Reviews

“Don’t Touch The Sinner,” the closing chapter of Mardi Gras’ concept album Sandcastle, lands like the final scene in a tragic film where every unresolved tension finally sweeps to the surface. The Rome-based band, celebrated by Onda Rock readers for Album of the Year, ends their story set in 1980s…

CS Hellmann’s new EP In My Head, out since this November 14, marks a turning point for the Nashville artist, because it’s this moment where her introspection sharpens into vision, and experimentation becomes the backbone of a new identity. Spun with gold at Jared Corder’s secluded Polychrome Ranch studio, the…

OGGY returns with a melodic tension and emotional candor in “Another Dream,” released April 5, 2024, as a pop–rock anthem shaped by longing, disappointment, and the stubborn hope that refuses to die quietly. Rooted in London, carrying the dramatic pulse of early-2000s rock influences, especially Fall Out Boy, the track…

Highroad No. 28 step into their next creative era with “Ache,” a brooding, cinematic alt-rock single that sharpens their sound into something darker, heavier, and far more intimate. Released November 1 and distributed globally through The Orchard, the track illustrates their forthcoming third album, The Will to Endure, and the…

The Bateleurs step back into the spotlight with A Light in the Darkness, that  raises the stakes, widens the lens, and deepens the swampy soul of their blues-rock identity, following their 2021 debut. After a major lineup shift, with guitarist Ricardo Galrão joining the fold, the band sound reborn. With…

“You All Will See,” the self-titled debut single from the Minneapolis-rooted project YOU ALL WILL SEE, arrives as a cryptic broadcast from a forgotten frequency, short, raw, and buzzing with underground intent. Released October 11th, 2025, the track marks the first official transmission from an anonymous, artist-driven collective shaped by…

“Written In Our Bones,” the new single from Franklin-based artist HELN, arrives as a sweeping, emotionally charged release built on the instinctive chemistry between HELN and producer Dr. Ford. Released October 31st, 2025, the track showcases the pair’s continued ability to turn a simple melodic idea into something cinematic. HELN…

Independent dark-pop provocateur Exzenya cracks open another psychological chamber with “Ugly When You Love Me,” a razor-edged electronic single released November 6, 2025. The track arrives steeped in the same emotional intelligence and behavioral-psychology undercurrent that defines her wider catalog, with two concept albums unfolding simultaneously, Story of My Life…

“Orwellian Times,” the new pop-rock firebrand from Lana Crow, is a sharp, hook-heavy jolt to the system, dripping with the unease of our hyper-polarized era. Released November 17, 2025, the single cements Crow as one of the boldest truth-tellers rising in indie pop, refusing to sugarcoat what she sees as…

Love It All by New Jersey indie-pop artist Bailey Grey lands as a full-length autobiography set to melody, as a roller coaster of lived experience and vulnerability cut open. A lifelong performer raised in a home where music was the family language, Grey spent her childhood on Broadway stages and…