Reviews

Get ready to hit the road with Anthony St. Peter’s electrifying new single, “Do Si Do.” The song opens with a bluesy piano intro surrounded by mumbling background noise, symbolizing mundanity. But the calm before the storm breaks before you register it. The beat kicks in with steadily pounding drums…

Irish R&B and soul artist Joe Lington has created a thought-provoking and socially conscious album with SHE. This album narrates a story with a moral. What’s so good about this intriguing storytelling is that it comes with soulful melodies and cinematic orchestration. The album opens with “Pinkeen,” an engaging track…

Let Nico Davis wash over you in the infatuating sugary dream of his latest single, “Cherry.” The track opens with gentle, immersive music with swirling synths and woozy Rhodes piano that lulls you in like a shimmering, rippling lake. To ground the melody, we hip-hop vibes coming through with steady…

Brooklyn-based artist Sarah Khatami has poured her heart into her debut album, stalemate, released on June 21, 2024. Produced by Dave Fugel, his emotionally charged record, driven by her first heartbreak gives you the most vulnerable shard of Sarah’s candid songwriting and storytelling. stalemate opens with a smooth, catchy vibe,…

Issa Rae throws down a gauntlet with “But I Do,” a pulsating track that’s pure fire. The song, at first, builds the scene of a party, where you hear people enjoying themselves at a party. But laughter fades, and Rae emerges, her voice – husky, sassy, dripping with flirtation –…

The Indian Pop Sensation, Kamakshi Khanna has brought aid for all the hopeless romantics and the heartbroken with her ingenious 4-track EP, Heartbreak 2020. The opener “I Blew It!” is a dreamy, shimmering pop song about awkwardness around crushes. What really uplifts this relatable anthem, is Khanna’s silky smooth and…

Dean Rogers AKA DEANO shows you summer, wrapped in music, with his double dose of psychedelic pop and sun-drenched California vibes: “AIRBORNE/BEACHWOOD OVERTURE.” “AIRBORNE,” born from a view of eagles soaring over a misty landscape, vibes out with a driving rhythm section. Thumping drums and sparkling cymbals provide a solid…

Chicago’s own fairy dust explodes onto the pop scene with “whore.” Released just a couple weeks ago on June 14th, “whore” is the second taste of their upcoming debut album, Ballet, dropping August 16th. Artist and producer fairy dust has dropped the downtempo for something more pop and dreamy—just like…

Singer-songwriter Leanne Gallati delivers a timeless anthem for all of us to live by with her latest single, “Party For One.” This jazzy and funky track serves as an empowering declaration of self-liberation as she cuts off toxicity. “Party For One” kicks off with a bold blast of brass that…

SAD PUNK has his own cartoonish stories unveiled in rap and hip-hop through his EP, The Pilot. The opening track, “Theme (from “The SAD PUNK Show”),” sets the stage perfectly with theatrical and suspenseful swelling music and tapping beat building up the mood. On the other hand, vintage voiceovers act…