Reviews

If grunge had a baby with Aussie pub rock and raised it on poetic angst and punchy one-liners, you’d get “Pines Salad”. ReeToxA—Melbourne’s own Jason McKee—serves up 14 tracks of raw honesty, emotional sucker punches, and riffs that haunt your head. This debut album is 30 years in the making,…

Michellar’s new single “CROSS MY HEART” is like a late-night drive down neon-lit streets—glowing, introspective, and tinged with just the right amount of heartache. Hailing from San Francisco and recorded at the trailblazing Women’s Audio Mission studio, this synth-pop track wraps you up in ambient waves and pulses with emotional…

With her latest single Laugh Track, Ava Valianti delivers a hauntingly clever and emotionally raw exploration of identity, self-awareness, and performance trauma. The Newbury-based indie-pop artist, already a two-time New England Music Award nominee and IAMA runner-up, continues her ascent with what may be her most introspective and self-aware track…

“Time For You” by Collaborations is one of those songs that instantly makes your shoulders shimmy and your heart feel a little lighter. It’s got that irresistible retro sparkle—like you just stepped into a dance hall in the late ’70s but brought your modern-day emotions with you. From the very…

Edie Yvonne kicks off 2025 with a fresh dose of indie-pop charm in her new single, “Changed My Mind,” and honestly, it’s the glowy, heart-healing vibe we didn’t know we needed. The teenage Angeleno singer-songwriter, known for tugging at heartstrings with her emotional trilogy (Burn, Epitome, and I Might), takes…

Harry Kappen’s “Four” is a confession, a conversation, and a heartfelt punch to the gut all wrapped in one. The Dutch musician/music therapist/multi-instrumentalist brings his whole soul (and then some) to this eclectic 10-track collection, weaving personal reflections with sharp social commentary and wrapping it all in a sound that…

In Slack Key Blues, Slack Key ‘Ohana and Rand Anderson gift us a sun-kissed bluesy postcard straight from paradise, tinged with melancholy and real-life grit. Out since April 11, this breezy yet poignant single is a genre-fusing gem that blends the easygoing textures of traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar with…

Quicche’s debut album Frisia, released on April 11th via the ever-iconic R&S Records, is deeply introspective and genre-swirling debut from Marc Grünhäuser (aka Quicche). Written and recorded in complete solitude in a remote house in Northern Germany, “Frisia” carries that bone-deep stillness you only find in isolation and then cracks…

There are songs that entertain, and then there are songs that heal. TaniA Kyllikki’s latest single “I AM Good Enough,” released on April 4, 2025, is a soul-baring ballad that reaches into your chest and holds your heart still. As the fourth release from her upcoming sophomore album Free-Spirited, this…

“True Romantic” by Orah & The Kites is a slow-burn shimmer of sincerity in a jaded world. With its glistening dream pop textures and lush emotional undercurrent, the track is both a sonic and spiritual evolution for the indie outfit—ethereal, yes, but with a backbone. Opening with gentle waves of…