Sinéad Harnett, Courtesy. After her debut album, Lessons In Love, brought her into the global spotlight in 2019, north London R&B and soul singer Sinéad Harnett looks forward to releasing her latest album later this year. The coronavirus pandemic left her at a bit of a standstill, like most artists now.…

Maja Ivarsson (center) and The Sounds release their seventh album, “Things We Do For Love,” on June 12. Courtesy. As the world continues to grapple with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, vocalist Maja Ivarsson of Swedish indie rock group The Sounds is continuing on with everyday life as…

Clockwise from top left: Inhaler, Tim Baker, Mike Polizze, Seth Walker, Sara Rachele and JC Stewart. Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms like Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but who has…

Alec Benjamin, “These Two Windows.” Singer-songwriter Alec Benjamin broke out in 2019 with his mixtape Narrated For You, which was streamed 540 million times worldwide. His debut album, These Two Windows, is short and sweet with only seven tracks, but that makes it no less complete in quality. These Two…

Clockwise from top left: Katie Malco, Discrepancies, Chelsea Williams, Ane Brun, Hockey Dad and Venomous Pinks. Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms like Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but who has…

Winona Oak. Courtesy: Andreas Öhman Swedish singer-songwriter Winona Oak has worked on her music throughout her whole life. The 25-year-old is now on the brink of her first tour as a solo artist, after releasing her EP, Closure, in January. Oh Wonder, Winona Oak TBD Fox Theater, Oakland Tickets: $35.…

After their first three albums topped the charts worldwide, 5 Seconds of Summer bring forth a new musical density and electrifying nuance on CALM, with a misleading name for a body of work that is anything but sonically mellow. C A L M 5 Seconds of Summer Interscope Records, March…

Tim Rice-Oxley performs with Keane at The Fox Theater in Oakland on March 9, 2020. Joaquin Cabello/STAFF. Drugs and reported infighting led to the demise of English soft rock band Keane in 2013. For frontman Tom Chaplin, it was a crippling drug addiction. Keyboardist Tim Rice-Oxley, the band’s chief songwriter, saw…

Clockwise from top left: All We Are, The Aces, Hazel English, Katie Malco, Angelica Vila and Diet Cig. Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms like Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but…

Clockwise from top left: Leslie Mendelson, Kevin Garrett, Kinley Dowling, Cheerleader, Nora Jane Struthers and Cobi. Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms like Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but who has…