But most punk albums aren’t remotely like this one.
Video Premiere: D.C. Garage Punks Bless Get Weird On ‘Tru Bless House’
“Why’d you stay in my house?” asks Bless singer and guitarist Luke Reddick on “Tru Bless House,” stirring bassist Danny…
Barf Troop Member Babeo Baggins Has A Strong New Mixtape, ‘POSI+IVE’
“I love music altogether but rap, specifically, is so freeform,” rapper Babeo Baggins told Bandwidth in March. “It’s literally the…