Reviews

Portsmouth-based producer GUMR is back in his element with This, a lean, analogue-driven deep tech EP nodding hard to the 90s while keeping the foot firmly on today’s dancefloor. Dropped via Freaky Nation Records, the EP reconnects with the classic “wiggle” spirit of tech house—raw, groovy, and all about momentum—filtered…

Ronnue leans fully into romance, nostalgia, and vocal confidence on I Love You All the mixes so Far. This EP is a love letter written in multiple fonts just to see which one hits hardest. Known for blending smooth 90s Pop/R&B DNA with a modern, independent polish, Ronnue dives deep…

Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist Henry Behave wears every possible hat on The Perfect Answer. Released on January 1, 2026, the project is the result of years of tinkering, layering, and sound-hoarding, all carried out inside Henry Eveleth’s apartment studio. The payoff is a compact but immersive listen that pulls from art-pop, psych,…

Alt-rock and shoegaze collide with vulnerability on Lost, the debut album from Dallas-based artist Jake Vera. Created alongside producer reactance and mixed by Sefi Carmel, the record feels intensely personal, like a diary left open on the bedroom floor where much of it was recorded. Lost leans into imperfections and…

London-based, Birmingham-raised and unapologetically queer, Beljune returns with “Storm,” a striking and emotionally raw release that dives straight into discomfort. Dropped on January 29, 2026, the track marks the opening chapter of his forthcoming EP A BLACK & WHITE FILM, and it feels like a deliberate break in the noise,…

Portland-based producer Alice Okada steps into the spotlight with Liquid, or Jungle?, a curious and confidently self-aware debut EP. Having only fallen down the Intelligent Drum N’ Bass rabbit hole about a year ago, Okada already sounds like someone who understands not just the mechanics of the genre, but its…

Omnifear drags you straight into the wreckage. Kingdom, out just this January 28, 2026, is a compact but crushing EP, like three years of frustration, obsession, and refinement boiled down to pure pressure. Built across continents and stitched together by producer-guitarist Yan Yang, vocalist Aerith Corneau, and bassist Emilio M.…

Marina Lang’s “Rose Garden” steps onto a glowing dancefloor with a heavy heart and pretending, just for a few minutes, that everything’s fine. Rooted in nu-disco and disco-funk but dressed up with a cinematic sheen, the track thrives on contrast, as it moves your body while quietly bruising your feelings.…

“To Love To Peace Today” by Ooberfuse, featuring Charlie Rishmawi, comes across as experienced, immediate, and urgent. Recorded in Bethlehem and released in London, the song intimately touches upon a place that is too often reduced to symbolism. Here, Bethlehem speaks as a breathing city, full of artists, families, and…

“In This World” finds Matt DeAngelis zooming out from the personal and aiming straight for something bigger: what it means to live together, right now, in all this noise and chaos. Based out of Turnersville, New Jersey, DeAngelis wears a lot of hats—singer, pianist, keyboardist—and leads a band that clearly…