Reviews

23 Fields step into a powerful lane with their new single “You’re Alright,” through empathy, restraint, and emotional clarity. Known for crafting genre-blurring songs that sit somewhere between alternative rock, indie, and cinematic folk, 23 Fields continue to refine a sound, as a gentle counterweight to an anxious world, built…

Virginia-based hard rock outfit KuF digs deep into the tension between collapse and survival as they return with “Quicksand Serenade,” sounding like a band very aware of what it wants to say and how loudly it wants to say it. Originally formed in the early 2000s and reborn years later…

Steam Lizard, the creative project of Fleetwood, Lancashire songwriter and producer Steve Bonham, continues his quietly confident comeback with “Sloth Mode On (aka Slothing It Song),” a playful and oddly timely single that leans into rest as rebellion. After years moving between solo success, club-focused projects, and a long pause…

Burning Plains don’t just return with “Burning Plains,” they arrive like a warning siren that never stopped echoing. Originally written back in 2008 during a raw garage rehearsal, the track has been resurrected with brutal clarity, now sounding less like a debut and more like a prophecy fulfilled. Scarred by…

MikroBrute, the Sligo-based Irish artist steadily carving out a personal lane in heavy music, released the original single “Kneel” on November 28, 2025, as a vulnerable and visceral statement. Written, recorded, and produced primarily at home on a modest mini PC, the track brings substance over spectacle. Additional musicians were…

Palpitate returns from Šumperk, Czechia, with a striking new single, “Devour,” released on December 5, 2025, and it feels like a band fully leaning into atmosphere, memory, and emotional weight. Led by Milan Skřivánek, Palpitate have carved out a space where heavy music meets introspection, and “Devour” arrives as a…

Austrian indie artist fencah, the solo project of Max Zauner, steps fully into the spotlight with his new single “Brand New Me,” released on November 14, 2025, via artig Recordings. Known until now as the drummer behind acts like Kitty in a Casket, ELSA, and Greyshadow, Zauner flips the script…

Barcelona-based artist Evelí Ray offers a deeply intimate and spiritually grounded moment with her new single “Elizabeth,” released on December 14, 2025. A rising voice in Europe’s alternative and ethereal pop landscape, Evelí brings dreamy atmospheres with emotional honesty, and this track feels like a defining step toward her debut…

Electronic experimentalist EGGER, the project helmed by Wolfgang Egger, steps into the spotlight with debut single “Strange Behaviour,” a stark and timely meditation on our uneasy relationship with technology. Rooted in the electronic DNA of the late 1980s yet unmistakably shaped by the anxieties of the present day, the track…

From Romford, England, The Cockney Cowboy rolls back in on December 1st, 2025 with “FIVE,” a bright, boots-on-the-floor country-rock single that wears its heart right on its sleeve. Known for blending Americana grit with unmistakable British wit, The Cockney Cowboy teams up once again with his full band—Dave Wright on…