Reviews

Disco Dream ventures into the hazy borderlands between electronic pop and dreamlike escapism with “OutLands,” an immersive single that feels designed less for simply hearing than for getting lost inside. Drawing on a long-standing fascination with electronic music and psychedelic melodies, Disco Dream blends nostalgic textures with contemporary production to…

“Addict” by Until They Burn Me comes charging in like a garage-rock car with its brakes cut, turning the turmoil of addiction into an up-tempo, aggressive blast of sound. The Ferndale-based duo of Cody Carlyle and Travis Jordan bring more than musical imagination to the track; their decades-long friendship and…

The Bastas Project turns family chemistry and emotional contradiction into the strangely tender world of Sharp Comfort, an album built around one prickly metaphor: we are all hedgehogs in the cold, desperate for warmth but wary of getting close enough to hurt ourselves. Released in March 2026, the Woodstock, Georgia…

Gunshots or Fireworks’ “Open Mic” dives headfirst into the rougher, moodier side of alternative rock, pairing gritty guitar textures with introspective songwriting and a distinctly DIY spirit. Rather than polishing away every rough edge, the track seems to embrace atmosphere and tension, drawing from the textured character of ’90s indie…

Released August 14, the Grand Rapids, Michigan artist, Violet Love’s latest single, “Airport Road”  turns a deeply personal milestone, proposing to her fiancé and finding a place within his family, into a bright, affectionate celebration of belonging. Love keeps it wonderfully direct. Finding your people means realizing there is nowhere…

After the darker territory of “Burning,” ANTXNXO shifts gears with “NO ME DIGAS,” a Spanish-language love song that brings his Spanish roots into an intimate alternative R&B setting. Born in Spain and raised in England, the artist writes and produces the track himself, blending Latin influence with contemporary R&B to…

Witte, the Hamburg-area project founded by producer Marvin Burfeind and singer-songwriter Kilian Kremer, builds its music around atmosphere rather than flash. Formed in September 2025 inside the former electrical store of Kremer’s grandfather, now the August-Witte-Haus, the duo has turned a family space filled with old wooden floors, forgotten cables,…

Melbourne-based rock project Reetoxa turns a teenage musical awakening into a lively tribute with “Dancing With Lou,” a vibrant cut from the album Soliloquy. Led by Jason McKee, the song looks back to 1995, when a friend’s father introduced the then-15-year-old McKee to Lou Reed’s solo work through The Blue…

Aux Volta’s “GENERIC GAZELLE” seems to wander into the room quietly before rearranging the furniture. Following the duo’s previous single “Ouroborus,” it approaches its dystopian real world with an intentionally strange mixture of club music, experimental electronics and darkly playful storytelling with base materials of Epstein recordings, Nigel Farage video…

Liverpool four-piece RISE turn an emotional crossroads into a full-bodied rock surge with “Hard To Leave You,” a reworked version of their 2024 song that finally brings the aggression and energy they felt was missing from the original. The Barbarian Mix isn’t merely a touch-up; it pushes the track closer…