ROCK

Brudini’s latest single, “Rogue Oligarch,” throws you into a smoke-filled dancehall of post-punk chaos and whispers sweet existential threats in your ear. From the jittery percussion that kicks it all off to the brass explosion that finishes it in a crescendo of glorious confusion, this track is both a sonic…

Pilots’ latest album Eyes On The Horizon is a triumphant, full-throttle return to form—if form means blasting vintage alt-rock attitude through modern-day speakers with absolute swagger. From the very first shimmering guitar notes of “Come Alive,” you’re catapulted into a soundscape that’s as anthemic as it is alive with feeling.…

Undertow by Dashed To Shivers throws you into a mosh pit of synth-laced screamo and indie grit. It’s a genre cocktail you didn’t know you needed with 80s synths, snarling guitars, post-hardcore breakdowns, and melodic tenderness, all crashing together in gloriously unexpected ways. From the opening punch of “Dry My…

Okay, Death Rodeo is a gritty, weird, beautiful punch to the gut. Oliver Jordan does everything himself—writing, recording, probably wrestling with inner demons between takes—to create this collection that gets the gist of Nine Inch Nails and early Nirvana, who got stuck in a haunted VHS tape. The opener, “Death…

With a title that evokes the cosmic push and pull of light and dark, “The Sun & Moon” is an existential fever dream wrapped in a reckless rock ‘n’ roll package. You wouldn’t guess it, but this song took 13 years, over 20 demos, and countless versions before arriving in…

“Samurai Smile” by Sons of Martha struts through a neon-lit alley with your headphones blasting ghost stories and groove at full volume. From the very first smug rev of the guitar, you know you’re in for something mysterious, and just a bit dangerous. Then the drums kick in, followed by…

If grunge had a baby with Aussie pub rock and raised it on poetic angst and punchy one-liners, you’d get “Pines Salad”. ReeToxA—Melbourne’s own Jason McKee—serves up 14 tracks of raw honesty, emotional sucker punches, and riffs that haunt your head. This debut album is 30 years in the making,…

Harry Kappen’s “Four” is a confession, a conversation, and a heartfelt punch to the gut all wrapped in one. The Dutch musician/music therapist/multi-instrumentalist brings his whole soul (and then some) to this eclectic 10-track collection, weaving personal reflections with sharp social commentary and wrapping it all in a sound that…

If Nine Inch Nails and a séance had a baby, it might sound a lot like “King Knight” by Staytus. This track is a gritty, ghost-laced fever dream dipped in static and draped in leather. It’s a hypnotic descent into the underworld of identity and self-reclamation. The third offering from…

The All’s Eye is back and beaming straight from Hopatcong, NJ with a jammy, soul-charged live EP that feels like you’ve just stumbled into the coolest session this side of the Hudson. “Saturday Sessions Live from Hopatcong, NJ” is two tracks of musical alchemy cooked up by guitarist Ari Joshua,…