With “How Love Can Start,” Lisa Goldin offers a heartfelt, emotionally rich pop ballad that gently peels back the layers of love, memory, and longing. Released on May 16, 2025, as the eighth track off her upcoming third album, the single continues Goldin’s tradition of infusing vulnerability with melodic strength.…

Neverland, the latest single by German rock band Para Lia, is a searing psychedelic rock anthem that pulls no punches, sonically or lyrically. Known for their poetic unease and dense atmospheric textures, Para Lia delivers an intense, guitar-driven track that’s as heavy in its message as it is in its…

In Fractured Reality, the debut EP by Riverlabs, Chilean architect-turned-producer Cristian Ríos builds an atmosphere. True to his design background, each track is meticulously layered, merging glitchy abrasion with ambient warmth to evoke a strangely intimate alienation. Since launching Riverlabs in 2024, Ríos has taken a uniquely architectural approach to…

There’s something irresistibly cinematic about habits of a complex mind, the debut LP from Norwegian indie artist ST. NIKLAS. It’s like stepping into a coming-of-age movie where the camera lingers on dusk-lit streets and hearts get broken in slow motion. Full of bittersweet yearning, 80s-drenched synths, and fuzzed-out guitars, the…

Subwater Beats II by Beatdenker (aka Jo Wespel) in collaboration with Felix Henkelhausen, and Max Santner is a full-bodied plunge into the shimmering unknown of rhythm-forward, postcontemporary sound. Recorded in a Berlin rehearsal room but sounding like it emerged from the deep end of an alien coral reef, the album,…

“Reversible Submersible” immerses. Released this May 23, 2025, via Music Factory Records, this psychedelic jazz-funk voyage from guitarist-composer Ari Joshua, organ wizard John Medeski, groove master Billy Martin, and bassist Jason Fraticelli delivers sonic depth and surface shimmer. Where their previous collaboration, “Blurry Face,” was a one-take live spark, “Reversible…

SadBoiSzns lays his heart bare on “I WISH,” a raw and emotionally charged single released on February 11, 2025, from the quiet corners of Winnipeg, Canada. Written, produced, and recorded entirely in his bedroom studio, the track signifies the self-taught grind of this rising artist. With influences drawn heavily from…

Repeat crashes back onto the scene with “Celebrate,” with lives up to its name by exploding with raw energy and unfiltered emotion. Released on May 16th via TH Records and distributed through Aloaded, “Celebrate” tears right in with blistering guitar riffs and a thundering rhythm section like a sprint through…

Noxious, the debut LP from Antigonish-based extreme metal project Paranormal Arson, pulls no punches in its apocalyptic commentary on modern society. The brainchild of Jamie MacDonald, Noxious is as musically suffocating as it is politically furious, layering death metal brutality with industrial clatter, sludge-drenched distortion, and unfiltered punk rage. The…

Martin Packwood is an instrumental music composer and rock guitarist. He is from Birmingham, UK and currently lives in Felixstowe, UK. Influences include Santana, Steely Dan, Eric Johnson, Jimmy Page. Check out the exclusive interview below: 1. Your roots can often shape your journey. Can you share a story or…

Tom Minor’s The Manic Phase is a raw, literate, and darkly charismatic four-track EP that captures the chaos, charm, and comedown of Soho’s nightlife with poetic precision and punk-pop swagger. From its heavy guitar riffs to falsetto choruses, the title track opens like a theatre curtain rising on a metaphorical…

“Dopamine Rush” by GINAxC is a fierce, electric whirlwind that lives up to its name. It’s an adrenaline-charged synthpop anthem pulsing with sensuality, edge, and unapologetic self-expression. From the very first beat drop, the song pulls you straight onto a neon-lit dancefloor of desire and defiance. Opening with vibrant, pumping…

The Burbs return with a blistering new single, and it’s as sharp and unsettling as its title suggests. “There’s No Time For Presents” is a dark, emotionally charged meditation on guilt, helplessness, and fractured relationships, delivered with simmering intensity that only this Bells Beach trio can pull off. Known for…

Electronic Scream is a thunderous debut from Queens-based artist and film composer Edward Grant, who dives headfirst into the dark, neon-soaked underworld of synthwave with cinematic precision. Released on April 10, 2025, this solo project reveals Grant’s knack for fusing ambient electronica, retro-futuristic beats, and dramatic storytelling into an unboxable…

“Lord Show Me” by Mr. Parker is a heartfelt, soul-infused prayer set to music, as a rich, layered hip-hop track that oozes vulnerability, clarity, and unwavering faith. Hailing from Peoria, Illinois, Mr. Parker gets intimate yet universally resonant, drawing listeners into a deeply personal conversation with God. With its early…

Manu Chevalier’s debut album Planet Groove from Marseille dropped on April 11, 2025, as a sparkling funk-disco concoction is a one-man show from the heart of Marseille that feels like it was made on a dance floor lit with pure stardust. From production to performance, Manu wrote, arranged, mixed, and…

“Blew My Mind” by Romain Gutsy immediately grabs your attention and refuses to let go, not because it shouts, but because it speaks so earnestly. With a voice like aged bourbon, rich, full, and slightly rough around the edges, Gutsy invites listeners into a poignant narrative woven with love, heartbreak,…

On February 14, 2025, French electronic music composer Jean-Philippe Ruelle released his newest single, “Switeewave,” which lives up to its delicate name with a warm, cocoon-like charm. Inspired by ambient pioneers like Vangelis, Jean-Michel Jarre, and Air, Ruelle crafts a sonic world where simplicity becomes a sanctuary. Fittingly released on…

In Universal Connection – Junko, OHNomad (the musical alias of classical composer Owens Huang) transcends borders with this tribute. Composed for flute, cello, and piano, the piece is the third in his ongoing Universal Connection series and a cultural and intimate homage to friends from around the world. On the…

Released on May 9, 2025, Stranded Assets is My Glass World’s seventh studio album, which poetically portrays and protests the uneasy times we live in. Helmed by Jamie Telford, with longtime collaborator Sean Read bringing his signature saxophone and studio finesse, the album veers between art-rock, jazz-inflected indie, and synth-laced…

Cheyanne Summer’s debut EP, We’ve Got Time is equal parts sass, soul, and sincerity—a confident genre cocktail of country, folk-pop, and retro rock ‘n’ roll that showcases a woman who knows who she is, where she’s been, and where she might not want to go. The Alberta native, already a…

This is Only a Test by Crooked Cranes could only be born from smoke-filled basements, decades-old friendships, and the charming chaos of small-town rebellion. Hailing from Fuquay Varina, North Carolina, this four-piece, formed by high school friends Josh Faw, Dylan Hornaday, and Andrew Bateman, with Faw’s younger brother on bass,…

RISE’s latest single “Dreams,” released on May 8th, is an unflinching, high-octane burst of optimism wrapped in gritty guitar riffs and emotionally honest lyricism. Hailing from Liverpool, this four-piece outfit—Sam Kinley (bass/vocals), Paul Kinley (keys/backing vocals), Alex Mahoney (drums), and Brian Petch (guitar)—have crafted a track that creates the chaos…

Larry Karpenko’s The River is a soul-soothing spiritual journey. From its first swelling string arrangements to its hymn-like finale, The River invites listeners into a space of serenity, healing, and divine intimacy. Blending contemporary orchestration with traditional Christian hymnody, Karpenko dedicates this song to faith, vulnerability, and the enduring power…

Super Saiyan Jay’s new album “High In The Bakery” is the 4/20 kickback. Released on April 18, this West Palm Beach project is all vibes, humor, and hazy introspection, stitched together with seamless chemistry between Jay and collaborator King Dev. With Oscar from OnBeatStudio mixing the final sound, the album…

With “One Family,” released on May 1st, Sam Garrett returns with a timely, soul-stirring anthem that reminds us of the sacred thread of love connecting all human beings. As the first single from his upcoming fifth studio album, due July 1st, this track has become a gentle call for unity…

“Echoes of a Dying World” by Electron hits like a gut punch wrapped in barbed wire—feral, reflective, and brutally honest. Released on March 28th, this track from the London-based metalcore outfit cements their reputation for fusing raw emotional intensity with searing sonic energy. It opens with ferociously distorted guitars that…

Deborah Fitz’s latest single, “The Puppet,” pulls no punches and pulls all the right strings. Released on April 25th, 2025, the track is an emotionally charged dive into what it is like to be caught in the grip of life’s manipulations, yet still rising with grit and grace. Hailing from…

Sherm, the Chicago-based DJ and multifaceted music force, comes out swinging with “Second Round,” a fiery tech-house collaboration with Isaac Palmer, Amero, and Devarra. Released just ahead of Sherm’s performance at the Coors Light Snake Pit Pre-Party in Indianapolis, the track drops with all the adrenaline of a headline set—no…

Ian Rae returns with a lush, cinematic dream in his new instrumental single “Rio in the Rain,” a genre-defying track that floats somewhere between bossa nova, film score, and jazzy nostalgia. Known for dabbling (or, as he calls it, “RAEcreating”) across musical landscapes from orchestral epics to trance, Rae goes…