Reviews

Munich-based artist Lumirex has been steadily carving out a dark universe of his own, merging trip-hop, industrial rock, and dark electronic music into a cinematic, immersive sound. After the atmosphere-heavy Aftertone EP and the brooding intensity of Pax Inversa, he pushes even further into emotional and sonic depth with “Hurts,”…

Spottiswoode has never exactly been the type of songwriter to color inside the lines, and It Wasn’t In The Script proves he still has plenty up his sleeve. The Anglo-American artist, playwright, and bandleader turns his attention toward fatherhood this time around, crafting an album that’s sentimental without getting syrupy…

Italian artist Lipford has spent years balancing the emotional pull of singer-songwriter confessionals with the force of rock music, and “The Music” feels like the moment those two sides finally collide head-on. After seventeen releases and a long musical journey that began in Rome’s rock scene with his former band…

Germany-based artist XINTRA arrives with “SKIN,” a deeply atmospheric electronic ballad that wanders through someone’s bruised subconscious at 3 a.m. Created by multidisciplinary artist Heiko Ritt after a turbulent period of personal transformation, the project leans into ambient electronics, intimate storytelling, and raw emotional exposure. XINTRA builds an immersive world…

French Dogs sound like the band built for sticky club floors, ringing ears and last trains home, and “Broken Glass” only sharpens that reputation further. Serving as the final single before the release of their debut album Here’s to Pretending, the London indie outfit lean hard into gritty guitars, emotional…

Dead Summer clearly believe in kicking the door down instead of politely knocking first. Their single “Take It or Leave It” arrives with all the raw urgency of a band determined to make noise fast and loud, and honestly, it wastes absolutely no time getting to the point. As the…

Ireland artist Garrett Anthony Rice’s “The Coastal Walls (the shame of everyone)” delivers a deeply confrontational single that dives headfirst into the brutal legacy of the transatlantic slave trade, racial violence, and generational trauma with zero interest in softening the blow. It’s a heavy listen, no two ways about it.…

Sunstroke Rain packages the music of her single, “Hey You” in shimmering synths and futuristic pop gloss, beneath which lies razor-sharp emotional reckoning. Released as the second in a string of singles planned for 2026, the track builds on the momentum of “Another World” and further cements the artist’s growing…

Some songs feel like lucid dreams. Others feel like the moment you wake up from one—disoriented, emotional and still haunted by what lingered there. Kat Kikta’s latest single “Dreamer” sits beautifully between those two states. Released ahead of her upcoming debut album Moldavite, the track finds the multi-disciplinary artist pushing…

Deja Renee steps into emotionally charged territory with “Falling (Lose My Mind),” a glossy yet vulnerable pop single that captures the exact moment when post-breakup reality starts bending into something unstable, dreamlike, and just a little dangerous. Hailing from Carlsbad and usually known for writing solo from instinct and memory,…