Review

LeAnn Rimes has been recording Christmas music for years, and this compilation brings together her best holiday work with some new tracks thrown in, it’s a solid listen if you’re into her style. The album covers a lot of ground. You’ve got the upbeat stuff like “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” and “I Want a …

Thickshake’s “Through the Daylight” is exactly the kind of song you need now in the first month of the year. It’s catchy, it’s honest, and it doesn’t pretend to be anything other than a good time. Thickshake made this entire track himself in his house in Rockhampton. Wrote it, played all the instruments, recorded it, …

Tony Frissore manages to pack a punch about corrupt leadership into a funk track, and “Bad Strategies” just grooves hard while making you think about who’s really accountable when people in power mess up, trust me, you will love it. The bass and drums are locked in from the start, and the guitar and keys …

Evelí Ray’s “Elizabeth” is a song about her mom that doesn’t fall into the sappy trap you’d expect. The Barcelona artist wrote this as a love letter to her mother, but it opens up into bigger questions about how we relate to nature and each other. Antonio Mazzei plays piano while Joan Miró Prat adds …

Audren released a new single that I really love, and I’m here for that kind of honesty. The track starts with just Audren and a piano, then slowly brings in the full band, and the fretless bass adds this unexpected warmth, and when the guitar and piano trade lines, it actually sounds like a conversation. …

Bleach Dreamer gets it right with “Paradise Cove”, it opens with a beat that immediately pulls you in, and then these synth layers start building until you’re completely wrapped up in the sound.You can hear it in the synths and the rhythm, but this isn’t some nostalgia play. Bleach Dreamer takes those elements and makes …

Ratfink recorded this album with cheap gear and a laptop that got beer spilled on it, which should tell you everything about the vibe here. WHEN U WERE MINE is rough around the edges and doesn’t apologize for it. The songs are just impressive. The singles ‘About Ya’, ‘Gay Song’, and ‘Plastic Bits’ came out …

Today, we bring together 10 standout releases from artists shaping the sound of right now. Press play, sit with each release, and if something clicks, add it to your playlist and follow the artist. “Elizabeth” by Evelí Ray “Step By Step” by AMELINA “Ugly When You Love Me” by Exzenya “Gotta Do” by Allan Jamisen …

Highroad No. 28 have put together a really solid track with “Ache”, and it’s one of those songs that gets better each time you listen to it. Coming from their upcoming album The Will to Endure, this Australian band keeps things simple but effective. The guitars spread out across the mix in a way that …

Ashley Wolfe built “All I Need” from a place of impatience, and you can hear it. This Latin-infused pop track moves with sharp percussion and subtle synth work that give it a nighttime, driving-with-the-windows-down kind of pull. Her voice is wonderful, and the lyrics are rich and unique, it’s a talented artist that deserves your …

The Marsh Family has taken a 1988 Münchener Freiheit track and given it new life as a Christmas charity single. All proceeds go to Tiny Toes, supporting neonatal care units in East Kent, and the personal connection to the cause comes through clearly. The arrangement caught me off guard in the best way. Opening with …

Weak Trees wrote “Animal” after getting properly lost in a snowstorm, drunk, and then getting rescued by their dog Elvis. That’s the real story, and you can tell they meant every word of this one. The whole thing started when one of them wandered off to find kindling during a camping trip, got turned around …

This song grabbed me immediately. Exzenya’s voice is front and center, no filters, no pitch correction, and you can actually hear the person behind the track. The ukulele and acoustic guitar give it a warm, lived-in quality that modern pop usually skips over for something shinier. What works here is the contradiction at the heart …

Eva Pagán is out here making moves, and her debut EP proves she knows exactly who she is as an artist. This project is deeply personal, a love letter to her family wrapped in Spanglish electropop that actually sounds like something real people made, not something assembled in a lab. The title track “Far” opens …

JESUS THE APOLLO has made something wild with “THE MOON MAN!” and it’s hard to look away from it. This track pulls you in immediately with a cinematic, almost theatrical energy that makes you feel like you’re watching something unfold rather than just hearing a song. It’s got real personality. The production is genuinely impressive, …

James Shumway made a smart choice with this one. He took something personal, a song about commitment and gratitude in a relationship, and turned it into an instrumental that actually connects with people. You get two versions to choose from, solo piano or piano with strings, which is nice. The piano work is straightforward and …

Jeppediinho’s “Games of Life” is a genuinely uplifting listen that takes you back to why house music resonated with so many people in the first place. This guy isn’t trying to fit into some formula or copy what everyone else is doing. You can tell he grew up loving this music and actually knows how …

Michelle Bond and Brad Johnson have created something genuinely fun here. Meeting at a songwriting retreat in Southern California, these two clicked immediately and it shows. They wanted to build a song around love and how people turn it into a game, and they absolutely nailed that vision with a looping backtrack that keeps you …