Reviews

Toronto-based singer-songwriter Hunter Sheridan returns with “Stuck in October,” released October 3rd, 2025, a single that leans into vulnerability while reaching for emotional renewal. Written and produced independently in his home studio and mixed/mastered by Damian Birdsey, the track feels distinctly personal, while being born from late-night truths, the ones…

Miss Ashley Jean’s new EP Off the Hinge comes from a deeply personal place, shaped by late-night overthinking, complicated almost-relationships, and trying to fit into beauty standards that were never made with real women in mind. AJ met producer and multi-instrumentalist Sean McVerry at a We Are Scientists show in…

Mexican Korean composer, guitarist, and producer Inez Leon returns with a warm and intimate R&B offering in “Show Me How,” released October 26 alongside a dance-driven music video. Following her Spanish rock EP Del Alhelí, this track is emotionally rich in its soft-pop elegance and 90s R&B nostalgia. Known for…

Opening Time For The Battered finds David Palfreyman taking stock in personal spaces where time, memory, and creative identity live. The album brings rock, folk, alternative, and touches of pop on a single serving while being grounded, human, and reflective. It’s the sound of someone who has been around life…

Super Creeps don’t care about refinement, metaphor, or making you comfortable. They care about impact. Produced with Grammy-winning engineer Reto Peter, Double Plastik is five tracks of exactly that buzzing, lofi garage rock fed through distortion and cynicism. The guitars sound like they’re melting through blown-out amplifiers, the drums feel…

Sharon Ruchman’s new album From the Heart does exactly what its title promises, as it communicates feeling first, without theatrics or excess, relying on the natural conversation between violin and piano to carry emotional weight. It’s her sixth album overall, but her first devoted solely to violin–piano duets, created in…

After a year of stepping back, reassessing, and rebuilding, Max Edwards returns with “Don’t Walk Away,” wearing his heart on his sleeves as he serves up vulnerability, honesty and relatability. This is Edwards turning inward, taking the time to understand his voice again, and emerging with a sound that is…

“So Convincing” changes things up in Ezliyah’s artistry, marking her move from a more stripped-back, acoustic singer-songwriter style into a sound with more immersive texture and atmosphere. Co-written and produced with Recording Academy member Barbra Schucko (Babia) and mastered by Ryan Kelly, the track gains a luminous shine that still…

Cairns-born alt-pop riser Abi Muir arrives at Be Social Fest this year not just as an opener, but as an artist stepping fully into her voice. To mark her appearance supporting Winston Surfshirt and opening the main stage the following day, she releases her new single “C.O.N. (Crazy Obsessively Needy)”…

This one grabs you by the collar and drags you into the pit of discomfort because “Spiked (Mind Eraser)” is Isaac Neilson holding a match to his own trauma and letting it burn loud enough for the room to hear. The first thing that lands is the tension. His voice…