Sam Mickens Los Angeles, California
"Combining an increasingly performance art-influenced streak with a rooting in Bryan Ferry-style glam rock theatricality, Brooklyn's Sam Mickens has consistently pushed his boundaries to create compellingly singular works." -KEXP
Sam Mickens recommends:
Materials and their Destiny
by Curt Sydnor
As a pianist and keyboardist Curt is one of the deepest, best kept secrets in NYC today. His debut album should not be missed; a labyrinthine suite of New Music-addled modern jazz .
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Cool Mike: the untold story
by SPECSWIZARD
Specs is a treasure. Pure, sample-driven Hip Hop. Beautiful music.
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optimist
by kelly moran
Exquisite discreet music. Warming vibes in a trying age.
go to albumIf you like Staying Alive / / Dark Alley, you may also like:
Better Use of Leisure Time
by Homebody
Artful outsider post-pop with a lot of noise and a touch of jangle from one of Denver’s most forward-thinking musical projects.
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Number One
by Jane Inc
As Jane Inc, Carlyn Bezic flirts with anonymity through obfuscation rather than absence.
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Pastille EP
by HMS Morris
Welsh art-rock group HMS Morris make music full of plot twists; explosive, colorful rhythms can turn into shadowy introspection on a dime.
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