There is a jagged and frantic pulse coming out of Cornwall right now but nothing hits with the same high-octane precision as Kerosene Cocktail on their blistering new single Polaroids. It sounds like the moment when a basement show spills out into the street and the air smells like ocean salt and cheap beer because […]
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There is a specific kind of desperation that only lives on a phone screen at 3 AM when the blue light hits your face and you know you are making the exact same mistake for the third time this month. KD Malavic understands this wreckage perfectly and his track ‘Nothing’ is the anthem for everyone
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CHXSNG STXRS finds a way to make the void feel welcoming on Embrace by weaving a thread of hope through a backdrop of midnight synths and heavy bass. It feels like the first breath of cold air when you walk out of a crowded club at 3 AM because the air is heavy yet oddly
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“A!MS orchestrates a masterclass in collaboration that bridges the gap between old-school So Solid grit and the high-gloss future of the London scene.” A!MS pulls off a masterstroke of casting on Wait What by corralling the kind of heavy hitters that usually only meet on award show red carpets but here they sound like a
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Covering a classic track has some high standards attached to it because let’s be honest — if you’re not bringing something new, why even touch it? But Motihari Brigade understands that what Fortunate Son needs isn’t a flat, clean rendition carried by nostalgia alone. It needs layers of friction, grit, and distortion like it could
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You just gotta love it when an artist doesn’t play nice. And no, this isn’t about some loud, try-hard edgy thing, but the kind that sounds like it was recorded mid-breakdown, then left it that way. On Vancouver Island by tcr! sits in that same vibe, giving you something that feels unstable and weirdly alive
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C’batch’s “Trapped (I’m Doing Fine)” returns not so much as a remix but as a kind of technological séance; an instrumental from another era summoned back into the present and politely asked to develop a personality. It obliges. Where once there was groove, now there is groove with intent, which is always a dangerous upgrade.
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“A shimmering anthem for the girls who belong to the city streets and the music that keeps them there.” The city lights blur into a single streak of neon when the first few bars of Downtown Girl by Angele start to play. This track grabs that frantic pulse of urban life without the usual cynicism
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“Heavy blankets of noise meet pop-driven clarity in a track that feels like the best kind of cold morning wake-up call.” Rivermind emerges from Switzerland with Nightlight and it feels like a heavy blanket being ripped off a window to let the cold morning air rush in. The band marries thick distortion with melodies that
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“Let’s Just Go” opens with the kind of confidence that suggests Sweet Mess are very aware of what they’re good at and more importantly, that they’ve stopped pretending to be anything else. Which is interesting, because this is a band whose identity, until fairly recently, was tied up in being a really good cover act.