Reviews

Andy Sunshine’s new single “I Believe in Christmas,” released November 12, 2025, arrives as an unexpectedly bittersweet addition to the holiday canon. Written on New Year’s Eve 2022 during a season marked by heartbreak and emotional upheaval, the song channels the ache, nostalgia, and tentative hope that define the quieter…

Madrid’s long-running one-man experimental project The Kiss That Took A Trip, the visionary work of M.D. Trello, returns with “The Kiss That Took A Trip,” a sprawling almost 21-minute epic that pushes his ambient–post-rock–art-pop universe into a new, unrulier dimension. Trello has spent nearly two decades crafting music that refuses…

Stellan Wahlström Drift Band’s new release The Sleeper – A Live Collection stitches together decades of performances into one immersive document, offering a rare window into the band’s evolution from New York clubs to Stockholm’s literary salons. Rather than a typical live album, it feels like a curated time capsule…

It’s Called Blood, the new album by Seattle’s Jesse Damm under his project It Sound, arrives via Seahorse Recordings as a full-bodied plunge into psych-post-punk murk, messthetic grit, and hypnotic DIY atmosphere. Released digitally and on vinyl, the record draws on the raw lineage of London’s post-punk underground while carrying…

Magdalena Vitale’s debut EP veintidós diez lands like a quiet earthquake, small in size, but charged with enough emotional and sonic force to rearrange the landscape of experimental Latin music. Crafted over two years with producer Juan Pelliza, the three-track release merges organic timbres with digital tension, echoing the lineage…

K A T R I N A steps into her most vulnerable and cinematic lane yet with “Different Life,” a lush alt-R&B single that leads the way toward her forthcoming debut EP GOODGrief (February 6, 2026). As someone who turns heartbreak into therapy on the dancefloor, the Asheville-based singer, songwriter,…

Lezzy Osbourne returns from the shadows of Edmonton with “Black Widow’s Web,” a dark, acoustic fever dream released October 31, 2025, perfectly timed to crawl under listeners’ skin. Known for her queer, emotionally raw storytelling, Lezzy wrote, recorded, mixed, and mastered the track entirely on her own, sharpening her artistic…

Nikiré steps into philosophical territory with her new single “REFLECTIONS make you develop,” a contemplative release that treats self-examination not as a luxury but as a lifeline. Built around the idea that intentional reflection shapes who we become, the track folds ancient wisdom into a modern sonic landscape, turning quotes…

James Shumway returns with another deeply intimate composition in “So Glad You’re Mine.” Hot off the acclaim of his award-winning piece “To the One I Love,” Shumway continues to carve out a space where classical romanticism meets modern emotional clarity. Known for writing from the heart rather than the ivory…

Lois Leon’s new single “Slow Motion” arrives like a steady exhale after years of turbulence, as a song shaped by upheaval, grief, and the strange clarity that follows when life suddenly tilts off its axis. Written during a difficult period marked by major transitions and lingering grief over the sudden…