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Wild Stuff. But Hey, The Walrus, the Ninja, and the Gypsy From Sydney Is Just as Wild

So, I listened to an album called The Walrus, the Ninja, and the Gypsy from Sydney, and I’m pretty sure I accidentally unlocked a third eye I wasn’t aware I had. It’s by Black Astronaut Records, which is apparently not a record label but a collective, a consciousness, or possibly just one very determined person […]

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“Little Game” by Kris Kolls Offers the Perfect Soundtrack for Your Next Emotional Plot Twist

The new song “Little Game” by Kris Kolls is cheeky, charming, and just the right amount of chaotic. It’s the musical equivalent of a slightly toxic situationship you know you shouldn’t be in but can’t help loving anyway. It captures the playfulness of a flirt gone too far, the emotional whiplash of texting someone you

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“I Found a Monster” by Seth Schaeffer Is for Staring Into the Abyss at 1 A.M. While Your Reflection Blinks First

So there’s this track. It’s called “I Found a Monster.” It’s by Seth Schaeffer, and listening to it is a bit like being emotionally waterboarded by your inner child. You know, the one who’s still mad you never learned to skateboard and occasionally dreams in grayscale. But, weirdly, in a good way. Like therapy, if

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Normal Saturday’s Twohandtouch Might Just Be Your New Favorite Project

There’s something uniquely chaotic about rebranding your hip-hop duo by putting on color-coded gloves and announcing your creative rebirth like a pro wrestling tag team emerging from an extended nap. And yet, that’s exactly what Normal Saturday; the once-quiet, now-very-much-not-quiet duo of Crumbs and DK 4 Now, have done with their return album TwoHandTouch. Orange

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“Love Isn’t Always” Is Echomatica’s Obscure Take On Love

People are used to associating the feeling of love with sunshine, rainbows and glitter and everything bright and positive in the world; however, love isn’t all that, because it’s also mysterious, something people shouldn’t be fully content with. That other side is shown, heard, and felt in “Love Isn’t Always”, a song heavy on ambience

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“Spirit Box” by Love Ghost is a Quiet, Unsettling Descent into the Core of Your Emotions

There’s something so eerily haunting when trying to reach out to the dead—it’s the muffled voices, or indistinct sounds that send chills to your spine. Spirit Box does the same. Only this time, Love Ghost isn’t talking about spirits, they speak to the shadows—confronting the depth of emotions. Spirit Box starts off with a soft,

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Get Inspired By Kelsie Kimberlin’s “Infinite Possibilities”

Written and performed with poise, “Infinite Possibilities” is just as dreamy and hopeful as it sounds, but with the intent to actually stand firm and fulfill those dreams. It tells a story about a journey through a high-flowing melody and vocabulary that extends beyond the screen and speakers. Kelsie Kimberlin is an American-Ukrainian singer and

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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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Blood and Bones Takes Us to a Wakeless Warzone in their New Single, “Cost of Greed”

Münster-based metalcore band, Blood and Bones, is known for mixing AI-generated vocals into their music, with artificial persona, Luna, on board. This groundbreaking approach breaks free from the traditional process of music-making and changes our perspective in how meaningful music can be created with technological innovation without losing the heart and soul of what it

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