When now Austin-based indie pop band Letting Up Despite Great Faults first released their self-titled debut back in 2009, the music scene was completely different. Spotify was nonexistent, and the place where bands got discovered were the wild, wild west of music discovery: Myspace. Just one look at the album artwork for their debut will […]
In a way, Kainalu (Trent Prall)’s music sounds timeless. Even back when he released his first Bloom Lagoon EP (2017) and its pulsing retro-psychedelic debut album Lotus Gate (2019), Kainalu’s music already established itself as a modern approach to glitzy 70s psych and funk, always inspiring its listeners to move. Or at the very least, […]
Get to your nearest mall and head to Hot Topic because it’s 2022 and pop punk has returned in force. Among the influx of bands rejuvenating the scene, there’s Orlando based Ivypaint. Fronted by lead singer Sean Duong, Ivypaint’s infectious brand of energetic melancholy eagerly fills the big shoes of any band that would be […]
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 […]
It’s been a hot minute since we last heard from Dacey, the Vancouver-based alt-pop supergroup made up of musicians Dacey Andrada, Justin Tecson, Joshua Akow, Nathan Chan and Marco Marin. Fresh off of releasing their excellent debut in January, SATIN PLAYGROUND EP (a release that I’ll happily admit I’ve been playing on repeat all year), […]