Artist Spotlights
The Northbound: Road Songs from the Pacific Northwest
The Northbound are an indie-folk group from Bellingham known for road songs, harmonica lines and close harmonies.
March 2026
Artist Spotlights
Asha Rao: Hindi and English on the Same Track
Asha Rao is a Delhi-born, Toronto-based composer writing Hindi and English songs about memory and migration.
Artist Spotlights
Mira Vale: Folk Between Cornwall and Seattle
Mira Vale writes folk ballads between Cornwall and Seattle. Song stories, album notes and credits behind her music.
Artist Spotlights
Naveen Dhillon: Bhangra Meets Synth-Pop from Mohali
Naveen Dhillon blends bhangra tradition with synth-pop from his Mohali studio. Biography, credits and discography.
Artist Spotlights
The Quiet Statues: Church Acoustics in Glasgow
The Quiet Statues record in a Glasgow church, mixing post-punk rhythms with strings and hushed vocals.
Artist Spotlights
Lila Moreno: Flamenco Guitar and West Coast Indie
Lila Moreno blends flamenco guitar, West Coast indie and Spanish-language verses. Biography, album notes and song archive.
Essays
The anatomy of a bridge: six songwriters on the moment everything changes
Six songwriters on the bridge that changed their song, from Mira Vale to Omar Siddiqui.
Artist Spotlights
Sun-yi: Subway Platforms and Fish Markets as Instruments
Sun-yi records Seoul subway platforms and fish markets, slowing them into ambient electronics. Notes, releases and credits.
Artist Spotlights
Cassian Voss: Minor Key and the Unresolved Chord
Cassian Voss records solo piano in Edinburgh, working in minor keys with unresolved suspensions and room tone.
Artist Spotlights
Celeste Noir: Brass, Torch Songs and New Orleans
Celeste Noir writes torch songs with New Orleans brass, recorded live and unedited. Story, credits and songs.
Album Features
Static Bloom by The Northbound: Track-by-Track
Track-by-track breakdown of The Northbound’s debut album Static Bloom, recorded live to tape in Bellingham.
Album Features
Electric Habit by Naveen Dhillon: Bhangra-Synth Fusion
Review of Naveen Dhillon’s Electric Habit—bhangra-synth fusion recorded in a Mohali bedroom studio.