Reviews

Hailing from Warwickshire and dropped on 10 March 2026, Rubbish Party return with a bruising, bittersweet single called “Plastic Orange.” Led by lyricist Evan Zorn Von Berg, whose world-smash EP Love and Decay announced them on the map, the band straps together synth wizardry, roaring guitar, and a bruised, theatrical…

Ford France Kennedy’s “Assassinate My Love” is pop dressed for the funeral and the afterparty at once. It is seductive, stylized, and just self-aware enough to know exactly how dangerous its own imagery is. Kennedy is building a world. In that world, romance arrives already lit like a movie scene,…

From the quiet corners of the Dutch delta comes Joseph Turner & The Dudes of Hazard, an indie-folk outfit built on a simple but powerful idea: songs first, everything else second. Led by songwriter Joseph Turner and supported by a rotating circle of collaborators, the project blends reflective storytelling with…

Martin Lloyd Howard is creating a full-on soundscape, as a classically trained English guitarist who’s dipped his toes into folk, blues, and rock. Howard brings a seasoned touch to his instrumental work, and “Rapids” feels like a perfect meeting point of technique and imagination. What started off as a technical…

igor’s “Talk To Me” arrives with attitude, tension, and just the right amount of emotional wreckage. The New York-based pop-rock artist, shaped by a mix of Ukrainian roots, Russian upbringing, and American reinvention, brings a sound that happily refuses to sit in one lane. You can hear flashes of emo…

kancheong22’s “Please Don’t Say We’re Through,” featuring Pansillix, leans into heartbreak as a loopable track where the verse and chorus seem to spill into one another and mirror the way regret actually behaves in real life. Breakups circle, replay, and haunt the same few lines until they wear grooves in…

Jóhannes Stefán’s “Montauk Station” feels like it is already half-memory by the time you hear it. As the title track from his second album, it draws emotional inspiration from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind while still standing firmly on its own two feet. You do not need to know…

Audren opens with the idea that smiling makes you feel good. It sparks endorphins, dopamine, and serotonin, which her single “Smile, People Smile” embodies. Penned after months of setbacks and a direct pep talk to herself, the song is a highlight from her album Think Freedom, a comeback framed by…

Perth-based artist Nicindie is set to make a striking impression with the single “Driftwood Hearts,” a deeply personal track that promises to explore the enduring echoes of first love and the passage of time. Drawing from a lifetime of lived experiences, the song is described as a reflection on relationships…

50Mething delivers a stark and emotionally charged statement with “Silence,” a deeply personal release that confronts real-world violence with unflinching honesty. Written in response to the tragic death of Sarah Everard, the track moves beyond commentary, placing listeners directly inside the emotional weight of absence, fear, and unanswered questions. Created…