Reviews

What does it say about society when lavish mansions and people sleeping on the streets exist just blocks apart? Denver-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Nate Todd tackles that uncomfortable contradiction on “Rich Part of Town,” a hard-hitting rock single released on October 28, 2026. Taking aim at greed, inequality and the…

Sometimes finding your way home means leaving behind everything that no longer feels right. On “Coming Home,” Leo Duke & The North Wind channel that spirit of rediscovery into a stirring slice of hard rock, balancing muscular riffs with a more vulnerable, reflective side of the band. Inspired by the…

There’s a fierce emotional tension running through “The Great Deception,” as Dallas-based alternative rock artist David Howls turns the wreckage of a relationship into a hard-hitting reflection on regret, accountability, and the difficult freedom of letting go.  The track comes charging in with grinding, gritty guitars, bustling beats, and cymbals…

Music can be more than something we listen to; sometimes, it becomes a doorway into stillness, reflection and a deeper connection with ourselves. Vidura Barrios explores that spiritual space through “Shiva Shambho Kirtan,” a devotional composition rooted in Sanskrit mantras honouring Lord Shiva, a figure associated in yogic tradition with…

There comes a point when the familiar starts to feel a little too small, and the only way to discover what lies beyond it is to take a leap of faith. Bailey Bomar captures that restless yearning for something bigger on “The Search,” a driving pop-rock release that turns the…

Sometimes, all it takes is an old photograph to bring the past rushing back, along with the uncomfortable question of what happened to the person we once were. Swiss independent artist Fanny Alexandra explores that haunting feeling on “Girl in the Photograph,” a dark alternative rock ballad about regret, grief,…

Sometimes, it’s the little things that get under your skin and refuse to leave you alone, but Belfast-born, Rotterdam-based soul and funk artist Curtis Millen knows how to turn that everyday frustration into something you can move to. “SMALL STUFF” is a lively, groove-driven release that takes those nagging stresses…

Thanksgiving gets its own gloriously goofy soundtrack with “It’s Turkey Day,” a comedy single from Dallas-based entertainer Dean Morgan, performing as Sheldon Mashugana, alongside singer and collaborator Crystal Carr. Packed with holiday cheer, playful absurdity, and enough turkey-chasing madness to keep the dinner table entertained, this upbeat number takes aim…

On Paris Novella (Fortune Teller): All Predictions Act Like Curses, DreamGood turns that question into a wonderfully offbeat sonic adventure. Released on August 10, 2026, this concept album finds the Australian cinematic art-pop trio stepping into the curious world of fortune-telling, using its mysterious figurehead, Paris Novella, to explore desire,…

Disco Dreams creates a hazy, hypnotic escape with “All The Time,” a dreamy electronic track that glides between synthwave nostalgia, synthpop catchiness, and the deeper, more immersive textures of dreampop.  It opens with steady, thumping beats as a shaky, buzzing synth texture gradually builds around them and sets the whole…