Reviews

Vancouver’s legendary hip-hop polymath Moka Only returns with Beaming, a five-track EP, as inventive as it is effortlessly cool. Released worldwide via URBNET on September 25, 2025, the project finds Moka trading bars with his alter ego, Ron Contour, and longtime production collaborator Rad Brown. Moka reminds us why he…

Parisian avant-garde artist Pragma Enigma makes a bold statement with his latest single “Invention,” released on September 17th, 2025, that doesn’t just challenge musical conventions but practically reinvents them. Known for fusing electro, trap, and rock into an industrial and sensual sound, Pragma treats music as architecture, sculpting melodies that…

Head Space delivers a stirring dose of heart and grit with their latest single, “Adrianna,” released this fall and already turning heads as a soulful rock/folk gem. The Hudson-based duo, made up of multi-instrumentalist Gary Clements and Irish guitarist-songwriter Chris Filliben, has crafted something raw, personal, and timeless, born not…

Rising San Jose-based artist Eddie Thompson, better known as Crooner Ed, delivers a heartfelt gut punch with his new single “I Wish I Knew,” released on September 22, 2025. Known for his smooth jazz sensibilities and storytelling charm, Crooner Ed trades swing for soul this time around, offering a deeply…

Los Angeles-based Indian artist Safiya Sayyed unleashes an epic fusion of East and West with her new single “Misjudged,” released on September 26th, 2025. Following the viral success of her debut “Crave,” which amassed over a million streams, Safiya returns with something grander and bolder, an alternative rock odyssey that…

UK punk-rock force Roses in December crank up fury and finesse with their blistering new single “Inferno,” released on September 26, 2025. The track, their most progressive and politically charged release yet, channels the chaos of modern time, from environmental collapse to social decay, into a prophetic, protesting firestorm. Born…

Adai Song, the Beijing-born, NYC-based multi-hyphenate artist, shatters musical and cultural boundaries with her breathtaking album The Bloom Project, released in 2025. A Grammy® candidate for Best Global Music Album, this record sees the electropop producer, DJ, and singer reimagining early 20th-century shidaiqu, the glamorous fusion of Chinese folk and…

South West England’s The Boy Blue returns with a deeply moving single, “Tears I Shed,” released on October 5th, 2025, that cuts straight to the heart with its honesty and emotional weight. Known for telling stories with cinematism, The Boy Blue delivers his most intimate piece yet, inspired by real-life…

Hudson Valley alt-rock collective Our Bones delivers a gut-punch of truth and tension with their latest single, “All the Time,” released on September 26th, 2025. Known for blending the emotional weight of Manchester Orchestra with the grit of Bad Books and Young the Giant, the band channels post-pandemic introspection into…

Alan Mair, best known as the bassist of post-punk legends The Only Ones, returns to center stage with his gripping new single “Ghost of You in Me,” released on August 25th, 2025, via IKA Records. Written, produced, and performed almost entirely by Mair, with only the lead guitar handed to…