Reviews

Working independently, 50mething crafts music that blends personal experience with sharp social commentary. His latest release “Drag me by the hair”, written in response to the overturning of the Wade v. Roe decision and released a day before International Women’s Day, confronts issues of rights, choice, and societal debate head-on.…

Hailing from Santa Cruz, California, Brock Davis has long been a storyteller whose songs blend gritty country rock, folk, and confessional balladry. His latest album, “Nothing Lasts Forever”, emerges from a deeply personal period, including a health scare that brought the album’s themes of impermanence into sharp focus. Drawing from…

Born out of Sydney’s alternative rock underground in the early ’90s, Caligula built their reputation on a distinctive blend of guitar-driven rock and electronic textures. After reforming in 2018 and gradually returning to the studio, the band now enter a deeply personal chapter with their new single “Mother Please Forgive…

Coming out of Jacksonville, Florida, Kevin Driscoll has long been known for crafting songs that feel personal, honest, and quietly powerful. His new single, “Put It Behind Me,” is perhaps his most vulnerable yet, a reflection on loss, resilience, and the slow, often messy process of moving on. For the…

Hailing from Mandal, Norway, The Violent Years have spent over two decades refining a sound that blends Americana, melancholic art pop, and thoughtful rock songwriting. Their new single, “Come To Me Lover,” marks the first release from their forthcoming fourth album, Blizzard / Sunshine, and reflects both the band’s history…

Emerging from a quiet corner of the contemporary piano scene, Matt Johnson approaches interpretation with a focus on emotional clarity rather than spectacle. With “For Good(for Singing Fingers)”, released under MattJohnsonMusic.x, he revisits one of musical theatre’s most beloved compositions, reshaping it into a deeply personal instrumental statement. The piece…

Brighton-based sole-trader makes quite the entrance with Sole Music, an 18-track intimate, restless, and quietly adventurous debut. Written, performed, and produced entirely by one artist, the album carries that handmade, all-in vision from start to finish. You can hear the indie-pop and soul foundations straight away, but sole-trader bends acoustic…

Orchard Mason’s “Throw A Brick” arrives as more than a song in the best possible way. Released on March 13, 2026, the single plants itself in the long shadow of queer resistance and turns that history into something urgent and hard to shake off. Drawing from the spirit of Stonewall,…

Seßler / Zeeb’s “Soul Free,” released on March 13, 2026, is a progressive rock track that does not need to shout to make its point. The southern German duo, songwriter and lead vocalist Kurt Seßler alongside multi-instrumentalist and producer Werner Zeeb, has been steadily shaping a sound that pulls from…

Kwolek’s “Atmosphere,” released March 13, 2026, arrives with the backstory that gives a song extra gravity before you even hit play. Written, performed, produced, mixed, mastered, and visually designed by Kwolek himself, the single feels unmistakably handmade, like a carefully weathered artifact. It also serves as the first glimpse of…