“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!” 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!”
There’s an age-old question that all of us, music lovers, should be asking ourselves. With the rise of technology, what’s the future of music? And I think I have an answer for that question. K. Walsh had just released his newest album, ‘A Light in the Darkness‘. Join me as I discuss this album in
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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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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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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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It’s oddly comforting when artists convey the exact same feeling in their music, as if they’ve lived the same life as yours. Scott’s Tees’ “We Move As Fast As Storms Allow” is one of the few cuts that meets you there without drowning in sentimentality. Scott’s Tees is an artist from Edmonton, Canada, drawing influences
It’s such a stand out when an artist uses modern technology intentionally, not as a shortcut but as means to weave their own touch and emotions. Vincent Projects does it so well in his latest EP, Arcade Sunrise. Vincent Projects is a music producer who grew up listening to his grandfather’s vinyl collection from the
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Every time I listen to music, I’m fascinated by the idea of how the artist created this track or this album in general. Does it have a backstory, was it just preference, or simply put, “there’s just no rhyme or reason”? Today, I had the pleasure of reviewing CS Hellmann’s newest EP, ‘In My Head.’
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There’s something phenomenal and grounded when an artist fully utilizes sound, no lyrics, stripped down to its bare texture and elements. ØRBITA’s debut album “Gravity” fully embodies this process, giving you synthwave that isn’t just about gloss and polish, but with something more reflective and human. ØRBITA is the brainchild of Bali-based independent music producer
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