Johan Smits aka John Smyths was born in March 1961 in the old town of Nijmegen and was introduced to the world of music by his parents and older brother. Although it wasn’t the kind of music he liked, it was music. When his wild years were over, he got…

“Somebody’s Always Doin’ Something 2 Somebody” lands as DownTown Mystic’s final swing of 2025, and it couldn’t feel more like a victory lap. Dropping ahead of the upcoming Mystic Highway EP, the single arrives with all the backstory you’d expect from a veteran who’s been keeping rock’s pulse steady for…

“The Screen” by Skar de Line arrives on November 13th like a shard of cold glass. It’s that sharp-edged, cinematic, and uncomfortably intimate. Skar de Line, the Sweden-born, London-based artist who handles every step of his creative world himself, leans all the way into his fascination with dark storytelling here.…

Sad Dad Autumn’s debut album The Great Dying arrives on November 14, 2025, bringing the best of myth and memory. Emerging from their century-old Seattle home, the Holgate sisters, Leah, Lily, and Lilah, shape a cinematic indie-folk narrative about a girl descending through grief, drawing from Greek mythology, their own…

ÉVAT’s debut single “Auxilio” is a powerful rock anthem that immediately demands attention. Released on September 26th, 2025, the song encapsulates the raw energy and frustration of living in a society obsessed with fleeting trends and superficiality. The track opens with a Hammond organ and thumping beats that set the…

Lulu Robles steps into full self-reckoning with “ME.,” like a diary page set to a pulse. Known for her tender storytelling and the emotional sensibility that runs through her pop-folk and indie-pop work, Lulu once again leans into vulnerability as a form of connection. You can hear shades of her…

Ceyeo’s third album Together They Were Nothing arrives like a storm front, charged, anxious, and unwilling to look away from the fractures between people. After the optimism of Baby I Care and the searching spirit of Machine Learning, this 2024 release digs into darker terrain of unhealthy relationships, collapsing unity,…

JSDavani’s Prefix:SELF album, released on July 25th, 2025, is a significant evolution in the artist’s experimental soundscapes, delving into the complexities of personal identity and introspection. Hailing from Not a soul g’around, United States, Jacoby Davani brings his decades of experience in music and mental health into this immersive musical…

The Awakening arrives as OHNomad’s most ambitious statement to date, a ten-movement suite shaped in the spirit of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition but filtered through Eastern philosophy, myth, and modern introspection. Performed by longtime collaborator Chi-Jo Lee and recorded with Grammy-winning engineer Matthew Snyder, this piano EP is more…

Bluebird arrives as Ste Forshaw’s most open-hearted work yet. He’s rooted in St Helens and Liverpool’s creative orbit, but the emotional geography of this record reaches far wider, tracing the arc from brokenness to devotion, from wandering to homecoming. The backstory matters here. Bluebird grew out of the night he…

 The northern English punk band, CHICKEN MAN AND THE BAD EGGS brings you “NETFLIX” with chaos and humour, and the story behind it is just as cheeky as the title suggests. The St. Helens six-piece, who take pages from Thee Oh Sees, Shame, Arctic Monkeys and a whole roster of…

1. Your roots can often shape your journey. Can you share a story or moment from your early life that had a significant impact on your path into music? DRUIDESS: We were raised in an environment rich with music, with family members who were either musicians themselves or deeply passionate…