AP Local Faves of 2022 Was 2022 a good year? That’s debatable. But Boston music stays quality annually. Here’s our picks for favorite local albums of the year.
PREMIERE: Zaafir — “No Effort (feat. Dexter Soul)” On new track “No Effort,” Boston rapper Zaafir is in total control. Dexter Soul, a fellow Bostonian, joins him.
The Collect Pond Charts a Path from Inspiration to Activation on “Man of Mystique” On latest single, songwriter Danny Moffat details a moment of self actualization at a concert.
INTERVIEW: The Goodrich Family Band Are the World’s First All-Roommate Supergroup The members of the Goodrich Family Band are all accomplished musicians in their own rights. But they were roommates long before they were bandmates.
You Oughta Know: Sweeping Promises Post-Punks Sweeping Promises on hyperpop, keeping things simple, and their debut Hunger for a Way Out.
Listen to nono.stalgia’s New EP Before It’s Gone Forever Justin Ferrullo knows his new EP might not be around for long, and he’s okay with that.
Eleanor Elektra’s “Exquisite Corpse” & the Spiritual Crisis of Climate Change “Exquisite Corpse” is an exhumation of a ruined world. Eleanor Elektra peels away layers of modern life to reveal the forces that are destroying it.
It’s BandCamp Friday Baybee Allston Pudding has rounded up some of our picks for the latest BandCamp Friday. 100% of earnings go directly to musicians’ pockets.
TIFFY Balances Bad Feelings with Sugary Sparkle in “Don’t Wanna Talk” Guitars and GameBoy synths shimmer while TIFFY waxes about life seeming to pass her by in her single, “Don’t Wanna Talk.”
You Oughta Know: bark dog bark dog alternates between woozy electro-pop, slacker rock, and hip hop on their latest EP “waterways.”