Track Review

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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Scott’s Tees’ “We Move As Fast As Storms Allow” Carries The Storms And Dreams You’ve Lived

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

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GISKE’s “The Sound of Birdsong” Is A Hypnotic Folk-Pop Done Right

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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“Flowers” by Dirt Preachers Union and Joey Harris Is Uniquely Beautiful

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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“Forsaken” Is the Kind of Song That Sounds Like It Was Built in a Thunderstorm

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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Melt Into Bren.d.o and Kendra Chanae’s Neon Lit “Electric Love Affair”

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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