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Last year, Bailey Miller released her debut album, Still Water.  While that album took he two years to release, the Cincinnati based artist already has a sophomore album coming out next month. "cul-de-sac," the first single off that album, goes a little more experimental folk than Still Water did. It's more of an organic sound, although it does have the same ambient sound to it. This falls somewhere between a folk festival and the chill out room at a rave, although it does share the same vibe with both. "cul-de-sac" is a beautiful song that shows an artist making her own way with a sound familiar and uniquely hers. You can listen to "cul-de-sac" below. love is a dying is due out February 10 on White Sepulchre Records. The album can be pre-ordered though Bandcamp . For more on Bailey Miller, check out the artist's Instagram . love is a dying by Bailey Miller

Photo by Thomas Ignatius Our favorite San Luis Obispo based melodic punks are back with new music! Hayley and the Crushers' latest single is the smoothest, most mainstream track we've heard from them so far, which isn't a bad thing. "Cul-de-Sac" is inspired by Ira Levin's 1972 book The Stepford Wives , so listening to it makes you very cultured. It's a mid-tempo alt-rock song that leans very heavily into pop territory but somehow still keeps that punk edge you want from Hayley and the Crushers. As lots of our favorite punk and rock bands start to edge into the world of pop with varying levels of success, they should take not of "Cul-de-Sac." This is how you do it right! Hayley Crusher Cain says of the new song: “Sure, we've let some muscles atrophy during COVID-19, but other parts of our music have deepened in surprising ways. 'Cul-de-Sac' represents our dive into the deep end of the pool. There is post traumatic growth to all of this...