ROCK

Love Ghost, with their new track “Spirit Box,” they’ve pretty much summoned a whole séance on vinyl. Known for their genre-fluid sound and emotionally raw storytelling, the L.A.-based outfit channels pain, poetry, and power into a melting pot of grunge, alt-rock, and emo, with just enough metal seasoning to leave…

Straight out of the woods of Maine and deep into your headphones, Hyporadar’s debut single “This Ain’t The Day I Die” is a slow-burning, bass-driven low rock groove that feels like a midnight drive through your own head. Hyporadar is the solo project of Shane Duquette—bassist, songwriter, producer, and reluctant…

Rosetta West strut in with smoke in their wake with old amplifiers buzzing. The Illinois-based blues rock band’s latest album, God of the Dead, is a fever dream of raw guitars, gravel-throated vocals, spiritual musings, and fearless wandering. Frontman Joseph Demagore clearly isn’t afraid to get weird—or real—as he leads…

James Ellis is wearing his heart on his sleeve and orchestrating it into a full-blown rock-opera tapestry. With his self-titled debut album The Earth & All Within, the Philly-based singer-songwriter jumps headfirst into the deep end, with a wild, beautiful splash. The emotional gut-punch of mid-2000s emo, the stadium roar…

Produced by Sean Beavan (yes, the mind behind Nine Inch Nails and 8mm), the latest industrial-electronic release, “Headache” by Staytus dives headfirst into the chaos of emotional burnout, and echoes your darkest thoughts right back at you. From the first beat, the track pulls no punches. The cymbals crash like…

Ettie’s “You’ll Never See Me Cry” is a defiant, gut-punching anthem wrapped in vulnerable vocals and shimmering indie-rock textures. It sounds like it was written at 3 a.m., somewhere between heartbreak and liberation, with the volume turned up just loud enough to drown out doubt. Opening with thumping drums and…

Guitarist Joe Hodgson hails from the village of Ballymagorry in Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland. His music, shaped by his upbringing during The Troubles, mirrors the fierce rain and winds of the Emerald Isle. It is both sweeping and intense, boldly blending rock, blues, jazz, and Irish traditions into finely crafted…

“I want you to remember the night,” the song opens, and that first line sparks up memories within, setting the tone for a track that gets you reminiscing. With their third single, Israeli indie rock band lizardream delivers an intimate, layered, and quietly powerful song. Written by bassist Boaz Vexler…

Ink to Spill’s latest single, “South Side,” hits you right in the gut but still leaves you feeling lifted. Released with a striking video set in the streets of Chicago, the track tells the haunting yet hopeful story of a young girl—played by Farrah Adams—who walks through daily urban havoc,…

Franky Fugazi has returned to ditch the studio for transparent LIVE takes. “No I Ain’t” is a one-take, live-wire performance straight from Jimmy’s Jukejoint in Alkmaar, The Netherlands. And trust me, you can feel the room. There’s grit, sweat, and something magnetic about the way it all comes together, like…