“Anuther Sunny Hulliday” finds Mick J. Clark embracing deliberate misspellings that actually work. He sings “hulliday” instead of “holiday” and carries that through to “anuther”, creating consistency in his playful approach to language. The song bounces around vacation themes – planes, boats, and all the usual holiday excitement. Mick sounds genuinely enthusiastic about the subject …
Shyfrin Alliance – In The Shadow Of Time
Eduard Shyfrin’s latest is wonderful. Heavy drums kick things off, setting a serious tone that runs throughout the song. The Paris recording captures Shyfrin working with French rock musicians who know how to build atmosphere around his voice. His classical piano training shows up in how the song moves between quieter, thoughtful sections and harder …
Nick Byrne – Solstice Sun
Nick Byrne and Tom Symmonds team up for “Solstice Sun”, using seasonal changes as a backdrop for exploring emotional ups and downs. I’m just in love with this song. The track starts with synth bass and drum samples before moving into autumn’s quieter moments. Nick’s vocals come in during these reflective sections, and his fingerpicked …
Farbod Biglari – Nightmare
Farbod Biglari’s “Nightmare” unfolds like a set of journal entries penned in silence. Composed and performed entirely by Farbod, the album’s eight tracks lean into imperfection as form, recorded largely in single takes, with minimal equipment, and finished in the stillness of post-production in Vancouver. Sung in Persian but resonant far beyond language, each piece …
Lucas Pasley – Laissez-Faire Love
Lucas Pasley’s “Laissez-Faire Love” strips away romantic pretense with the surgical precision of a songwriter who understands that love rarely follows any logical plan. The Appalachian artist delivers a track that examines the messy intersection between desire and indifference, it’s really wonderful and I know you will love it. Lucas doesn’t romanticize the subject matter, …
Lovina Falls – Light and Low
Valerie Forgione’s latest single demonstrates her evolution from Mistle Thrush’s shoegaze territories into more textured, baroque-influenced terrain. “Light and Low” builds around a harpsichord progression that anchors the track’s hypnotic momentum, while Todd Demma’s live drumming adds genuine punch to what could have been another programmed affair. The song’s layered approach works well, tremolo guitars …
Kevin Driscoll – Black It Out
Kevin Driscoll’s debut solo single “Black It Out” arrives as a stark meditation on relationship endings, built around a foundation of melancholic vulnerability that never feels forced. The Jacksonville-based artist handles nearly all the instrumentation himself, creating a masterpiece. Kevin’s vocals carry a weathered quality that suits the material perfectly. And Jeremiah Johnson’s synth solo …
Lost Lot – Waiting
Lost Lot tackles death and grief with surprising warmth on “Waiting,” a track that shouldn’t work as well as it does. The concept of a spirit watching over loved ones after death could easily slip into maudlin territory, but the North East alt-country band finds genuine emotion without the melodrama. The production, handled by Ben …
Matt Saxton – Rough Patch
Matt Saxton’s “Rough Patch” lands with the honesty of someone who’s lived through what they’re singing about. Matt reflects on a couple navigating a difficult stretch in their relationship, choosing not to dramatize but to show quiet persistence. The lyrics lean toward folk with subtle rock and electronic touches, but nothing pulls focus from the …
Michellar – Get me there to Church
San Francisco-based Michellar, delivers something refreshingly honest with “Get me there to Church”. This isn’t your typical country love song. It’s about that moment when living together stops feeling like enough and you realize it’s time to make things official. The production, handled by Tobias Wilson with vocals from Helen Walford and Harrison Black, gives …
Klaverson – Above Ground
Klaverson’s second EP finds the UK electronic artist stepping into more confident territory, trading the introspective mood of his debut for something that feels genuinely uplifting. The seven tracks here work as a cohesive statement about personal growth, but they’re grounded enough to avoid feeling preachy. “Rising” and “Better Man” hit hardest, with Klaverson’s vocals …
Jakub Chmelar – Speechless
“Speechless” by Jakub Chmelar hits hard from the first note. This debut single sounds like someone finally saying what they’ve been bottling up for years, and you can hear every bit of that tension in his voice. Chmelar spent over a decade in the Middle East as a queer artist, constantly editing himself, and that …
Post Death Soundtrack – IN ALL MY NIGHTMARES I AM ALONE
Post Death Soundtrack impresses us with this 30-track behemoth that pulls from a decade of archived material alongside fresh recordings, creating something that feels both deeply personal and wildly unhinged. The album opens with impressive tracks “TREMENS” and “GOOD TIME SLOW JAM” and what I love about this collection is its fearless genre-hopping. Post Death …
The Zangwills – Beers With The Beekeeper
The Zangwills’ latest “Beers With The Beekeeper” captures those late-night pub encounters where strangers become temporary confidants, and Jake Vickers delivers this concept with his distinctive vocal style that sits somewhere between David Bowie’s theatrical flair and Arctic Monkeys’ conversational storytelling. The track builds around a simple but effective framework. Adam Spence’s drumming anchors a …
Songbird – Dry Land
Songbird tackles emotional manipulation with the predatory instincts of a great white shark on “Dry Land”, and the metaphor works better than it has any right to. The track with verses that feel deceptively calm before the chorus hits with genuine bite. The production mirrors the song’s aquatic theme without getting cute about it, there’s …
The Domi – Shining Far Away
Paris-based Dominique Lemaire delivers something genuinely affecting with “Shining Far Away,” a track that manages to feel both grounded and weightless. The song opens with a pulse that doesn’t rush, it just sits there, confident, while layers of sound build around it like morning fog lifting off water. The drums hit with purpose, not flash, …
LIPFORD – Miracle
LIPFORD’s latest single, “Miracle”, finds the Italian-American artist grappling with the longing for something better. The track opens with a vulnerability that feels earned rather than performed, as he navigates the space between hope and desperation that anyone stuck in life’s messier moments will recognize. What works here is LIPFORD’s restraint, Francesco Grammatico’s mix at …
Rosetta West – Gravity Sessions
Rosetta West’s latest project, “Gravity Sessions”, captures the energy of a band still comfortable taking risks decades into their run. Recorded over a few days at Chicago’s Gravity Studios, the album feels raw in a good way, immediate, unfiltered, and more alive than overworked studio projects. Longtime fans will recognize these tracks, but the live-in-studio …