Reviews

Kobe’s new EP 24, released November 1, lands like a deep exhale after years spent holding his breath. Written and recorded between Mississippi, Idaho, and Washington from 2023 to 2024, the project carries the weight of a turbulent stretch in his life, looking back at an abusive relationship, a collapsing…

Glasgow producer mxguinness returns with a sharpened vision and full creative control on his new single “Viventis,” dropping August 29, 2025. After stepping back into the electronic world with a renewed sense of purpose, Mike McGuinness has launched his own indie label, secured global distribution, and handed his catalog to…

The Cockney Cowboy returns with “Us Against The World,” a tender original single released November 3, 2025, that folds his East End grit into a full-hearted country ballad. Written by Justin Grant Vella and produced by Dave Wright of MusicTek AV, the track is built as a love letter to…

“Step by Step” is the new single from 12-year-old pop-rock singer AMELINA (Amelina Philippenko), a Spain-based young artist already wielding more conviction than many adults. Written from the perspective of someone who’s had to start over in a new country, language, and life, the song doubles as self-pep talk and…

Robert Leonard’s full-length album Pieces of Me, released October 24, 2025, arrives as a homecoming. An independent Nashville artist with roots deep in Eastern North Carolina, Leonard frames this record as a map of the places and people who shaped him.“Every song is a piece of my story,” he says,…

Wyatt Espalin returns with a reflective new single, “Losing Track of Time,” an Americana gem arriving October 31, 2025, and recorded at Gavin Calzaretta’s 460 Sound Studios in Cleveland, Georgia, the same home base for his upcoming album Lies from the Lonesome Valley. Rooted in the creative ecosystem of the…

Less Of Me, the fourth studio album from rising alt-country shapeshifter Podge Lane, lands like a dusty postcard torn from seven months of sweat-stained stages, endless highways, and it arrives like it’s uprooting your whole life. After the rock-leaning theatrics of Multiple Dead Ends and a full European tour, Lane…

“It Only Takes A Minute” arrives as My Glass World’s first release since Stranded Assets, and even though it stands apart from the album, it carries the same sharp bones and restless spirit that have come to define Jamie Telford’s musical world. Released on November 7, 2025 via Luxury Noise…

Andy Crowe & The Eisen Family return with “Hold Me Close,” a soul-stirring single released October 29, 2025, that digs into the band’s own punch of soul, blues, and rock. After years of building momentum, from headlining the Tower Stage at the first Sonic Boom Festival to supporting Ariel Posen…

“Dream On,” the debut album from Belgian DIY indie artist Nikki Roger is as intimate and beautifully tragic as a bundle of handwritten letters someone slid under your door. The record was made entirely by Roger in a small room above a garage, and you can hear the room itself…