Track Review

The Best Part of Kristy Chmura’s “11:11” Is That It Never Tries to Heal Too Soon

It definitely takes some courage for an artist to make grief this audible while everyone tries to distill it down until it’s easier to digest. And that’s probably why the honesty in 11:11 by Kristy Chmura feels earned and sacred. Kristy Chmura continues to cement her path through intimate lyricism and emotive vocals with her […]

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Naoko Finds Quiet Beauty in the Temporary on “Sea of Light”

Some songs ask for your attention; others achieve it by politely declining to scream into the aether. Naoko Hiranuma’s new “Sea of Light” firmly belongs in the second half. Between its sparse folk structure and airy dream-pop layers to the candid vocal performance, this is a track unfolding at the patient pace of a person

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Fairy Tales Can Sometimes Sound Like Bailey Grey’s “Unfortunately (I’m in Love with You)”

Some songs definitely need more cliché and hopeless yearning. Thankfully, Bailey Grey isn’t afraid of either, giving you something that is straight out of a fairytale rom-com in 2000s. Bailey Grey, hailing from New Jersey, is an artist known for her captivating blend of indie, jazz, rock, folk, and alternative influences. She’s now back with

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The Best Part of George Styles’ “Better Conversation” Comes to Those Who Stay

Sometimes, the only way to make music is to trust that it will find a way into listeners who will meet them halfway, not because of trends or algorithms, but in the ears of people who simply connect with it. And somehow, it felt like George Styles leaned into that philosophy while making Better Conversation.

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Reetoxa’s “Demand Perfection” Is Romance With Distortion and Price Tags

There’s no other way to describe Demand Perfection by Reetoxa aside from the fact that it feels like meeting one of the men who wandered out of the movie Materialists. The one who’s walking head high with impossible standards, a fat wallet, and the belief that love is just another luxury purchase. At the heart

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Piper Connolly Has Created Something Quite Honest and Substantial on “body bag”

Despite the brilliantly melodramatic title, Piper Connolly‘s latest single “body bag”, which sounds like the title for either a horror soundtrack or early-2000s emo compilation album has nothing at all to do with the actual idea of death. The idea that “nobody can do what we all see as justice”, in this song about people

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Michellar’s “Can’t Get You Out of My Mind” Seems Utterly Happy to Remain Where It’s Gotten Itself To

Some songs are about after you’ve made the wrong decision. Some songs are about while you’re making the wrong decision. “Can’t get you out of my mind” by Michellar falls clearly into the latter category. “Can’t get you out of my mind” isn’t a song about healthy emotional boundaries. It isn’t a song about moving

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Laji George’s ‘This Is My World’ Finds Strength In The Storm

After years fronting the alt-rock outfit Pseutopia, New York City’s Laji George moves to center stage on ‘This Is My World’, his debut solo single, opting for sincerity over flash. Released on July 2, the track is both a declaration of purpose and a personal introduction from a singer ready to embrace vulnerability. With elements

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