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Gary Dranow and Jerry Manfredi take back their power from a toxic relationship with an explosive rock track, “Twisted Minds,” with a strong lyrical message. The song opens with a fast-paced guitar riff that sets the tone for the rest of the track, creating a sense of urgent determination and…

Under Starling’s “Canopies” is an ambiently aesthetic alternative rock track blending with pop, showcasing the band’s ability to create an atmospheric sound that draws listeners in from the very first note. The song opens with a simple yet distorted guitar riff that slowly builds in intensity, eventually giving way to…

Kim Jlona’s “Human Beings” is a powerful anthem about the need for unity and inclusivity in our world. The lyrics remind us that when we were born, we never looked at people differently and questions why our brains turned unfriendly towards each other over time. Jlona’s voice is soothing yet…

Jodi Heights is here to remind you of your failings as an earthling with her song, The Iceberg. Her song, in itself, is a unique piece of art for its distinctive storyline and dialogue coming from an instructor on another planet talking about a “time” when “humans ruled the world,”…

Bringing to you an electrifying and driving atmospheric album, “Repine Forest,” I Forget Myself, personally known as Dan, has proven his deftness at composing, producing, recording, and performing once again in 2023 while also being a singer/songwriter and multiinstrumentalist for more than two decades. This is the fifth time he…

From Edinburgh, Scotland, comes the all-encompassing dream rock group The Lonely Together. Based on the powerful songwriting of Mike Baillie, the group has established a high bar for an independent group, working out of some of Scotland and America’s best studios and touring with artists like Snow Patrol, Augustana, Luke…

The sound of Ari Joshua, a talented musician and performer, is as varied as his upbringing. Ari’s love for music was obvious even as a young child. He was born in Cape Town, South Africa, and raised in Seattle, Washington. He received a scholarship to study music on the East…

Producer and multi-instrumentalist a.d. founded Our Sense of Time Is Failing in 2020 during the lockdown as a way to deal with internal struggles and channel feelings of frustration and helplessness in the face of a callous and uncaring world. The project quickly developed into a tool for discovering new…

Orientalism has a lure all its own. They are enchanting, enigmatic, and upbeat all at once. Baklava Express saw the mystical energy of this sound that Occidentals often find themselves hooked on and took it upon themselves to recreate it with a diverse fusion. If you are wondering what’s behind…

Wales-based art-rock band HMS Morris. Since 2015, they have been touring and recording, and the Cardiff-based Bubblewrap Collective is currently providing support. The band “toys with colliding synthesisers and cooing vocals and still manages to create something cohesive and alluring” with an “undercurrent of post-punk edginess.” (Clunk). HMS Morris’ music…