Reviews

LEEDY’s “arden” sneaks up on you. The singer-songwriter turns inward, exploring the quiet transformation that happens when the right person enters your life unexpectedly. Written, produced, and recorded entirely by LEEDY before being polished by acclaimed mix and mastering engineer Mike Piacentini, the track is intimate in both its sound…

With CATATAU, Brazilian singer-songwriter Ítallo França delivers his most grounded and socially observant work to date. The album arrives not as a collection of detached reflections but as a living conversation with everyday Brazilian life—its struggles, joys, contradictions, and small acts of resistance. Blending poetry, philosophy, politics, and personal memory,…

With Search The Galaxy, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter J. Daniel Thompson delivers an ambitious debut album that feels like the culmination of years spent honing his craft. Released on 29th May 2026, the record blends rock, folk, blues, and pop into a warm, uplifting collection that balances introspection with optimism. Drawing…

After a lengthy creative silence, Venezuelan singer-songwriter LICA returns with an intimate and untamed statement piece. “Felina” is an exploration of the instincts many people spend their lives trying to suppress. Drawing from empowerment, desire, spirituality, and self-acceptance, LICA dives headfirst into the murky waters of the human psyche, emerging…

East Tennessee outfit Second Wind has built its reputation on breathing new life into classic sounds, and with “Remember When,” the eight-piece band proves that nostalgia doesn’t have to look backward. Instead, the group’s latest single turns reflection into motivation, delivering a warm-hearted Pop Jazz anthem that encourages listeners to…

After nearly a decade of silence, Latvian melodic symphonic black metal outfit Ocularis Infernum return with “Strife and Ascendance,” a towering composition, more like the opening chapter of a new era. Long known for blending aggression with atmosphere, the band pushes its sound further than ever before, crafting an epic…

Manchester four-piece GLORIA have never hidden their love for larger-than-life rock music, but “End of the Race (YEH)” finds the band pushing their sound into darker, heavier, and more emotionally volatile territory. Serving as the final stop before the arrival of their upcoming EP Love, Hate & Despair, the single…

Some music asks to be heard. E0N’s “World Receiver” asks to be experienced. Created by Bulgarian artist Nora Mincheva as the title piece of her experimental audiovisual album World Receiver, the work exists somewhere between performance art, meditation, ritual, and futuristic sound design. Drawing deeply from Bulgarian cultural heritage while…

After the dreamy, Beatles-inspired charm of “Tell Me If I’m Dreaming,” Erik Neimeijer takes a sharp turn into soul-rock territory with “Green Eyed Soul,” a track bursting with swagger, energy, and a contagious sense of optimism. Serving as the title track of his latest album, Green Eyed Soul, the song…

Jojo Gold’s “Parachutes” feels suspended between earth and sky, balancing vulnerability and strength with remarkable poise. Built around themes of love, longing, and the search for meaning in a world that can feel both overwhelmingly vast and intensely personal, the track unfolds like a slow emotional freefall—except Jojo Gold never…