A little preamble here. Melina Duterte is a lore figure at From the Intercom. We often cite a prophetic 2018 show at The Glass House Pomona featuring Jay Som and headliner Japanese Breakfast pre-Jubilee, pre-NYT Best Selling author as a foundational reason for the FTI’s existence; in no small part to founder Li-Wei Chu living […]
Chuey (Ashley Chu) and Jeremy Yong are two musicians based in Sydney, Australia, and by the looks of it, they’re cooking up something new together. Chuey, whose work is more electronic and pop oriented, has built up quite an extensive back catalog as a producer and a collaborator. Check out their 2023 project DIPTYCH EP, […]
When I think back to the night when I met Ivoris out in the patio area of Elysium during SXSW 2024, all I can really remember are the colors. The sky was getting dark and the event-goers were getting rowdier as the night went on. With very little external light on the patio, not at […]
Afternoon Bike Ride is a Montreal-based trio (Lia Kurihara, Éloi Le Blanc-Ringuette and David Tanton) who makes music that’s a bit hard to describe — there’s a bit of folktronica in there, ambient noodlings, and some gorgeous experimental sounds mixed into their songs. When “Oh No!” came out a few months ago, our staff just […]
Last week we wrote about how jorud, the solo-project endeavor of Jared Lim, released the title track of his new album, The song. Well, it seems like he’s back again this week with a track that’s almost the complete sonic opposite of that blissful lead single. “Wideview” finds the musician venturing into a more energetic […]