Reviews

Michael Grandel reaches for something bigger than a conventional club anthem with “Eta Carinae,” a euphoric electronic release that fuses house warmth, techno intensity, and cinematic emotion into one exhilarating ride. Named after one of the brightest and most volatile star systems in the universe, the single channels the idea…

Dutch artist Cas du Pree opens an exciting new chapter with “Blank Page,” a shimmering collaboration featuring UK musician Mike Harley that transforms creative uncertainty into irresistible pop. Emerging from a friendship that began through internet radio and later evolved into a fruitful creative partnership, the single finds two independent…

Breakup songs usually wallow in heartbreak, regret, or longing. Wiley and the Coyotes, however, flip the script with “Thank God You Left Me,” a country rock anthem that treats the end of a toxic relationship as the beginning of a better life. Led by songwriter Wiley Lowe, whose musical journey…

In an industry where success is measured by contracts, streams, and dollar signs, <3peace. offers a strikingly different perspective with “THINGS MONEY CAN’T BUY.”  The South Carolina artist, who writes, performs, and plays every instrument himself, delivers a reflective single rooted in faith, personal conviction, and the belief that integrity…

Phoenix-based multi-instrumentalist TJ Wagoner continues to carve out his own lane with “Meltdown,” a refreshingly unpredictable single that refuses to stay within the lines of any one genre. Written, performed, recorded, and produced entirely by Wagoner in his bedroom studio, the track showcases an artist who thrives on complete creative…

There’s something especially gripping about a song that refuses to separate storytelling from lived experience, and JT Catalano’s “Felon Angels” does exactly that. Rooted in a true chapter from the artist’s life, the track revisits the terrifying days when he was wrongly accused of gang assault, jailed on a $100,000…

Teena has never been interested in playing by the rules, and I AM TOO FAMOUS makes that crystal clear from the very first minute. Created by Liverpool drag performer and actor Lucien Jack’s flamboyant alter ego, this 11-track, self-produced record arrives as a companion piece to the Edinburgh Fringe show…

Katie Noir proves that not every chapter of a concept project has to wear its heart on its sleeve. While her ambitious debut What Is Unseen Still Exists explored friendship, loneliness, healing, and emotional vulnerability across 23 interconnected tracks, “I Prefer Jason” arrives as an unexpected curveball. Serving as the…

Serving as the title track of his debut album What You Chose, Bury The Fortune delivers a gripping alternative metal confession that blurs the line between heartbreak, resentment, and emotional release. The album chronicles the collapse of a relationship from the perspective of someone left to pick up the pieces,…

Some albums are built to entertain, while others are built to encourage. Jao Amos’ Math’s firmly belongs to the latter, arriving as a deeply personal collection that transforms hardship into motivation. Created entirely in the artist’s home studio—from songwriting and beat-making to production and mastering—the album represents a new chapter…