Reviews

Adai Song, the Beijing-born, NYC-based multi-hyphenate artist, shatters musical and cultural boundaries with her breathtaking album The Bloom Project, released in 2025. A Grammy® candidate for Best Global Music Album, this record sees the electropop producer, DJ, and singer reimagining early 20th-century shidaiqu, the glamorous fusion of Chinese folk and…

South West England’s The Boy Blue returns with a deeply moving single, “Tears I Shed,” released on October 5th, 2025, that cuts straight to the heart with its honesty and emotional weight. Known for telling stories with cinematism, The Boy Blue delivers his most intimate piece yet, inspired by real-life…

Hudson Valley alt-rock collective Our Bones delivers a gut-punch of truth and tension with their latest single, “All the Time,” released on September 26th, 2025. Known for blending the emotional weight of Manchester Orchestra with the grit of Bad Books and Young the Giant, the band channels post-pandemic introspection into…

Alan Mair, best known as the bassist of post-punk legends The Only Ones, returns to center stage with his gripping new single “Ghost of You in Me,” released on August 25th, 2025, via IKA Records. Written, produced, and performed almost entirely by Mair, with only the lead guitar handed to…

Paris-based experimental collective Shooqa 22 crashes through genre walls with their daring debut single “Isgonnabeok (drill-jazz #2),” released May 6, 2025. It’s as wild, unpredictable, and hypnotic as its title suggests. Fusing drill’s dark rhythmic energy with the spontaneity of jazz and the melancholy of indie pop, the track feels…

Houston-born rocker Nate Vickers hits a raw emotional nerve with his electrifying new single “Deja Vu,” a thunderous yet vulnerable anthem that proves he’s more than just a viral sensation. Following the breakout success of his debut EP A Little Too Late, Vickers doubles down on his signature blend of…

The Julie July Band continues to cement their place as one of the UK’s most captivating contemporary folk-rock acts with their latest single, “Seven Cities of Gold,” a sweeping, cinematic journey through myth, discovery, and human ambition. Since forming in 2015 with a tribute to the legendary Sandy Denny, the…

Belgian artist Florent C. dives deep into emotion and imagination with his mesmerizing new album Underwater City, released in April 2024, a moody, cinematic exploration of love, chaos, and self-discovery. Known for his bold fusion of dark pop, ambient soundscapes, and experimental production, Florent crafts an immersive world where the…

Milan- and London-based composer Richard Green delivers an evocative and cinematic experience with his breathtaking single “Sea of Memories,” released on April 24, 2024. The track, performed by pianist Irene Veneziano and the acclaimed Archimia String Quartet, marks the final piece in the first EP of Green’s ambitious trilogy project…

Tokyo-Brit punk band STRAIGHT BACK FORWARD crash onto the global scene with their explosive debut double single “Don’t Back Down” / “Haunted Home,” released via JPU Records. Formed in Tokyo in 2020, the band fuses East and West with thrilling chemistry—fronted by London-born vocalist Joshua (NEATZ) and powered by Japanese…