Reviews

The Cumberland River Project, helmed by late-blooming musician Frank Renfordt, brings persistence to the forefront with Meet Me In The Rain. Having stepped into songwriting later in life, Renfordt leans into memory and experience, bringing the best of country, Americana, and folk with his sensitive sincerity. Playing nearly everything himself,…

With his newest single, “PRESS,” DIN NYC, the project of singer-songwriter Mubashir Mohi-ud-Din, brings to you a homage to the Palestinian journalists who risked their lives to document the ongoing genocide in Gaza, while also reflecting the bias and selectivity in reporting. Recorded live in a basement studio in NYC’s…

TAWHER’s Doomsday Play barges through the door with a concept, a mission, and a whole lot of sonic ambition. A solo effort built entirely in a California home studio using digital tools and sequencers, the album leans into a self-styled genre that fuses alternative, pop, and rock textures with sweeping…

MARS_999 continues to lean into the strange and the sublime with “OSTROV,” a single that quietly descends into an inner world. Translating to “My Own Island,” the track sits at the intersection of alienation and intimacy, pairing minimalist Slovak lyrics with an experimental alt-trap soundscape. Produced by Rohinn Brown and…

Vienna-based indie artist, ViennaCC returns with an EP, Connected Hearts, bringing the punchiest of pop, rock and dance through six tracks. With the world troubled by destruction and distractions, amidst AI slop, the songwriter, producer, music video director, photographer, and visual artist, brings to you love and companionship from his…

Australian artist Adam Warren delivers a deeply personal statement with “Red Eyes & Blue Hearts”, a folk rock album shaped by persistence, reflection, and emotional clarity. Built alongside drummer Grant Gerathy, the project unfolds as a narrative arc – moving through lovelorn anguish toward acceptance – while maintaining a grounded,…

Angel Alcantara continues to refine his romantic Latin pop direction with “Nuestro Baile,” a single that leans into the emotional weight of a relationship unraveling. Joined by Karla Breu, the track explores the quiet distance that forms when connection begins to fade, focusing less on dramatic endings and more on…

MERTDER introduces a bold and confrontational vision on his debut EP “Carnal Riot”, a release that thrives on contrast – melding industrial friction with moments of unexpected clarity. Rooted in London’s underground while drawing from broader cultural influences, the project positions itself as both a sonic experiment and a statement…

Singer-songwriter Jay Putty leans into emotional restraint on “Lost In You,” a single that captures the quiet intensity of unspoken love. Rooted in vulnerability rather than grand declaration, the track explores the fragile space where feeling precedes expression – where connection is sensed long before it is confirmed. It’s a…

Based in Austin, Arctic Wave returns with “Salt in the Wound,” a track that confronts the realities of heartbreak with a directness that feels both grounded and unflinching. Built around the songwriting of C.L. Turner, the single avoids romanticizing emotional fallout, instead focusing on the often uncomfortable process of self-reflection…