Reviews

Ionne’s new E.P. Pathos, released August 29, 2025 under 5015 Records, is an artistic gamble and a triumph. Born from a whirlwind collaboration with fashion designer Tea Montgomery for his Union Station runway show, the project was written and recorded in under 60 days, but can you tell it was…

Olivia Booth’s latest single, “MIND,” released on August 29, 2025, is a milestone for the Manchester-born indie singer-songwriter. After four years of writing, revising, and holding back until the right moment, Booth finally shares a track that distills her restless nights into a fervent passion project. Produced by Gareth Nuttall…

Elvira Kalnik’s latest single, “Water Knows,” turns private pain into an aural ritual. Kalnik merges Deep House with traces of jazz, jungle, and dance to produce a fluid soundscape, just like its theme. The song was born from a period of irreversible stress, where water became her healer and teacher,…

Blake Red, the Chicago-born alternative rock and metal powerhouse, unleashes pure venom with her new single “Scorpion,” released August 29, 2025. Known for her unflinching honesty and fierce stage presence, Blake puts up an anthem of resistance and a warning shot against those who exploit the vulnerable. Produced by Blake…

Nigerian-born, US-based genre-bender ZeXzy makes a fearless statement with his sprawling 28-track debut album Every Sound, released via Maple Grove Entertainment. ZeXzy builds the record as a globe-spanning odyssey through Afrobeats, Latin grooves, soft rock, Caribbean rhythms, jazz, and hip-hop. With features from global names like Lil Wayne and Natasha…

SonicNeuron’s Forever in Your Eyes is a dazzling showcase of where music and AI visuals can meet in the middle to create something futuristic and deeply human. Produced, mixed, and mastered by Danny Williams, with Jason Williams steering the creative and cinematography direction, the project is pitched as a marriage…

Liverpool-born singer-songwriter Paul Claxton returns with his brand-new single “Left Haunting You,” released on September 5 under Trifle Too Hot Records. Known for his sweeping blend of nostalgia and sharp storytelling, Claxton draws from a well of influences ranging from Roy Orbison and Lennon & McCartney to Dusty Springfield, Gram…

Austin-based Americana artist JB Elwood wears his Appalachian roots proudly on his sleeve in his heartfelt new single “Back Someday,” produced by Andrew Middleton in Nashville and released as part of his upcoming slate of singles. The track is a personal ode to his parents’ sacrifices, a reflection on home,…

Korean contemporary music pioneer Yajac returns with his latest single, “Her Light, Unseen,” released on August 29, 2025, as the campaign song for The Exhibition UNSEEN in New York, the first exhibition to center the resilience and struggles of North Korean women through art, archives, and film. Known since his…

Plush Sanches’ Reporting Live Part. 1, dropped under DaOne Records, is a raw, unfiltered window into a rapper locked into his own orbit. Across its six main tracks, Plush doubles down on repetition, inside slang, and a vocal delivery that rides somewhere between reckless intoxication and razor-sharp confidence. The album’s…