Reviews

“Fire and Tears” by Fire and Tears wastes no time making its mark. Off the band’s self-titled debut, Fire and Tears, this is a statement piece, in-between gothic anthem, battle hymn, and all heart-pounding metal fury. The record as a whole is an epic saga, but this track feels like…

Love Ghost’s new single “Car Crash” arrives as one of their most vulnerable releases yet, contrasting with the band’s usual grunge, punk, and alt-rock grit. Known for collaborations that stretch from Mexico to Turkey and co-signs from Rolling Stone, Clash, and Alternative Press, the Los Angeles outfit has built its…

Swedish-Balkan artist GINAxC teases her upcoming album MY DNA (out September 16th) with the release of her latest single, “My Darkness (Dorian Gray).” Pulling inspiration from the 2009 film adaptation of Dorian Gray starring Ben Barnes and Colin Firth, the track lives in the tension between elegance and danger, while…

Toronto’s genre-blurring artist Siggimusic has never been one to play it safe, and with his new single, “FunkyLines,” he doubles down on his mission to merge sound, style, and self-expression into one dazzling package. Out on all platforms, the track is the second taste of his forthcoming EP NOW (expected…

Downtown Fiasco has never been one to play it safe, and with Look at the Sun, they go full throttle into a world of epic grandeur. Tagged under Rock, Heavy Metal, and Gothic influences, the record plays like a saga torn between fire and myth, weaving English and Latin into…

Naarm–Melbourne trio Remit have finally stepped out of the bunker literally. Their debut album Questions Unanswered, out July 11, was written in their notorious underground “concrete bunker,” and it sounds every bit as tense and humid as the walls that birthed it. A heady mix of rock, post-punk, and krautrock,…

Groundbreaking German rap artist Raubtier Kollektiv makes a bold entrance with Zoo Deutschland, a nine-track concept album that claws its way through the realities of street life by dressing them up in animal metaphors. Already buzzing in Germany’s underground hip-hop circles, the record reimagines the urban jungle as a literal…

London-based artist Slow Walk has unveiled his ambitious new concept album, The Mountain, released on August 8, 2025. Written, produced, and recorded entirely by himself in just two weeks, the project pulls together strands of cinematic storytelling, synth textures, rock grit, electronica pulses, indie spirit, and even flashes of pop…

Zack Morris is ready to tug at heartstrings with his brand-new single “Good Enough,” which dropped this August 22. The Nashville-based singer-songwriter has already made waves with releases like “What If” and “Bottle It Up,” and even shared the stage with Warner artist MAX. Now, he leans into his pop-folk…

Julianna Joy released her debut album Somebody Call the Firemen! this July 25, 2025. With almost 30k monthly listeners on Spotify and three singles already stirring up the Los Angeles alternative-pop circuit (“Goldstar,” “The Year I Lived as You,” and “Better”), Joy has built a buzz that’s hard to ignore.…