L!ka shares new single ‘Talk To Me’, made with Altershade
On 'Talk To Me', due 10 November 2026, L!ka travels the full length of her own list of influences within a minute, and refuses to choose between them.
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In Conversation with Dolce Wang
Los Angeles cellist and songwriter Dolce Wang on her new album Any Other Way: a decade of travel, an upside-down map, Belgrade, her international band and the cello as an extension of the spirit.
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Scott Cook Finds Meaning in the Everyday on ‘Guy Fawkes Day, 1947’
Photo Credit: @landothalost For Scott Cook, songwriting does not need to begin with a grand event. A passing comment, somebody’s behavior, or even the way a stranger drives their car can be enough to set an idea in motion. That attention to ordinary life sits at the heart of Guy Fawkes Day, 1947, an album […]
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Berthold Kusserow Reaches for the Stars (REVIEW)
There is something inherently hopeful about looking up at the night sky and wondering what lies beyond it. Berthold Kusserow channels that feeling into “To the Stars,” a melodic soft pop rock and synth pop release centered on exploration, imagination and the dream of discovering distant worlds. Driven by a steady 105 BPM beat, the […]
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After Eight’s Debut EP ‘The Reach’ Is The Sound of Trying Not to Feel Everything
The title The Reach sounds optimistic until you consider what happens when you reach for something and cannot quite hold onto it. That tension runs through After Eight’s debut EP, a record about wanting things that might hurt us, leaving things we cannot bear, and discovering that emotional self-protection is not always the same as […]
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On “Good Morning”, Colm Warren Finds Meaning in Restraint
There is an interesting contradiction at the centre of Colm Warren’s solo career. His songs deal with immense emotional subjects, death, illness, identity and family, yet they consistently avoid emotional maximalism. Good Morning continues that aesthetic with almost stubborn conviction. Written after the death of Christine O’Gorman and dedicated to Warren’s longtime collaborator John Byrne, […]
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In Conversation with Arabella – ‘Designer’
There is a strong sense of emotional honesty throughout your music. Was vulnerability always something that came naturally to you as a songwriter, or was it something you had to learn to embrace? Vulnerability has always come pretty immediately to me when it comes to pen and paper. I think that’s probably where I’m at […]
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In Conversation with Max Macready – ‘The Hunt’
Max Macready’s The Hunt is a striking meeting point between electronic music, progressive rock and science fiction. With its pulsing synths, atmospheric guitars and neon-lit textures, the track creates a vivid world while exploring themes of pursuit, desire, communication and the uncertainty of human connection. Drawing on influences ranging from Gary Numan and Vangelis to […]
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REVIEW: Sakai Drop Stunning Debut EP ‘Do You Like Me Now?’
There is an intimacy running through Do You Like Me Now? that immediately sets Sakai apart. Rather than announcing themselves with oversized hooks or glossy production, the San Francisco five piece lean into emotional honesty, allowing each song to unfold with quiet confidence. It is a debut that feels deeply considered, balancing alternative rock’s raw […]
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In Conversation with Revived Echoes – You Never Felt The Same
Revived Echoes turns the complicated territory of love, longing and emotional uncertainty into something both intimate and expansive. On You Never Felt the Same, personal experience becomes a story about unreciprocated love, imagined futures and the difficulty of separating what happened from what we wished had happened. Atmospheric electronic production and danceable rhythms give the […]
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