Reviews

Andy Crowe & The Eisen Family return with “Hold Me Close,” a soul-stirring single released October 29, 2025, that digs into the band’s own punch of soul, blues, and rock. After years of building momentum, from headlining the Tower Stage at the first Sonic Boom Festival to supporting Ariel Posen…

“Dream On,” the debut album from Belgian DIY indie artist Nikki Roger is as intimate and beautifully tragic as a bundle of handwritten letters someone slid under your door. The record was made entirely by Roger in a small room above a garage, and you can hear the room itself…

Minnie’s debut cover single “Money,” released August 8, 2025, introduces a rapper from Hawthorne with enough confidence and clarity of purpose to cut straight through the noise. Known offstage as Sharmayn, she arrives with a DIY spirit, writing her own lyrics, shaping her own voice, and leaning into a sense…

“Somebody’s Always Doin’ Something 2 Somebody” lands as DownTown Mystic’s final swing of 2025, and it couldn’t feel more like a victory lap. Dropping ahead of the upcoming Mystic Highway EP, the single arrives with all the backstory you’d expect from a veteran who’s been keeping rock’s pulse steady for…

“The Screen” by Skar de Line arrives on November 13th like a shard of cold glass. It’s that sharp-edged, cinematic, and uncomfortably intimate. Skar de Line, the Sweden-born, London-based artist who handles every step of his creative world himself, leans all the way into his fascination with dark storytelling here.…

Sad Dad Autumn’s debut album The Great Dying arrives on November 14, 2025, bringing the best of myth and memory. Emerging from their century-old Seattle home, the Holgate sisters, Leah, Lily, and Lilah, shape a cinematic indie-folk narrative about a girl descending through grief, drawing from Greek mythology, their own…

ÉVAT’s debut single “Auxilio” is a powerful rock anthem that immediately demands attention. Released on September 26th, 2025, the song encapsulates the raw energy and frustration of living in a society obsessed with fleeting trends and superficiality. The track opens with a Hammond organ and thumping beats that set the…

Lulu Robles steps into full self-reckoning with “ME.,” like a diary page set to a pulse. Known for her tender storytelling and the emotional sensibility that runs through her pop-folk and indie-pop work, Lulu once again leans into vulnerability as a form of connection. You can hear shades of her…

Ceyeo’s third album Together They Were Nothing arrives like a storm front, charged, anxious, and unwilling to look away from the fractures between people. After the optimism of Baby I Care and the searching spirit of Machine Learning, this 2024 release digs into darker terrain of unhealthy relationships, collapsing unity,…

JSDavani’s Prefix:SELF album, released on July 25th, 2025, is a significant evolution in the artist’s experimental soundscapes, delving into the complexities of personal identity and introspection. Hailing from Not a soul g’around, United States, Jacoby Davani brings his decades of experience in music and mental health into this immersive musical…