Reviews

“With the Dawn” arrives right on time for the new year, as Kidderminster indie-folk artist Druskin drops a track built for fresh starts and quiet resets. Out since 1 January 2026, the single plays like a musical sunrise for anyone tired of carrying yesterday’s thoughts into tomorrow. Known for soul-stirring…

“Soul Tied” drags Faith In Vain back into the spotlight with the heaviness that comes like an exorcism. Formed in 2016, this Midwestern metalcore force has always blended melodic metalcore, deathcore, and nu-metal, but here they sound sharper and more focused than ever, using their rebranded lineup – Ginger on…

“Lost My Way Home” brings together Bedford-based producer Night Wolf and Norfolk vocalist Lois Powell in a fated collab. He’s built a reputation on cinematic, trip-hop-tinged alt music; she brings haunting, ethereal vocals that sound like they’ve wandered out of a dream. They first crossed paths at an open mic,…

Hythe, Alberta artist, Mogipbob keeps things plainspoken, melodic, and a little cheeky. Mogipbob is a songwriter and recording artist who brings country with wisdom, rock, and folksy touches. He writes like a small-town storyteller who’s seen a lot, feels a lot, but refuses to make a fuss about it. This…

In his newest single, “The Death of Ophelia,” artist Dude In Black enters the realm of Shakespearean tragedy, just to soothe the sufferings of the damsel in distress from Hamlet. Dropped just 22 November of last year, he brings a heady, meditative concoction of Dream Pop, Indie Rock, and Shoegaze.…

“The Wolves” finds Max Norton stepping out from behind the drumkit and fully into his own skin. Tampa-born and Nashville-bred, he’s spent years powering other artists on some of the world’s biggest stages, from Coachella and Bonnaroo to late-night TV. After a spell living and writing in London and now…

“Selene” finds English guitarist-composer Martin Lloyd Howard gazing skyward and turning moonlight into melody. Trained in the classical tradition but well-traveled through folk, blues, and rock, Howard usually splits his time between electric textures and acoustic ensembles. Here, though, he strips everything back to a single, 50-year-old hand-built classical guitar…

“Hold Me” by zukrassverliebt drifts in like a late-night confession you didn’t expect to make but desperately needed to. The indie-pop songwriter leans into raw emotion here, letting the track orbit around seeking reassurance in another person when your own world feels a little cracked around the edges. It fits…

“Eden” introduces Ryne Meadow as a singer, songwriter, producer, and, more importantly, a storyteller, from Athens, Georgia, wrestling openly with faith, identity, and the politics wrapped around them. It’s the first glimpse of his forthcoming album Baptisms, a project born from spiritual upheaval and renewal, where queerness, religious conditioning, and…

Born out of the gritty, beating heart of Burton On Trent, England, “Born2graft” is the newest original single from Mukka & the Wizard Sleeves. This fiercely independent collective is made up of Mukka, dingle, Joe, Tamu, Riley, and Huw. Released last Dec 5 and recorded locally at Electric Fields with…