Reviews

Catania-born singer-songwriter Giuseppe Cucé steps into the spotlight with 21grammi, a confessional indie-pop album released June 20, 2025, and it wears its heart like a bruise. Rooted in the idea that the human soul weighs 21 grams, the record explores everything we carry but can’t see, from memory, desire, digital-age…

Indian-born, London-based pianist and composer Joel Paul steps into the spotlight with Roots, a contemporary jazz album that digs deep into heritage while blooming into modern expression. Available now on all platforms, the record arrives after years of cross-continental study and performance, from learning under Berklee alumnus Smarajeet Bhattacharya in…

As INTERCONTINEN7AL prepares to say farewell with Volume 7, their final multinational opus, arriving this December 30, they send out a message that stretches across oceans, climates, and languages: “Love Is Everywhere.” In true INTERCONTINEN7AL fashion, this latest track embodies their core mission: one song, one world, all seven continents…

Alt-indie storyteller Pesky Kid returns with “Holy Light,” a track that manages to be tender, sardonic, and strangely uplifting all at once. Blending self-awareness with emotional sincerity, the song leans into the beautiful contradiction of trying to find purpose while feeling worn out by the world. It’s that millennial mix…

Australian songwriter Julie Paschke continues to carve out her own spectral corner of the indie-folk universe with her latest self-recorded single, “Cold In Your Town.” Created entirely at home before being polished by Dan Duszynski at Dandy Sounds, the track dispatches from Paschke’s inward-looking world, where thoughts drift like winter…

Nashville’s rising dark-pop force Rose Starring strikes gold with her new single “Gravedigger,” a dreamy, cinematic plunge into heartbreak, and the rebirth that follows it. Written and produced solely by Starring and mixed/mastered by Bri Sailors, the track introduces her self-produced 2026 EP, and proudly stands as a fully women-led…

Italian jazz duo B.I.T. (Back In Time), saxophonist Danielle Di Majo, and pianist Manuela Pasqui, step boldly into history with their new album “R-Esistenze,” released April 25, 2025, via Filibusta Records. Anchored to Italy’s Liberation Day and the 80th anniversary of the Italian Resistance, this emotionally rich project transforms memory…

Kansas City singer-songwriter Jared Bond continues carving his own lane with “Wild Guess,” released November 7, 2025. Recorded in the attic studio of longtime collaborator Jesse Kates, the track welcomes a small but mighty crew, with Mark Hamblin on upright bass and Rachel Jaggard, whose radiant harmonies glow behind Bond’s…

UK acoustic indie-folk duo River Roots return with their heartfelt new single “Be Still,” released November 11, 2025, and it may just be their most emotionally resonant track to date. Known for rich vocal harmonies and warm, earthy melodies, the duo have become festival favourites, five years running at Glastonbury,…

Calgary’s genre-blurring ensemble Little Brown Jug Brass return with a moving collaboration, teaming up with celebrated Métis singer-songwriter Ashley Ghostkeeper for the heartfelt single “My North Star Home,” released ahead of their upcoming holiday album Holiday Spirits (November 28, 2025). Known for bringing brass-powered joy to jazz, funk, and roots,…