Reviews

There’s a certain kind of album that unfolds, like a film you didn’t realize you were watching. That’s the lane Alex Lakusta comfortably steps into with Island Ghosts, his sophomore release out April 17, 2026. The Toronto-based bassist and composer leans fully into a cinematic, genre-blurring space here, stitching together…

There’s a certain charm in artists who keep everything in-house, and Silky Vibe leans all the way into that ethos on Made For Cruising, released April 10, 2026. Hailing from Fort Lauderdale, he writes, produces, and performs every note himself, crafting a sound that sits comfortably between modern R&B smoothness…

There’s something refreshingly unfiltered about a band that writes straight from lived teenage chaos, and LED lean right into that energy with “Your Perfect.” The Los Angeles-based trio, Edie Yvonne, Layne Olivia, and Lockett Pentz, channel the sting of high school heartbreak, messy emotions, and that all-too-familiar feeling of not…

There’s a certain kind of solitude that only the open road can offer, and rolan_777 taps right into that feeling with “Full Throttle.” The independent artist, also known as Karam Sadoyan, leans into his signature blend of atmospheric production and emotional storytelling, crafting a debut that feels like a late-night…

There’s a deliberate sense of control and emotional intent running through ELTUS’s “HUSH HUSH HUSH” that doesn’t just aim for the dancefloor, but for something a little deeper beneath it. Based in Paris and working entirely independently, ELTUS fuses Bass House drive with Progressive House atmosphere, all while keeping a…

There’s a certain stormy resilience woven into Alex Winters’s music, and “Break In” might be one of her most quietly powerful entries yet. Now based in Austin but shaped by a grunge-era upbringing in Seattle, Winters channels a life marked by upheaval into something raw but controlled. This 2026 single,…

LAWIJT. is a one-man band in its purest, most unfiltered form. It exists to bring you back to a time when music was raw emotion and imperfectly human. If you’re looking for a quick fix of hot and tasty music: have some LAWIJT! For breakfast, dinner, or anywhere in between.…

There’s something undeniably refreshing about DJ Cards because of the mindset behind it. Balancing life as a practicing lawyer with a growing presence in electronic music, he approaches EDM with a clear, almost disarmingly simple goal: make people feel good. “Lose It in the Lights,” released April 17, 2026, leans…

There’s no sugarcoating what Antoin Gibson is doing with “Diss Tribute,” built to cut through. Marking a year since her breakout moment, Gibson flips the usual release playbook on its head, leaning into sync placements and long-game strategy rather than chasing algorithmic approval. Released via Circum-Sŏnus, the single questions who…

There’s a slow-burning confidence to One of Vas’s debut full-length MIGMA—a record that doesn’t rush to impress but gradually pulls you into its orbit. After years of shaping his sound, Vasilis Tsavdaridis steps into album territory with a project that balances contrast: heavy bass against weightless vocals, ambient drift against…