Considered reviews of independent records, written from real listening.
Rivers finds Saliva frontman Bobby Amaru turning personal loss into a reflection on friendship and the ways a person's influence can continue long after they are gone.
On Good For Long, Alexa Kate explores the tension between happiness and the fear of losing it, using a gradual shift from vulnerability to intensity to bring that anxiety into focus.
Mixi delivers a final goodbye to an abusive relationship on a heavy collaboration with Judge & Jury, channelling anger and emotional release into a statement of self-preservation.
Henry Aberson draws on his background as a drummer and producer on Wouldn't You Know, a release connected to his work across jazz, R&B and soul.
Bundle Bundle introduces GTS 40k’s fusion of Amapiano, Afrobeat and contemporary African sounds, setting the tone for a project that connects Nigerian musical roots with wider influences.
Literally Dead revisit a familiar pop hit through a disco-house lens, bringing a fresh vocal perspective and a groove built for the dance floor.
BIG OZ draws on Los Angeles hip-hop influences for Oh My, a track that balances street-oriented storytelling with a more commercial sound.
On Don't Look At Me Like That, JRH builds a song around attraction, hesitation and everything left unsaid.
Master Peace has never sounded particularly interested in staying in one lane, and New Boyfriend continues that approach. Taken from his second album, if i don’t love you, who wil…
Norwegian singer songwriter MAIH returns with Porcelain, a song that finds the artist looking at heartbreak from an unusual position. Rather than simply documenting the end of a r…
