Reviews

“Down in the Dirt” comes as another hard-hitting strike from Yorkshire’s Feral Family, the band whose intensity is a state of being. Raised on the quiet seaside yet fueled by dystopian sagas and desert-noir mythology, they’ve built a sound that feels like it could collapse a landscape and rebuild it…

Seattle’s La Need Machine returns with “Rock and Roll Show,” a single that doubles as a love song and a declaration of devotion to the music that has carried them through every high and low. On the surface, it sounds like a heartfelt, warm, earnest tribute to a partner, full…

Atlanta collective Blackfox returns with their fourth full-length, Blackfox4, an album that wears its evolution openly. What started a decade ago as a swamp-rock power trio has widened into a seven-piece ensemble capable of shifting from punk urgency to atmospheric art-rock in the same breath. The record was pieced together…

Following the late-2025 release of his second album Gift In The Shadows, UK singer-songwriter Charlie Freeman, known as FREE/MAN, returns with the Reconnection EP, a smaller but deeply intentional offering that acts almost like a spiritual palate cleanser. Where the album wrestles openly with darkness, forgiveness, and the long road…

Released October 25th, 2025, 献给AI的思考 is not just an album but the culmination of a year-long cultural and emotional experiment from musician–engineer Aleksandr Podkhaliuzin, known here under the Chinese name 彭俐客. Written first as a narrative before ever touching the music, the project channels the disorientation, longing, and unexpected tenderness…

Cornwall’s rising five-piece, Flo Crowe & The Dilemmas, return with “Shy Girl,” their second single on Little Genius Recordings, released October 31st, 2025. Following their warmly received debut That Was That and growing momentum across BBC Introducing and festival stages like Boardmasters, the group continues shaping a sound that blends…

Sonny Siminski’s Giveth brings a breeze of bedroom folk with the intimacy from music made alone with time, memory, and a stubborn, searching heart. Written and recorded at home on a basic multitrack setup, the EP proudly carries that DIY pulse. The songs feel handcrafted, stitched from noodling sessions, half-formed…

“Fumes” is the latest single from HorthWorld, the project of Derbyshire singer-songwriter Andrew Horth, and it comes charged with sleepless energy and indie-rock warmth. Written about the real-life push-pull of chasing big dreams while juggling full-time work and a relationship, the track captures that delirious stage where exhaustion and affection…

Jazz-soul artist Anton Commissaris continues to cultivate his warm, timeless musical universe with “Keep My Faith in Love,” a new single that glows with a soft, steady optimism. Recorded in the San Francisco Bay Area and inspired by greats like Stevie Wonder and Antônio Carlos Jobim, the track sits comfortably…

Los Angeles–based singer-songwriter Julia Kate returns with “be nice princess,” which gives you the most relatable of emotions alongside catchy pop music. The song was inspired by a meme on Instagram that sparked a story about a friendship fraying at the edges in her head. Co-written with Nick Rosen, the…