Reviews

English guitarist Martin Lloyd Howard approaches guitar music uniquely on “Hidden Andalucia.”  Rather than treating classical and flamenco traditions like oil and water, he lets them melt into one another naturally, almost like watching dusk roll into night. He is known for moving comfortably between classical, folk, blues, and rock…

After a five-year silence, German synth-pop duo Purwien & Kowa return like a champagne cork flying through first-class turbulence. “Concorde,” the lead single from their upcoming album Sechs, cannonballs straight into them at supersonic speed. The pair, who spent their hiatus building Germany’s most successful 80s podcast, clearly never left…

There is something delightfully old-school yet fresh about DJ Xevan’s “Groove On.” The Novi Sad-based producer, born Radek Ehl, clearly understands the golden rule of tech house: if the groove locks in, the rest falls into place like dominoes. After years away from releasing music publicly, the producer returns swinging…

There is something beautifully cinematic about C’batch Smooth / Rough – Vault 1. Rather than feeling like a dusty archive dragged back into daylight, the album moves like an old photograph slowly regaining its color. White Plains composer, guitarist, and producer Stephen H. Cumberbatch—better known as C’batch—revisits material from one…

Emerging from the darker corners of techno and ritualistic electronic music, Ullrson’s remix of DVARA’s “Hafta As” is less of a club track and more of a full-blown pagan ceremony dragged into a warehouse rave at 3 a.m. Clocking in at over seven minutes, “Hafta As (Ullrson Remix)” throws listeners…

There is something fascinating about artists who turn personal contradictions into dance music, and Dutch hyperpop artist Cas du Pree does exactly that on “Prism.” Released from Brummen, Netherlands, the track feels like a glossy neon confession disguised as an indie dance anthem. Drawing influence from the emotional shimmer of…

Some songs feel manufactured for playlists, while others carry the weight of real lived experience in every note. Tim Camrose’s “Break The Chains” falls firmly into the latter category. The Northwest England singer-songwriter arrives with a track steeped in reflection, resilience, and hard-earned wisdom, blending Americana-style rock with deeply personal…

BADSQUATCH has never been interested in coloring inside the lines, and “Move” proves it with a grin on its face and sweat already dripping off its brow. The Omaha artist, who also fronts the dystopian party-rock outfit The Party After, takes a sharp left turn from the darkness of his…

There is something delightfully old-school about The Sunday Shamans, and “Where You Begin” leans into that timeless spirit with grit under its fingernails and melancholy in its bloodstream. The London trio—Lucid L, Tambourine Tom, and Donnacha the Wizard—have been quietly building their debut album In Past Lives inside the legendary…

There is an effortless warmth flowing through “Cuanto Te Amo” that makes it feel less like a performance and more like overhearing two people completely wrapped up in each other. Colombian multi-instrumentalist Javi Carabalí has always blurred the lines between poetry, rhythm, and raw feeling, but this latest release with…