California singer-songwriter Cuco (aka Omar Banos) makes distinctively woozy bedroom pop that mixes vocals in Spanish and English with laid-back beats, fuzzy guitar reverb, synth wash, 808s, and the occasional distant bossa nova horn. His summer-romance-and-weed-friendly formula has made him a force on streaming platforms, and rather than mess with success, he keeps the vibe […]
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Bedroom boogie artist Layton Wu opens a portal to paradise
Chicago-based, Taiwan-born bedroom-pop auteur Layton Wu blurs boogie, yacht rock, and sun-kissed 60s pop into a calming sound that helps dial back my anxiety when every scrap of news cranks it to “high.” He released the luxuriant Summertime Mixtape (Sunset Music) four days after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and since I first listened […]
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Chicago bedroom-pop wonder Victor Internet caps off a banner year with Victor’s Debut
For those who frequent the spaces where Chicago’s hip-hop, indie-pop, and dance scenes converge, the title of Victor Internet’s latest release, last month’s EP Victor’s Debut, will seem like a misnomer. Known to his family as Victor Cervantes, he launched his grassroots music career a little more than two years ago, uploading romantic bedroom-pop songs […]
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Gossip Wolf: A flood of new tapes from Teen River
New tapes from Teen River, news from superduo Acteurs (Disappears, White/Light), and more.