Reviews

Deltiimo and Jodie Vinall have served up a delicacy with their saucy summer single, “Ice Cream Buns.” This feel-good banger tastes just as sweet as it sounds. Released in late April, the track is the cherry on top of Deltiimo’s colorful catalogue, and this time, he’s upped the ante with…

If hip-hop had a haunted house, Bloodlin3’s No Mercy would be its thundering front door. This raw, heavy-hitting project by the trio of Stephen King (2Severe), Mallachi (Miggidy), and Reinman Quiji (Blackrein) comes as eerie as it goes. The opening introductory track, with the creaks, whispers, and stormy soundscape throws…

With “For Us”, Inertia throws open the doors to a fresh, euphoric wave of Afrohouse-meets-global-electronica. Lifted from his upcoming debut Afrohouse/House EP, this track becomes the beat. The 20-year-old UK/Punjabi artist, producer, and pianist is already making waves far beyond his years, and here he proves he’s only getting started.…

If you’re craving a sultry, bold, and globe-trotting experience, DJ SAvvy’s new EP Come Closer is calling your name. This 4-track project is a rich, rhythmic cocktail of Afrobeat, UrbanKiz, and ghetto zouk, stirred together with the finesse of an artist who knows exactly what she’s doing. And with features…

Dublin’s own Gavin Fox is back with a single that insists you to feel. “You Can Lean On Me,” off his evolving 2025 album Illuminate, is a deeply moving Americana-folk anthem that quietly crawls under your skin before blowing the emotional doors wide open. From the very first strum, Fox…

Nordstahl’s “Mjölnir” is a thunderous, unapologetically aggressive metal anthem that utilizes the primal rage of a warrior’s chant and the smoldering energy of defiance to charge forward like an avalanche of iron and fire. Right out of the gate, distorted guitar riffs grind like chainsaws through bone, while the beats…

There’s something instantly soul-soothing about Jaivy’s latest single, “The Garden,” a breezy instrumental track tucked into the lush folds of jazz and Bossa Nova. Released on April 5, 2024, and recorded in his home studio in Drachten, Netherlands, Jaivy, aka Dylan Jaivy Blume, blends mellow piano, laid-back contrabass, and crisp…

Seanchez, the Luzern-based Latin singer-songwriter, shakes it up in his latest single “Violento.” Dropped on July 25, this moody, magnetic track slides right into your veins with a deep bassline, hypnotic production, and a vocal delivery smoother than silk on a humid night. With Latin trap and sensual reggaetón vibes,…

“Couldn’t Replenish” by Elena C. Lockleis featuring Lilia Kysil creeps into your bones as the heartbreak you didn’t see coming. Tucked into the folds of soft synths and ambient rustles, the song unfurls like a conversation you’re not ready to have. It begins with Kysil’s voice front and center, capturing…

Rosetta West strut in with smoke in their wake with old amplifiers buzzing. The Illinois-based blues rock band’s latest album, God of the Dead, is a fever dream of raw guitars, gravel-throated vocals, spiritual musings, and fearless wandering. Frontman Joseph Demagore clearly isn’t afraid to get weird—or real—as he leads…