Reviews

Pretty Little Saturday’s new single, “Tangerine,” released on August 22, 2025, finds the Asheville-based singer delicately plunging into the vulnerabilities that we all share. After the success of her debut, she steps back into the spotlight with a touching, heartfelt track regarding closeness and connection. Produced with Patrick Doyle and…

Seattle-based band The NightCry takes a further step into their brooding, poly-jamorous sound with their April 14, 2024, release, “Who’s To Say,” a track that binds together synth-driven atmosphere, heavy grooves, and raw lyrical bite. Formed in 2020 and cementing their lineup in 2021, the group pulls from the dark…

Anjalts returns with her latest single, “Every Breath,” released September 19, that takes her distinctive DIY artistry into fresh territory. Known for producing, writing, and performing all her own material, the Los Angeles–based artist continues to blend intimacy with electronic pulse. Following singles like “Chasing the Wind” and “Dim the…

Shogun’s debut single, “P.O.T.S (Presence of the Shogun)” makes you sit up and pay attention. At just 20, the Telford rapper already wears his influences on his sleeve, Wu-Tang Clan, Method Man, MF DOOM, but he flips them into something fresh, bringing back that golden-era boom-bap grit with a modern,…

Lera Shemi makes her entrance with fire in her debut single, “such a gooD boy,” wasting no time setting its dangerous intentions. Out September 12, the Los Angeles–based artist and producer draws on her roots in Ukraine, her training at Berklee, and her time in iconic studios like Rick Rubin’s…

Boomer Baby Sounds, the creative project of New Jersey-born, California-based singer-songwriter John Finamore, saddles up once again with the new EP I’m Your Huckleberry Now, released September 26th, 2025. Drawing its title from Val Kilmer’s immortal Doc Holliday line in Tombstone, the EP brings dusty, classic-rock with modern themes. Produced…

Sydney/Eora dream-pop collective LUCIDBLOOM return with “Dust.”. Merging lush soundscapes and immersive art collaborations, the band takes a slightly sharper turn here, trading some of their haze for clarity while still bathing listeners in their signature atmosphere. The song meditates on the futility of clinging to long-expired love, and the…

Minneapolis indie rocker Mary Strand comes storming back with her second full-length, I Don’t Need Your Permission, out August 1 on Hygh Tension Records/Virgin Music. Written after two near-death experiences that forced her to hit pause and reexamine life, the album carries the weight of survival but also the fire…

London-based singer and songwriter Shy Puma has been carving out her own lane in the alternative R&B and dream-psychedelia space, and her new single “Gambler,” released digitally on September 17, 2025, shows just how far she has pushed her sound. Following the critical attention of her debut EP Don’t Rush…

Murder Sermon crashes back into the scene with their blistering new single “Through the Eyes of the Mirror,” released on September 5, 2025. Hailing from Rouen, France, the band has carved a name in extreme metal for their explosive blend of lightning-fast riffs and punishing breakdowns, and this track is…