Reviews

London-based singer-songwriter Liya Shapiro has just dropped her latest single, “Hold Me Tight,” and it’s as much a reclamation of the past as it is a bold step into the future. The track carries a curious backstory, as its verses were penned seven years ago, in the thick of an…

Kvikki, the Danish 80s retro pop duo, keeps their “Keep It Simple” mantra alive with their new single “Bright and sunny day,” featuring Henriette Viskum’s radiant vocals and Nikolaj Svorin’s songwriting. Drawing inspiration from the golden era of 80s synth-pop, the duo brings nostalgic electronic sounds with a modern sheen,…

French duo SAMBOX and Anita Barbereau return with their new single “Don’t Ever Stop,” following the success of their earlier 2025 album Intimity. They weave their distinct musical worlds together, SAMBOX, with his rich melodic structures, and Anita, with her expressive string arrangements. Released on September 12, 2025, the single…

Irish songwriter Mahuna, now based in Berlin, releases his poignant new single, “Far-Off Summer’s Night,” on September 12th, taken from his acclaimed debut album Forever Is Mine. Known for his lyrical intimacy and timeless soundscapes, Mahuna has already earned praise for creating touching odes to memory with folksy storytelling. This…

Audren’s new single “The Good Road,” from her forthcoming album Think Freedom (Nov. 2025), is indie pop and soft rock, with a side of poetic storytelling. As a songwriter and award-winning novelist, Audren channels her lyrical sensibility into music that speaks to nostalgia, healing, and collective hope. After years of…

FHMY, a solo experimental musician from Cairo, drops the LP The World You Grew Up In No Longer Exists, a bracingly intimate record that folds math rock, post-rock, emo, shoegaze, and IDM into a single statement. Rooted in childhood samples, with anime chimes, gaming motifs, and dusty film snippets, the…

Olivia Millin’s spooky new single “Soul for the Taking” lands just in time for Halloween like a candy bowl of dark-pop mischief. A 20-year-old global pop phenom, Millin teams with Suite Dreamz and Kevin Charge to spin a club-ready horror story. Opening on slow, watery piano and foggy atmospherics, the…

After two decades away from the stage, Nathan Mazur returns under the banner of Nathan’s Patience with his new EP, The Thoughts We Can’t Tell, released September 2, 2025. A former frontman of Detroit pop-punk outfit Nowadays and touring guitarist with Never Heard of It, Mazur has come full circle,…

Colourshop’s latest single, “Sailing Boat,” released on September 6, 2025, sees the London-based artist taking a refreshing step into a stripped-down, acoustic-driven soundscape. Recorded at RoomTo studio in Barcelona with the help of producers Jason Boshoff and Oscar Bragado and complemented by Bryan Curtis on drums, the track leans toward…

J.Mar’s debut single “Dark Days” enters the Australian hip hop scene with quite a hard drop. Born in Madagascar and raised in Perth, the Spearwood-based artist merges the grit of Western Australia with the perspective of his Malagasy roots. Produced by Megaman Media, the track, released on August 8, 2025,…