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.
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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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If you want to feel seen, validated, and reminded of your own strength, The Daytime High is back with a compelling, high-energy track “Beauty In the Sky“. And this isn’t just another forced, half-hearted attempt to make you feel good. It’s transformation translated into one compact sound that’s infectious and uplifting. You’ll find yourself jamming
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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
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Most people celebrate their eighteenth birthday with cake, bad photos, and maybe one of those “haha, I’m legal now” jokes that’s only funny if you’re drunk. Alessiah, on the other hand, decided to release Obscentra, her debut album. Because why settle for a party when you can drop a meticulously crafted, emotionally destructive pop record
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Music needs balance. Focus on technicalities, it’ll turn empty. Pour too much of emotions, it’ll drift away. You will find Mike Masser’s latest album, “5” in the middle, dominating the stage with a vengeance that feels less like a comeback and more of a reckoning. After 4 years, the US-based artist Mike Masser is back
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It takes a lot of talent and experience to make music that is not excessively dramatic yet breaks your heart open to let it bleed quietly. Cargo G does it so well with her latest single Chrome Heart. Cargo G is a Texas-born lyricist known for her distinct sound that sits between captivating melodies and
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Here’s the thing about conspiracy theories: they’re never really about aliens, or lizards, or whatever cryptid you’ve decided stole your uncle’s cows. They’re about trust. Or, more accurately, the lack of it. American Grim’s “Secrets of Roswell” understands this. Sure, it throws the word “Roswell” around and sprinkles in your classic UFO jargon but it’s
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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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