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Writer, musician, itinerant filmmaker
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Pullman’s “Bray” is a Cinematic, Uplifting and Gently Urgent Flow of Invigorating Tonal Textures
Pullman, photo courtesy the artists Pullman released its new album III via Western Vinyl on January 9, 2026 (vinyl, digital download, streaming). The group comprised of Ken Brown (Tortoise/Directio…
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January 24, 2026 at 6:50 AM
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Silver Liz’s Trip-Hop Glitch Pop Single “Trixie’s Crying” is an Affectionate and Playful Song About Helping to Uplift a Struggling Friend
Silver Liz, photo courtesy the artists Silver Liz’s third album appropriate titled III comes out January 30, 2026 (very limited edition vinyl, digital download and streaming) and its string of sing…
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January 24, 2026 at 6:12 AM
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La LEURENTOP’s Percussion-Driven Avant-Pop Single “The Darkness” is a Song About Embracing the Shadow Side of Ourselves to Come Into Our True Bloom
La LEURENTOP, photo courtesy the artist La LEURENTOP uses a spare, tribal drum pattern to establish a rooted rhythm for “The Darkness.” The song feels and sounds like a personal ritual, a repeating…
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January 21, 2026 at 6:02 AM
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Chris Canipe Notes the Absurd Elements of Societal Collapse While Mourning the Destruction on Jangle Pop Single “Barely Stitched”
Chris Canipe and band, photo courtesy the artist Chris Canipe has penned a song to encompass the state of the American body politic at this moment. “Barely Stitched” lists examples of the crassness…
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January 20, 2026 at 5:35 AM
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Sasha & The Bear Create a Space to Lean Into One’s Feelings of Emotional Abandonment on Downtempo Dream Pop Single “Peaches”
Sasha & The Bear, photo courtesy the artists Sasha & The Bear display a command of mood and pace on “Peaches.” The warm and intimate vocals are reflective and soulfully melancholic are fram…
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January 18, 2026 at 6:36 AM
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Next epidoe of Queen City Sounds Podcast is my interview with Ravish Momin of Turning Jewels Into Water. They play The Bug Theater on 1/24/26.
Queen City Sounds Podcast S5E42: Turning Jewels Into Water
Turning Jewels Into Water, photo by Ed Marshall Turning Jewels Into Water is a project with composer/percussionist/turntablist Val Jeanty and percussionist/composer/electronic musician Ravish Momin…
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January 16, 2026 at 5:30 AM
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New episode of Queen City Sounds Podcast with Lily Conrad aka babybaby4ever. Her album release show is 2/7/26 at Hi-Dive.
Queen City Sounds Podcast S5E41: babybaby4ever
babybaby4ever, photo by LK Konkoli Over the last handful of years discerning fans of synth pop in Denver that have been fortunate enough to witness a babybaby4ever show have an artist worthy of her…
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January 14, 2026 at 5:33 AM
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Wishing Well Divers’ “Water Magic” is an IDM Psychedelic Ambient Jazz Trek Into a State of Inner Calm
Wishing Well Diverse, photo by Steven Mizener “Water Magic” from the new Wishing Well Divers album home sick home (released January 8, 2026) immediately launches into an eclectic stream of interwea…
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January 13, 2026 at 5:51 AM
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Now complete.
Best Shows in Denver January 2026
Cherished celebrates the release of its self-titled debut LP at Hi-Dive on 1/22/26 Angel Band, photo by Tom Murphy Friday | 01.02What: Angel Band w/Ryan Wong, Fishlegs, Elaine and NimonaWhen: 7Wher…
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January 8, 2026 at 5:54 AM
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Sara Diana’s Lushly Rendered “Is That Blood?” is a Dark Dream Pop Song About Passion and Trust
Sara Diana, photo courtesy the artist “Is That Blood?” begins with a spare but urgent piano line before Sara Diana’s strong and soulful vocals come in with a brooding backdrop of cycling low end an…
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January 7, 2026 at 5:42 AM
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First Day of Spring’s Art Rock Post-Punk Single “PARTYZEIT!” is a Song About Facing One’s Fears and Personal Failings With Integrity and Creativity
First Day of Spring, photo courtesy the artist First Day of Spring on its driving and eclectic single “PARTYZEIT!” sounds a little like Happy Mondays if that band was inspired more by Krautrock. Bu…
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January 7, 2026 at 5:21 AM
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Jupe Jupe’s Passionate Post-Punk Single “Cane” is a Call to Embracing One’s Vulnerability as a Path to Self-Liberation
Jupe Jupe, photo courtesy the artists Jupe Jupe is set to release its new album King of Sorrows on February 7, 2026 on vinyl, digital download and streaming. Ahead of that event the Seattle-based p…
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January 6, 2026 at 6:04 AM
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Just getting this started.
Best Shows in Denver January 2026
Cherished celebrates the release of its self-titled debut LP at Hi-Dive on 1/22/26 Angel Band, photo by Tom Murphy Friday | 01.02What: Angel Band w/Ryan Wong, Fishlegs, Elaine and NimonaWhen: 7Wher…
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January 2, 2026 at 5:27 AM
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DOMUS Conjure Feelings of Cosmic Uncertainty on Ambient IDM Single “Unavoidable Cycles”
DOMUS, photo courtesy the artists Thobias Eidevald and Henrik Sunbring of DOMUS are not utility members of Sinoia Caves but the beautifully saturated synth tone on “Unavoidable Cycles” has a simila…
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January 2, 2026 at 4:43 AM
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“I will eternally miss you when the abyss finally disintegrates me” by the fear of death and the end of time is a Gutting Depiction of the Last Days of Humanity
“I will eternally miss you when the abyss finally disintegrates me” by the fear of death and the end of time is in fact not a song by an early 2000s emocore band nor is it post-rock. The sentence o…
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January 2, 2026 at 3:38 AM
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SloNewsLife’s Lo-Fi Indiepop Single “Ansible” is a Tender Recollection of Loss and Connection With Memories of Family
SloNewsLife, image courtesy the artist The title track of SloNewsLife’s September 13, 2025 EP ansible has a fragile and lo-fi quality that sounds refreshing in an era of excessive production and wh…
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January 1, 2026 at 6:18 AM
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Variety Hour’s Electro-Post-Punk Pop Single “I’m On Fire” is the Sound of Someone Who Has Chosen to Break With a Stifling Status Quo
Variety Hour, photo courtesy the artists “I’m On Fire” by Variety Hour sounds on the surface like a moody indie rock song with a minimal rhythm guitar riff at the beginning of the song. But as it a…
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January 1, 2026 at 5:52 AM
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GUMDROP Subverts the Process of Keeping Up With Beauty Standards in Late Stage Capitalism on New Wave Hyperpop Single “EYE CANDY”
GUMDROP, photo courtesy the artists GUMDROP’s winning blend of 80s New Wave and hyperpop is fully realized on the “EYE CANDY” single. Warping and lingering guitar riffs drip like the confections th…
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January 1, 2026 at 5:33 AM
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Dax References Forrest Gump in the Video for “Diary Of A Trying Man” is a Vehicle for Processing Deep Heartache
Dax, image courtesy the artist The video treatment for Dax’s new single “Diary Of A Trying Man” deftly borrows the scene from the Forrest Gump as a visual reference point. And the song with its loo…
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January 1, 2026 at 4:58 AM
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Trip Tease’s Synthwave Single “Acapulco Wave” Evokes Stylish 80s and 90s Cinema Thrillers
Trip Tease, photo courtesy the artist Trip Tease’s “Acapulco Wave” sounds like the opposite mood of winter and its bright, saturated synthwave tones are a welcome bit of musical warmth during the c…
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January 1, 2026 at 4:40 AM
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Final episode of Queen City Sounds Podcast of 2025 and a good one to end the year.
Queen City Sounds Podcast S5E40: Corey Ledet
Corey Ledet, photo by Travis Gauthier Corey Ledet is a zydeco musician and composer who was born in Houston, Texas but grew up around Louisiana Creole culture spending summers with relatives in Par…
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January 1, 2026 at 3:48 AM
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Daniel Avery Brings a Moody Sonic Focus to the Remix of Woomb’s Dream Pop Downtempo Single “Powerless”
Woomb, photo courtesy the artists Daniel Avery’s remix of Woomb’s single “Powerless” reworks the moody, dream pop original and turns it into a dark downtempo track. The guitars echo further into th…
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December 31, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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Helga Luzhnikova and Anastasia Kriazhevskaia Collaborate to Capture a Sense of Tranquility and Rest Following the Bustle of the Holiday Season on Ambient Composition “The New Year Tree Sisters”
Helga Luzhnikova and Anastasia Kriazhevskaia, photo courtesy the artists “The New Year Tree Sisters” is a collaborative track between Helga Luzhnikova and Anastasia Kriazhevskaia, experimental elec…
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December 31, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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Sylvia Black Poetically Rejects the Advances of a Philandering Ex on Ethereal and Brooding Post-Punk Single “Long Gone Gardens”
Sylvia Black, image courtesy the artist “Long Gone Gardens” has Sylvia Black’s moody and distinct bass playing occupies front and center at the beginning of the song and grounding the ethereal spar…
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December 31, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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Stray Theories Ambient, Post-Rock Single “Catalyst” is Like the Closing Music For a Science Fiction-Themed Cosmic Horror Film
Stray Theories, photo courtesy the artist The atmospheric drift and flow of “Catalyst” by Stray Theories is anchored by a minimalist piano line and processional drums with a hovering guitar drone t…
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December 30, 2025 at 4:31 AM