ROCK

Australian alternative rock project Highroad No. 28 continues its creative rebirth with “Thistroubledsoul,” the second single paving the way toward the upcoming album The Will to Endure. Released November 28, 2025, via The Orchard (Sony Music), the track strikes closer to the heart than ever before, confronting the emotional weight…

Scott Swain is a Leeds-based, noir-influenced singer-songwriter whose music draws heavily on cult cinema and moody, atmospheric storytelling. In 2018, he released his debut EP Goodbye Home, Goodbye Country via a successful crowdfunding campaign, followed by his second EP Isolation in 2021, both on Resonating Wood Recordings. His work often…

Australian indie songwriter Zorin Morris returns with a smile-sparking blast of pop-rock joy on his new single “No More Tears,” released August 29, 2025. Written from a boy-meets-girl spark in a crowded bar, and sprinkled with a little satire about life’s everyday headaches, this track arrives like an instant mood-lift.…

Village Instincts don’t mince words, and they sure don’t smooth their edges either. The South-born trio has built their identity around sweat, chaos, community, and calling BS when they see it. And with “gentrified!”, they channel that unapologetic authenticity straight into a firecracker of a track that tackles one of…

Clinton Belcher’s “Stay With Me,” released on October 27, 2025, arrives as a fully self-forged Country Rock power ballad carved straight from the marrow. Written, performed, and produced entirely by Belcher in his home studio, the single is a testament to the precision and emotional weight an independent artist can…

Prem Byrne’s new single “Forgot To Forgive,” released this November 14, 2025, arrives as a warm, introspective meditation on relationships, memory, and the courage it takes to let go of old wounds. Rooted in the folk-soul lineage of Cat Stevens, Tracy Chapman, and Sade, Byrne brings his own gentle depth…

Emerging Australian alt-pop artist ALBII closes out 2025 with “PTSD,” a painfully intimate, exquisitely made single that transforms her battle with aggressive breast cancer into something haunting, poetic, and deeply human. Known for blending 2000s pop nostalgia with space-rock atmospheres and hints of Tim Burton–styled surrealism, ALBII has already carved…

Reduction in Force arrives with “What’s Next?,” a debut single, a reckoning and a rebirth, alt-rock forged from the ashes of a 25-year professional life that no longer fit. Built by Los Angeles–born, Southern California–raised Mike Mills, the project mixes synths and guitars, tension and release, anthemic builds and bruised…

Norwegian composer and multi-instrumentalist Filip Dahl returns with “Learning to Breathe Again,” an instrumental release that arrived this November 21st, exhaling deep after years of holding tension in the chest. Dahl, whose career stretches from 70s rock stages to a renowned engineering tenure at Brygga Studio, has spent the past…

SLADE & ENGLAND slam the accelerator to the floor with “JET CAR,” their futuristic rock-pop thrill ride released on November 20, 2025. Built on the creative chemistry between London musician Tony England and lyricist Michael Slade, the track takes their partnership into bold new territory. After charming listeners with their…