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Portland-based producer Alice Okada steps into the spotlight with Liquid, or Jungle?, a curious and confidently self-aware debut EP. Having only fallen down the Intelligent Drum N’ Bass rabbit hole about a year ago, Okada already sounds like someone who understands not just the mechanics of the genre, but its…

Omnifear drags you straight into the wreckage. Kingdom, out just this January 28, 2026, is a compact but crushing EP, like three years of frustration, obsession, and refinement boiled down to pure pressure. Built across continents and stitched together by producer-guitarist Yan Yang, vocalist Aerith Corneau, and bassist Emilio M.…

Marina Lang’s “Rose Garden” steps onto a glowing dancefloor with a heavy heart and pretending, just for a few minutes, that everything’s fine. Rooted in nu-disco and disco-funk but dressed up with a cinematic sheen, the track thrives on contrast, as it moves your body while quietly bruising your feelings.…

“To Love To Peace Today” by Ooberfuse, featuring Charlie Rishmawi, comes across as experienced, immediate, and urgent. Recorded in Bethlehem and released in London, the song intimately touches upon a place that is too often reduced to symbolism. Here, Bethlehem speaks as a breathing city, full of artists, families, and…

“In This World” finds Matt DeAngelis zooming out from the personal and aiming straight for something bigger: what it means to live together, right now, in all this noise and chaos. Based out of Turnersville, New Jersey, DeAngelis wears a lot of hats—singer, pianist, keyboardist—and leads a band that clearly…

“Better Tomorrow” is a late-night confession turned into a battle cry. Coming out of Söderköping, Sweden, Mr. Rhame is chasing honesty. Inspired by the emotional weight and cathartic punch of bands like Linkin Park, this single is built around one clear intention, reminding himself and anyone listening that forward is…

Mark Stevenson boxes himself in with “Kettle” as a perfect snapshot of that wide-open musical mindset. A Texas-based artist with a global ear, Stevenson pulls from everywhere and nowhere at once, guided less by genre rules and more by instinct. Whether he’s going quiet and acoustic or loud and electric,…

Shannon Hudson has a knack for turning big, abstract ideas into songs that come with experience. “I Love Who We Are” is a quietly glowing example of that gift. Pulled from Signal and Noise, the track continues his long-game release approach, with one song at a time, letting each piece…

Sebastian Rydgren has always known how to make pop feel personal, and with “how iwanna die,” he leans fully into that sweet spot where emotion meets modern polish. The Swedish singer-songwriter, who first grabbed the spotlight during Swedish Idol 2022 and never really let it go, returns with a track…

Sometimes Julie leans into reflection with Transition, their sixth release and a brave six-song EP that marks a clear emotional and sonic shift for the San Diego–based duo. Monica Sorenson and Rick Walker step away from the fuller classic and alternative rock music of their earlier work and move closer…