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“I have done the most in the past wanting to try and find my sound,” Jay told me over text after I’d listened to the EP (and screamed at how amazing it is). This EP is the opposite of that statement, everything about it feels as natural as breathing. It’s an account of digging to find yourself and finding that you love who you’ve become and who you’ve always been. 

Dazedly, I stare into blankets of snow outside my dirty window listening to the melancholic ambience of “Gaia”, a new creative venture from Amy Joe. Colored with dizzy guitar strums nearly punching the sound waves as they emerge, the dissonant qualities of the intro distort the air around me. Like waves emanating from hot pavement in the distance, the song dances through space like a vapor. 

I find myself on the other side of this dreamscape now attentive to Amy Joe’s simple yet definitive message of care for the earth....

The latest offering from L.A. based darkpop artist, Samantha Stone is a true gem: a 2:22 single entitled “Wide Awake.” Stone wastes no time unleashing her heartfelt melancholy, accompanied by an incredible drum and guitar groove. Her longing, amplified by the warmth and presence of live instruments, brings a flood of mid-2000’s nostalgia. At the very center of this dreamscape, we find ourselves floating somewhere between reality and the immaterial. Stone’s voice, though distant, pulls us back into our bodies and more importantly, right into another relentlessly catchy chorus. It is somehow mysterious and familiar all at once -- It...