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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On my last deep-dive on Bastion’s Wake, you’ll remember his central argument: that the band’s debut showed a lot of potential. It was a blueprint, a proof-of-concept; the sound of musicians circling the perimeter of something bigger, stranger, and more emotionally ambitious than their own early confidence could fully articulate. Go Tell the Bees, their
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Bailey Grey enters the indie arena with Love It All, a 15-track debut that behaves less like an introduction and more like someone finally deciding to live with the lights on. It’s a near-hour of emotional overabundance; the kind of debut that refuses to politely occupy a corner of your listening queue and instead sprawls
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Few records leave you with a feeling you can’t name, even when it was never yours in the first place. GISKE’s “The Sound of Birdsong” linger like that, pulling you into a space between midnight and sunrise. It’s quiet but never hollow, melancholic yet never drowning, it’s the sound of folk-pop done right. GISKE is
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There’s something refreshingly unpretentious about Shani Weiss’s All About Life. It’s not trying to reinvent folk-rock or redefine singer-songwriter introspection. Instead, it’s quietly confident; the sound of an artist who knows that small truths hit harder than grand statements when they’re sung with sincerity. Across six songs, Weiss pokes at the weird, tender machinery of
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As a musician, covering songs is second to none, but what if that song came from a legend? Yes, you’ve read that right. Dirt Preachers Union and Joey Harris covered a song from the late Paul Kamanski. Join me as I discuss why ‘Flowers’ is now their original track. ‘Flowers’ started with this draggy-sounding feeling
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You just gotta love it when artists aren’t afraid to explore, when their sound isn’t boxed and genuinely feels alive. JulianTheGirl’s “Tales From The Modem” is that kind of record: not built from trends or some formulaic pursuit of what is in but from genuine artistry and instinct. An artist knows how to open an
Here’s the thing about “Forsaken”: it’s not content to just exist as another riff-heavy alt-rock track. It feels like it’s arguing with itself; a slow-motion collapse disguised as a song. Rooftop Screamers, the ongoing project of Portland veteran Mike Collins, has always been a space for collaboration, but here, with Stephen McSwain on vocals, Collins
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Picture this. It’s 2 AM and you’re with the love of your life. The city lights are starting to succumb into the night as the world starts to slow down. It’s the kind of moment that calls for a soulful, sultry sound to match the vibe. That’s where Kendra Chanae and Bren.d.o’s “Electric Love Affair”
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