Reviews

Boston-based singer-songwriter Vanna Pacella makes a stunning debut with her 9-track album Listen, released July 25, 2025. At only 18, Pacella emerges as a force to be reckoned with—writing, producing, and performing intimate music that expands to cinematism. With her ethereal rock sound merging indie pop with grand piano melodies…

After more than a decade away from the spotlight, Atlanta’s Last Relapse makes a stirring return with their new single “Everyone Dances Outside of Their Bodies,” released on October 10, 2025. Once known for their emotionally charged indie-rock sound and relentless touring streak in the mid-2000s, the band reemerges with…

Chicago-based artist Joseph Schwartz returns with a daring new project, Ready for Doom, a four-track EP that blurs the lines between human storytelling and AI innovation. Released on October 15, 2025, the record showcases Schwartz’s fearless experimentation, melding his own lyricism with AI-generated instrumentation and vocals via Suno. A writer…

Dutch drummer and composer Ruud Voesten continues his ambitious Dante-inspired jazz odyssey with “Raw Beans,” the second single from his forthcoming album Ambrosia II, out November 7 on ZenneZ Records. While the first Ambrosia explored the infernal chaos of Inferno, this sequel turns upward, toward Purgatorio, Dante’s realm of penance…

Swedish-based artist Ulrich Jannert invites listeners on a soulful journey with his new 18-track album Wander Still, released on October 14, 2025. Fusing the warmth of soft soul rock with touches of modern country, folk, and R&B, the record is a self-help book and a confession, set to sweeping melodies…

UK-based duo Max Macready return with their latest transmission, “Holding Pattern,” released September 22, 2025, via Diegesis Transmissions, a pulsing, cinematic synth-rock track that captures the tension between desire and hesitation. Known for crafting retro-futurist soundscapes that fuse synthwave, post-punk, and progressive rock, Max Macready (synths and bass) and Kurt…

Birmingham’s own Matreya, formerly known as Mason Noise, steps into a higher frequency with his radiant new single “Be Love,” released October 17, 2025. After trading fame for introspection, the singer-songwriter has returned with a sound that merges spirit and groove, fusing Afrobeats, soul, and global rhythm. The track, produced…

City of Sound rev their engines with their newest single, “Gear Up & GO!” released October 17, 2025, an electrifying anthem for dreamers, outlaws, and underdogs ready to break free and chase their destiny. Recorded at London’s legendary Soho Sonic Studios, the track brims with Britpop nostalgia while pulsing with…

Bogotá guitarist and composer Juan Cortés steps boldly into new territory with Camino x la ciudad, released October 20, 2025, a kaleidoscopic album that feels like walking through a living city where every street corner hums with a different rhythm. Known for his virtuosity and fearless genre-blending, Cortés distills decades…