Reviews

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…

Leti, the artistic moniker of Swiss-Italian singer-songwriter and producer Letizia Ghisletta, returns with “Pretty Boy Lipstick,” a tender, bilingual lo-fi single arriving on December 5, 2025. Inspired by a short story from Stories by a Russian Londoner, the track pivots around a woman, worn down by routine and expectation, who…

Blake Rave steps confidently into new territory with Never Broken, a pop-leaning album born from reflection, risk, and reinvention. Recorded at WWW Studios in Ashvale, Surrey, a beautifully restored Methodist church with a calm and creative spark, the project reunites Rave with producer Dan Weeks, following their earlier collaboration on…

London-based multimedia artist Joe McIntosh, operating under the alias JeezJesus, steps into a stark and confident new chapter with Somewhere Between Love & Misery. Following the industrial-goth sheen of Super Creeps & Spooky Beats and the experimental detour of Sound Art: Vol. 1, this fourth album closes the door on…

Mike Quintor steps fully into his own headspace with TRANCE, released December 5, 2025, a genre-bending album created entirely on his own terms from San Ramon, California. Writing, producing, arranging, designing the artwork, and even handling promotion himself, Quintor turns TRANCE into a self-contained world. Even more striking is the…

RedLight’s “A James Bond Complex,” released on December 2, 2015, still feels surprisingly fresh nearly a decade on. Hailing from Marseille, France, RedLight built this single entirely through a DIY home-studio process, and that hands-on spirit bleeds into every groove. Sitting at the crossroads of electro, funky rock, and pop-rock…

South Carolina–based artist <3peace. steps forward with intention on “COLORS (LETTING GO),” released December 15, 2025, merging faith, self-discovery, and modern, dance-ready energy into a reflective yet uplifting statement. Created entirely by <3peace., the track grew from a freestyle spark into a fully realized production, guided by spiritual grounding rather…

Indie rock siblings Dandy Lions return with “Christmas (or any other day),” a single that quietly reframes the holiday songbook through memory, grief, and renewal. Formed at SUNY Purchase College, Lena and Dante have long been known for earworm melodies, nostalgia-tinged lyrics, and subtle instrumental flourishes, and this release feels…