State Birds' debut album blends Midwest emo and folk rock, creating a nostalgic, introspective journey filled with warmth and raw authenticity. Timothy O’Brien gives the full album a review.

Look Up Records releases a 10-song album from folk-rock artist State Birds, produced by Darksoft and featuring a handful of New England based artists.

We present a haunting EP by a new masked artist, Andreas Schwarzwald. His songs on 'Liebe ist Tot' are of love, death, and wounded idealism, all sung in German.

Vocals can make or break a song. Here’s how to record vocals at home. We’ll review the gear you'll need and some techniques to get solid vocal takes.

Recording guitar direct-in (DI) is more than just plugging in. Here are some tips to help you get a superb DI input for your home recordings, including what outboard gear to use, playing styles, re-amping techniques, and tonality improvements.

Darksoft presents a new album, Grayscale, ten-song album that follows Darksoft’s Beigeification (2023). The album was released by Spirit Goth records on Friday, December 1st, 2023. Limited edition tapes are available.

Learn how to self-release your album. We'll walk you through everything you need to know to release a music album on your own, from using a digital distributor, licensing your music with royalty collectors, pitching your music to playlist curators, and printing physical copies of your album, like CDs, vinyl, or cassette tapes.

Darksoft will be on tour 5/24 through 5/30, playing shows on the west coast from Seattle down to the Bay Area.