Reviews

Spanish experimental outfit Sehore returns with their second full-length album Husfikbur, a genre-defying collection that doubles as a musical mirror and a surreal joke, one that only the bold and the humorously inclined will fully appreciate. Following their award-winning debut Ladencia (which bagged a Silver Medal at the Global Music…

Swedish duo Purple Stone, composed of Johan Hansson and David Skog, take listeners on a cosmic odyssey with their second full-length album Spacetime, released October 10, 2025. Hailing from the north of Sweden, the pair have carved out a lush and hypnotic soundscape defined by analog synths, reverberating guitars, and…

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…