Track Review

A!Ms Unites the UK Rap Heavyweights for a Victory Lap That Feels Like a Block Party

“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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Motihari Brigade’s “Fortunate Son” Feels Like It Could Start A Revolution

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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“On Vancouver Island” by tcr! Is A Lo-Fi Indie Rock Track Recorded Mid-Breakdown

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)” Isn’t a Track Trying to Overwhelm You With Contrast

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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“Let’s Just Go” Opens With the Kind of Confidence That Suggests Sweet Mess Are Very Aware of What They’re Good At

“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.

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Inception Of Eternity’s Mother of Dawn Feels Like An Impending Doom

When a metal track sounds exactly like an impending doom, you know you’re in for something for something cool and real. Because what is metal without that haunting, thunderous feel? And if you’re into that kind of vibe, Inception Of Eternity’s Mother of Dawn is back in the scene to give you that exact edge.

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