There was a time when the only things coming out of a teenager’s bedroom would be a creeping atmosphere of existential despair, the dying gargles of video game bosses, ‘Disintegration’ and the stench ...

“I have been producing dark wave, new wave, pop, and indie electro music for a number of years, and I specialize in creating dark lyrics with palatable vocal and instrumental hooks,” says ...

When Olivia Rodrigo took over the world with "drivers license" at the top of 2021, critics like me scrambled to point out reference points for the trembling piano ballad, which simultaneously felt ...

California singer-songwriter Cuco (aka Omar Banos) makes distinctively woozy bedroom pop that mixes vocals in Spanish and English with laid-back beats, fuzzy guitar reverb, synth wash, 808s, and the ...

A 12-date tour that includes an Aug. 1 stop at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica unites indie rocker Robin Skinner, who records and tours as Cavetown, with collaborators/friends Ricky Montgomery, mxmtoon ...

“My TV ain’t HD, that’s too real,” sang Frank Ocean in his Channel Orange standout, “Sweet Life.” This motif did not only describe Frank’s preference for low-definition videos, but was also ...

Billie Eilish, Girl in Red and others have clocked millions of streams from music made at home. Mac DeMarco, Ariel Pink and others explain why we need to embrace this lo-fi recording ‘I’m famous for ...

It's been six long years since California native and multi-instrumentalist Melina Duterte released new material as Jay Som. In the interim, we've swapped Swiftie friendship bracelets, filled up on ...

Brooklyn-based label Orchid Tapes was founded in 2010 by Warren Hildebrand, who's also behind the dreamy Foxes in Fiction project. Boring Ecstasy: The Bedroom Pop of Orchid Tapes serves as a strong ...