thanks god is, frankly, a musician that escapes definition. Primarily a sound artist, they utilize influences from noise/sound collage, post-industrial, and hypnagogic pop  among many other genres, to create tracks that simultaneously resound outwards and rest gently in the heart of the listener.

money for water, a rapper native to Charlotte, North Carolina, crafts subdued, conscious tracks that serve to elevate not only his own artistic capabilities but the Charlotte rap scene as a whole.

hemlock, the project fronted by swamp-raised soul Carolina Chauffe, represents a vast collection of songs spotted across the sweeping plains of America.

Sefu, a Houston-born rapper and producer, continues to develop in his craft with each successive project he releases, utilizing his ear for unique samples and ability to conjure lyrics from the depths of each instrumental.

Rokkai, the multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and producer from Atlanta, Georgia, crafts smooth and uplifting tracks, harnessing his genre-agnostic foundations into the grooves and rhythms of his songs.

This is The Glasshouse, an electronic, post-rock project fronted by Zeke Dukart, cries out from the depths on their newest project, 867, eviscerated by rumbling horns and plaintively spoken lyrics.

Fellers Island, the ambient-pop project of Canadian artist Lagan Horton, presents the listener with tracks that are intimately encounterable, enfolding themselves within the moods and imagist mindset of their creator.

Moribet, the artistic alias of Junmo Yang, is an electronic folk project that communicates profound streams of joy and vulnerability, skillfully layering a definite singer-songwriter ethos with disorienting electronic experimentation.

Leon Raum, a multi-instrumentalist, producer, and DJ from Germany, is a fourth-generation musician whose work spans a breadth of genres, gently floating upon cognitive gulfs and submerging to new depths in his pursuit of the “moment”.

Tendres, an indie artist based in Haifa, Israel, expresses himself through meticulously arranged and strung-out lo-fi tracks, yet his two projects on streaming “Tcatnoc Eye” and “Eye Contact” do not even begin to tell the whole story.

Over hallowed strummings and lonesome harmonica, Riley Getz, under the alias Country Restroom, belts words of suffering and joy, of late nights and early mornings gazing up at grey skies, of feet steeped in dewy grass.

Fail Sake, an indie artist from Sydney, Australia, crafts pieces that are equal parts eerily ominous and warmly comforting, simultaneously shunning the listener while inviting them into the depth of their soundscapes. 

Also a guitarist and vocalist for Tomato Flower, Murphy’s solo venture compiles over a decade of tape-recorded bliss, signifying the formation of a cohesive body out of the depths of his usual collaborative process.

A producer, rapper, sound engineer, and DJ from the Bronx, Benji Socrate$’s skillset is only matched by his ear for the finer points of music production.

Through her roots in Seattle and artistic formation in the underground scene of Montreal, Justen has developed a sound which blends the purity of folk songwriting with the angst and experimentation of alternative composition.

Okko, on his latest project “The Assembly”, showcases himself as a rapper whose potent lyricism is able to swim across splendidly soulful beats.

BeerbellyJake, beyond the waggish name, is an artist with a unique understanding of the inlaid humor and irony of the lo-fi scene, capable of committing himself to a full-bodied vulnerability while simultaneously maintaining the distance presented by raw and, at times, unintelligible vocals and accompanying melodies.

A producer and rapper from the South Bronx, RUNITUPDAY!’s dynamic flows and range of instrumental abilities create unique listening experiences.

21-year-old singer-songwriter, conjurer of dread and solace, of empty desert scapes, of loneliness and solitude and the difference that remains.

Kelly Moonstone, who has been etching her ethereal vocals and clever hooks onto the spines of her tracks since the release of Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange. In recent years, she’s been steadily returning to the grindstone, releasing a song with poetic virtuoso Mavi and, in 2023, was featured on Navy Blue’s critically lauded album Ways of Knowing.