Folk
Album: Don't Go Throwing Roses In My Grave
Description: something deeply hopeful and reassuring
Listen to First: "Don't Go Throwing Roses In My Grave"
Artist: The Heavy Hours
Album: Gardens
Description: warm-hearted, open-armed alternative rock
Listen to First: "Take My Heart (I'll Take Yours Too)"
Artist: Michael Lane
Album: Take It Slow
Description:
Listen to First: "Take It Slow"
Indie
Artist: Archil & Leon
Album: Blooming
Description: two sensitive and intuitive beings on the same wavelength from day one
Listen to First: "Loving You"
Artist: Beach House
Album: Once Twice Melody
Description: a lot of new sounds, but many of the drum machines, organs, keyboards, and tones that listeners may associate with previous BEACH HOUSE records
Listen to First: "Superstar"
Artist: BROODS
Album: Space Island
Description: extra comfy for you to feel your feelings
Listen to First: "Piece of My Mind"
Artist: Liam Benzvi
Album: Acts of Service
Description: soul seeking / yearning / longing / crisp
Listen to First: "Hypno"
Artist: Monsoon
Album: Ghost Party
Description: music that dips between the conscious and subconscious
Listen to First: "Dont Move"
Artist: Oliver Tree
Album: Cowboy Tears
Description: internet based vocalist, producer, writer, director and performance artist
Listen to First: "Cowboys Don't Cry"
Artist: Shout Out Louds
Album: House
Description: sonic pastiche of murky new wave guitar sounds and sweet melodies
Listen to First: "As Far Away As Possible"
Artist: Wynona Bleach
Album: Moonsoake
Description: an Alternative Rock band
Listen to First: "Drag"
Jazz
Artist: Alison Shearer
Album: View From Above
Description: a saxophonist with tremendous style, lyricism and intuition
Listen to First: "Breathe Again"
Pop
Artist: Sammi
Album: Silver
Description: story of heartbreak, tragedy, healing, faith, love, and resilience
Listen to First: "Someday"
Rock
Artist: A Will Away
Album: Stew
Description: carefully constructed narratives and contextual clues
Listen to First: "Re-Up"
Artist: Goodbye June
Album: See Where The Night Goes
Description: hard rock licks with deep South blues and gospel swing
Listen to First: "Step Aside"
Artist: Kendra Morris
Album: Nine Lives
Description: conjures imagery evocative of road trips to weird and wonderful places
Listen to First: "This Life"
Artist: The Skinner Brothers
Album: Soul Boy II
Description: a riotous, rebellion-tinged British band
Listen to First: "Culture Non-Stop"
Artist: Youth Sector
Album: Adult Contemporary EP
Description: five-piece art-rock outfit
Listen to First: "Is Blood"
Roots
Artist: The Infamous Stringdusters
Album: Toward the Fray
Description: the beginning of a new chapter in our journey as a band
Listen to First: "I Didn't Know"
Alternative
Artist: The Thing With Feathers
Album: Sundays In The South EP
Description: the best elements of Rock, Dance, and Pop to create an amalgam of booty shakin’-infused Alternative Rock with irresistible vocals and impeccable production
Listen to First: "Lights Down Low"
This list is created by listening to all the releases listed on Consequence. If you have an upcoming release that you’d like to be considered for a future list, please fill out the "New Artist Submission" form on our site with the above information as well as a link to listen.
Please note: submission does not guarantee inclusion.
All band descriptions and genres come from their own words on either Spotify, Bandcamp, SoundCloud, social media, or their website. If our “Listen To First” song by an artist was unavailable on SoundCloud, we have tried (when possible) to replace it with another recent song. Our playlists are also available on Spotify. Other streaming services coming soon.