EP Review

Forget the Angst and Grit, Adulting Sometimes Sounds Like “Solo” by Tim

Coming of age doesn’t always need to sound like angst or grit. Sometimes, it arrives quietly, like a slow realization whispered into thin air. Tim frames this exact scenario in Solo. Hailing from United States, Tim released Solo as part of his mixtape Pink. He writes and produces all his songs as an independent artist. […]

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Haven’s “Everything Wants You When You Want Nothing” Isn’t Healing In Textbook Form

You know what hits harder than any romantic heartbreak? It’s being caught, attached in a friendship that was never genuine in the first place. And what you’ll get from Haven’s latest EP “Everything Wants You When You Want Nothing” isn’t a mere story of pain and escape. It’s breaking away from being drained, diminished, and

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Anna Dahl’s Little Bit Country Is a Glittery-Boot-Kick Away From the Regular

If you Spotify, click on whatever playlist is curated by a man in a Nashville office who probably has the word “synergy” written on his whiteboard, you’ll likely be assaulted by a wave of bright voices, stadium-ready choruses, and lyrics about tailgates that sound suspiciously like they were assembled by AI. It’s a genre where

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Orbit Through a Psychedelic, Cosmic High with Young Gstar’s “SPACE TOURIST”

Let’s make this clear. Young Gstar isn’t here to play, he’s here to build a cosmic legacy. With the release of SPACE TOURIST, he makes sure that you don’t just lean in, you’ll get caught into his orbit without any warning. The London/US-based artist engineers his music from the ground up, also known for his

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It’s a Refreshing Work of Perfection That Setsuna Works This Well as Either a Happy Accident or the Beginning of Something Bigger

Some collaborations feel like they were cooked up in a marketing department: everyone in matching outfits, smiling in front of a banner that says synergy, while someone in the corner is already working on the press release. SETSUNA is not that. SETSUNA is the musical equivalent of two strangers meeting at a bus stop, realising

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Sun to Rise Is Like the Emotional Equivalent of Mist Forming on a Window

Sun to Rise is a four-track EP by Stephen Foster, and it features songs wherein this isn’t even the kind of music that kicks the door down or even knocks politely. It’s more like the emotional equivalent of mist forming on a window. You’re not sure when it started, you’re not even entirely sure what

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Daydreaming by Michael Lazar isn’t trying to impress you; it’s trying to reach you

Let’s say you’ve had a long day. Not the catastrophic kind, just the standard existential dread with a side of self-doubt. You want something to listen to that won’t lie to you about how everything’s fine, but also won’t actively make you feel worse. Congratulations. You’re exactly the kind of person Michael Lazar made Daydreaming

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