Reviews

You Are Never Alone by Bicentennial Drug Lord is a slow-burning, frostbitten Americana dream with ten tracks of indie warmth and winter introspection wrapped in equal parts humor, heartbreak, and raw humanity. Recorded at Asheville’s Drop of Sun Studios with producer Alex Farrar (MJ Lenderman, Wednesday), the album gets behind…

Dev London’s new single “Spell On Me” casts an emotional haze of love, confusion, and heartbreak. Released on April 11, 2025, and co-written with London Lawhon, the song is an R&B-pop slow-burner, churning up raw vulnerability and confessional intensity. Produced by Fantom Music and recorded at Sacramento’s Prodigy Muzix Studio,…

With “Get Me There to Church,” Michellar makes a heartfelt entrance into the country music scene, delivering a heartwarming release. Released on June 27, 2025, the track conveys how living together isn’t quite the same as sealing love in a vow, inspired by experience. Written by Michelle Bond, who records…

With Pith and Vinegar, Headlong Retreat delivers a musically adventurous and thematically urgent anthem, driven by the sardonic pen of Bill Neely. Known for his sharp wit and socially conscious songwriting, Neely teams up with a far-flung collective of collaborators to create this eclectic concoction of folk, jazz, Latin rhythms,…

Brendan Pegg’s “I Can Tell” is a late-night confession you’ve been waiting all day to hear. Clocking in at under two and a half minutes, the song opens the door to a dimly lit room of unspoken tension and lets you sit in it. With gentle guitar strums as its…

The Transits return with a bang in their latest single, “Live Today,” a punchy, synth-laced pop-punk anthem that barrels forward with all the urgency of a last-minute decision that somehow feels exactly right. The New Zealand–South African trio once again proves they’ve nailed the formula for fast, feel-everything songwriting, channeling…

With Collective Liberation, Mystic Wolf has curated a ritual, a revolution, and a roadmap. Across four deeply immersive tracks, the project channels ancestral memory, global resistance, and spiritual resilience, into this meditative and mobilizing album. Released through Brazil-based Agami Records as part of their SEED 4: Humans and Spirituality Campaign,…

Chayne’s new single, “It’s Gone, He’s Gone,” is a sharp, sly, and strangely endearing heartbreak anthem wrapped in theatrical indie-pop drama. Released on May 30, the track sees the 17-year-old artist blending sarcastic self-awareness with genuine emotional bruises. From the opening guitar plucks and cheeky “la la”s, Chayne delicately opens…

Silky Vibe’s new single “Lady” opens up a soft and sensual velvet-lined letter drenched in sunlight, full of tender reverence. Released on June 13, 2025, and recorded entirely in his Fort Lauderdale bedroom, this track is a heartfelt neo-soul ballad, merging silky vocals, warm electric guitar, and old-school R&B charm…

Baby Preta’s debut single, “In My Room”, released on May 20, 2025, is a hypnotic late-night confessional that blurs the line between memory and fantasy. Created by the London-based artist, from beat to vocals, mixing to artwork, the track throws an impressive and intimate showcase of creative control. With sultry…