James Waves
Leftovers – The Delta Waves
5 December 2018
This is a super funky track from the Chicago based funk/jazz/electric group The Delta Waves. It is a really cool instrumental with a lot of twist and turns…
State Line – The Dip
27 November 2018
I came across this song on shuffle from Spotify. 10 seconds into the song I had it saved and downloaded. Theres something about those guitar chords in the beginning that sound so compelling…
Same River Different Current – gerryjams, SABRE
14 November 2018
This song is a straight up jam. love how the song progressively builds up to such a great drop around one minute. The vocals also fit so well with the song…
Cool God – Jack Symes
6 November 2018
This song is so easy going and tells such a great story. It has a Mac Demarco, Twin Peaks, The Districts sound to it which I absolutely love…
Catalina – Jamws
30 October 2018
“electrifying alt-pop” – Digitalhigh
“Delicious rarefied pop” – Indieforbunnies
“Jamws has entered the scene with a confident rigour” – Hidden Herd…
Mr. Davis, You’re Famous – Brian McShea and the Sidemen
16 October 2018
“Mr. Davis, You’re Famous” is an (original) show tune about a con man played by a punk rock band with a screaming sax solo. Carried by three elements; The crunchy rhythm guitar, the explosive horn section, and the wild drumming, “Mr. Davis, You’re Famous” mocks a real-life Boston conman I had the displeasure of knowing…
Freedom – EMM
3 October 2018
“This song is special for a lot of reasons, least of which are the story and the message. Freedom is about how the children of addicts often have to be the adult in the relationship. The song empathizes with the addict while still claiming and recognizing the pain that they have caused…
Picture Day – Gorilla Social
19 September 2018
Formed in late 2017/early 2018, the Chicago native indie-rock band, Gorilla Social, has been found playing the local underground music scene relentlessly. The band has been establishing itself as a major presence with a fresh new sexy sound to indie rock music…
California Sun – The Giving Moon
12 September 2018
This is an awesome song – it has such a catchy rhythm and feel to it. It reminds me a lot of hippo campus and COIN. The mix and sound quality is fantastic as you can tell how perfectly placed all the instruments are in the song…
Used to Know – James Waves
22 August 2018
This is a song that one of my good friends, Jim De La Roca, sang on. What I like about this song is that it is really stripped down and left to the core instruments: 2 guitars, a bass, vocals, and drums…
Love in La – Alex Price
14 August 2018
The song has a groovy summer feel to it. Excellent vocals, smooth feel and mix with clean sounding instruments on the recording. The lyrics flow really well with it.
Imagine – Faime
31 July 2018
This is Faime’s debut single which combines 80’s groovy disco vibes with a modern vocal chop drop. It’s called “imagine” and takes the listener on a soothing experience – perfect to drive to, chill to, or even go for a run!…