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“Sweet Melodies” Isn’t Asking for Closure or Catharsis; It Takes Them

“Sweet Melodies” is ViperSnatch’s first single in over a year, and it crashes through the silence like someone finally losing patience with being polite about their heartbreak. It’s a breakup song, yes, but not the “staring quietly at rain” kind; more like the kind where you slam the door so hard the drywall flinches. Written […]

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Apeiron Bound’s “Astral Reflection – Rebirth” Is Less Like A Track And More Of An Experience

Apeiron Bound is truly a league of their own because their sound surpasses entertainment, giving you an exceptional experience. It’s as if they only step into the studio to bend space and consciousness then created Astral Reflection – Rebirth. Apeiron Bound is a progressive metal project, and at its core is composer and guitarist Andrew

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“Game of Love” Feels Like Michellar Letting Herself Have Fun in Public

There’s a delightful absurdity in how “Game of Love” even exists. On paper, it sounds like the setup for a logistical disaster: Michellar recording in San Francisco, Rad Datsun chiming in from Minneapolis and then just to keep things interesting, the whole thing being fed across the world to a Romanian producer named Marius Alexandru,

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Ashon Galaxy’s “Don’t Listen to Them” Burns On Feeling Over Logic

When a song rides feelings over logic, it becomes less like a song and more like an anthem for desire, that’s the charm of Ashon Galaxy’s “Don’t Listen to Them.” California-based pop artist Ashon Galaxy is now back on the stage with a hypnotic new groove, Don’t Listen to Them. With a seamless blend of

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Mark Anthony Bartolo Leans Into Restraint on “Up Brown”

“Up Brown” is one of those songs that doesn’t politely knock on your door so much as slip in through the emotional cat flap you forgot you even had. It’s atmospheric indie-pop at its most deceptively delicate: a soft, melancholic little ghost drifting through warm guitar textures and whispered refrains, quietly rearranging the furniture in

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“Shout!” Has Fully Committed to Being a Feel-Good, Brass-Punching, Melody-Wielding Groove Machine

“Shout!” is the kind of song that feels like it escaped from a parallel universe where the pandemic didn’t crush everyone’s soul; it merely mildly inconvenienced a group of overachieving musicians who decided to respond by becoming even funkier. What’s immediately obvious is that d’Z the artist behind the composition, arrangement, and production of “Shout!”

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Hayden Calnin’s “Middle Night” Is Growth In Sound And A Life Fully Lived

Nothing hits harder than a record from an artist who isn’t afraid to lay themselves bare. In the scene where everyone tries to be different, cool, or edgy, Hayden Calnin’s latest EP “Middle Night” is such a gem, a rare release that is unafraid to feel, breathe, and share what he has lived and carried.

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21 Grammi, the New Album From Giuseppe Cucè, Completely Disarmed Me

I’ll be honest: I understand only a bit of Italian; just enough to recognize when someone is talking about love, death, food, or all three simultaneously, which is about 90% of Italian music anyway. And yet 21 Grammi, the new album from Giuseppe Cucè, completely disarmed me. It’s one of those records that bypasses language,

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The “From Ashes” EP by Red Skies Dawning Is Identity and Contrast Packaged Together

I’m confident to say that almost everything has been done in music already, and the only thing that will make an artist stand out is having contrast and Identity, and because of the bold statement, I’m proud to introduce you to an EP that embodies that specific trait. Join me as I discuss Red Skies

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