Reviews

New York glam-punk wrecking crew Ridiculous Bitch don’t believe in subtlety, and thank God for that. Their upcoming album Die About It crashes through the speakers with theatrical chaos, razor-wire guitars, black humor, emotional collapse, and enough attitude to short-circuit a city block. Fresh off a Japan tour and riding…

Holworks Music closes out its ambitious decade-spanning saga with Tombstone Chronicles X: Corona, a 20-track finale that feels less like a typical album release and more like the closing chapter of an entire sonic universe. Built over ten volumes and 200 songs, this final entry gathers all its recurring motifs…

After two years of steadily dropping singles and building momentum across London’s indie circuit, Alex and the Wonderland have finally bundled their sonic chaos into one vibrant package with Laugh or Death. Released on May 4, the five-track EP brings together the project’s previously released indietronica cuts while adding one…

Essence & Gold Country come off intimate and heartfelt on Father’s Daughter, a warm and soul-baring Americana record that turns grief, motherhood, heartbreak, and healing into stories that feel lived-in rather than polished for effect.  Led by San Francisco singer-songwriter Essence Goldman, the album blends Appalachian folk textures, country storytelling,…

For an artist who has spent years crafting award-winning jazz and soul compositions with meticulous care, d’Z sounds completely at ease on “Hello World.” The Arnhem-based musician has built a reputation for pairing songs with exactly the right voices, and this time he strikes gold with vocalist Jared Grant and…

Busselton singer-songwriter Mark Moule’s debut EP Only Love  comes sincere with a pack of intimate, thoughtful, and deeply human songs. Drawing inspiration from emotionally driven storytellers like Cat Stevens and Phil Collins, Moule delivers an EP rooted in reflection, vulnerability, and the search for meaning amidst increasing bedlam. Created alongside…

The New York-based artist Ariel Díaz’s “Got Me Fucked Up (Una Galleta)” takes industrial grit, glossy new wave textures, Latin rhythmic flair, punk attitude, and electronic pulse, then throws them together. Thankfully, the chaos works because this is a bilingual anthem, like a late-night club meltdown wrapped inside a sly…

Rhode Island experimental project Blacklight Beat Patrol crashes through the electronic underground with “Dumpster Fire,” a tense, abrasive, oddly hypnotic single that thrives in chaos instead of trying to clean it up. Acting as the first plunge into the upcoming album It Gets “Better”, the track embraces distortion, digital grime,…

Texas songwriter Eric Osterhout dives headfirst into dusty dancehall nostalgia with “Hot Fiddle Player (And A Steel Guitar),” a country track that feels like stepping into a neon-lit bar where the floorboards creak, whiskey burns smooth, and the band is hotter than the summer heat outside. Rooted deeply in traditional…

New York City alternative rocker Alwyn Morrison is quickly proving he is not here to play it safe. After turning heads with his debut EP Heartsplit and landing unexpected radio momentum as an independent artist, Morrison pushes deeper into emotionally bruised territory with “Everybody Bleeds,” arena-sized and painfully intimate. Pulling…