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Here’s the thing about albums called Dream Odyssey: you expect them to be either unbearably pretentious concept records with hour-long synth drones and a booklet of poetry stapled to the sleeve, or a perfectly fine indie project about “journeys” and “growth” where the word odyssey is doing some fairly heavy lifting. Carpe Diem, a duo […]

Something has leaked into the cloud. And it’s not just any data. It’s a bedroom pop diary corrupted from love, tears, and chaos. This is Glitch Amour’s debut album “Love.exe” and isn’t just your typical polished pop curation. It’s bubblegum heartbreak wrapped in glitch and kawaii meltdown that’s energetic as hell. Glitch Amour is a

When Mdou Moctar released Afrique Victime in 2021, the critical response was pretty unanimous: this was a landmark. Not just in the nebulous “best of the year” sense, but in the way you talk about a record that feels both timeless and urgent. It was a guitar album that sounded like it could summon a

Ltlk has been steadily carving his own lane in French rap. He’s young, but his curiosity defines him just as much as his talent. It shows in his beats, in the way he delivers his lines, and in how he brings in voices from across the world. Skill Check Mixtape lives up to its title.

Songs are deemed to be something to relate to, we respect that. They have to get you, in a sense that they would be that friend who cries with you, throws rocks with you, pounds on the walls with you. But sometimes, music has to be the mediator, or the one that makes you want