When From The Intercom first met Pictoria Vark (real name Victoria Park), we found her humbly teaching herself how to skateboard in her music video for “Radio Silence.” Behind this modest temperament, a budding collection of experiences set a solid footing for Park in the DIY world. Park’s talents on bass led to her opening […]
Between marketing for the indie music label Refresh Records, touring as Squirrel Flower’s bassist and running a riveting Twitter campaign for the position as governor of New York, it’s safe to say that 2021 has been a busy year for Pictoria Vark (real name Victoria Park). The arrival of “I Can’t Bike”, however, sees the […]
From the slumberous shoegaze musings of 2016 debut album Sunless, to more placid slowcore impressions in 2018’s False Baptism and lush art rock temperaments of 2020’s Tired and True EP, the songs of Portland-based Uchinanchu American artist Maya Stoner–who performs under the name Floating Room–have hovered above a slew of genres throughout their time in DIY […]
Usually you’d hear an artist finding their footing in a debut album. That isn’t so much the case for Los Angeles-based musician Lexi Vega, who performs under the stage name Mini Trees. After two EPs (with Slip Away topping From The Intercom’s Best EPs of 2020), her debut album Always in Motion sees her at […]
Following their atmospheric debut album Floaters and their splendid sophomore effort October Song, Lightning Bug’s third album A Color of the Sky gleams with honesty and acceptance. Dazzling instrumental arrangements and introspective lyrics see the band at their most mature and refined. These marks of growth might give the impression that the album has reached […]