Reviews

Antoin Gibson’s “Diss Qualification,” released on October 1st, 2025 via Circum-Sŏnus, is a firecracker of political defiance and rebellion in the armor of razor-edged UK rap. After the success of FlexAble, Diss Topia, and Serene Despair, Gibson returns sharper than ever, refusing to mince words or play by the system’s…

Amara-Fe’s latest pop odyssey, SHIFT, is a 24-track rollercoaster that refuses to hit the brakes. Born from a deep-rooted musical lineage, her paternal ties trace back to members of The Gap Band, while her maternal side connects to a songwriter for Minnie Riperton; Amara-Fe’s DNA practically hums in melody. Recorded…

Dallas-based singer-songwriter Alexandra sets the stage ablaze with her debut EP, Let It Burn, released on September 26, 2025. Recorded in a camp-out weekend at her Dallas home with production duo JST FRNDS, the five-track project captures the warmth, camaraderie, and spontaneity of live jam sessions. Drawing influence from Americana…

Boston’s own Valerie Forgione, frontwoman of the dark dream-pop project Lovina Falls, returns with a lush, cinematic new EP, Would That It Were, released on September 5, 2025. Following her acclaimed 2023 debut, Calculating the Angle of Our Descent, Forgione dives headfirst into a world of introspection, escapism, and grandeur.…

Dropping on August 25th, 2025, shimmerglisten’s Equanimity is a meditation turned into music, an ambient journey that blurs the line between the human and the elemental. Behind the project is multi-award-winning producer and environmentalist Tim Rabjohns, who has built a career crafting sound worlds for film, television, and major brands.…

sammy. /REVERSIES returns with an emotional gut-punch of a single, “what r u waiting 4?” released on September 27, 2025. The DIY alternative rock artist, known for his cross-genre experiments, coalesces grunge with pop-emo in this latest track. Recorded and released independently, the song continues sammy.’s streak of collaborations and…

Austin-based musician Paula Laubach, under her solo moniker Daph Veil, dives deep into the dark undercurrents of toxic love with her new single, “Bloodsucker.” Released on September 26, 2025, the track takes shape as a feverish soundscape that straddles genres, part alt-rock, part shoegaze, with smoldering hints of blues and…

Bear, an inspiring 63-year-old songwriter and kidney transplant survivor, channels hope and urgency into his new single, “No Place Like Home,” as he channels the voice of the planet. Released on October 4th, 2025, the alternative rock track was born in the heart of Scotland’s Galloway Forest, where Bear first…

Dutch duo Neverskin return from a two-decade hiatus with “Snatched,” a gritty, hard-hitting single that channels the restless energy of early 2000s nu-metal while carving its own authentic mark. Formed by old bandmates Remy and Clint, who last made music together in their band Ambiossis over twenty years ago, this…

When two powerhouse artists from Northampton collide, sparks are bound to fly, and that’s exactly what happens in “Body and Soul,” the new duet by Great Adamz and Maddox Jones under Radikal Records. The track is a blissful meeting point between Adamz’s signature afrobeats flair and Jones’s velvety pop-soul sensibilities,…