NMDA and Isabelle Rose’s collaboration on “Stoned” arrives as a fully formed artistic statement rather than a conventional single. From its opening moments, the track signals that it is not interested in surface-level aesthetics or genre familiarity. Instead, it leans into a hybrid language of electrosoul, gospel intensity, and cinematic electronic production that feels designed […]
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Few artists return to music with the clarity, conviction, and emotional honesty that defines the work of Derry-born songwriter Colm Warren. Best known as the frontman of Belfast punk outfit The Twenty, Warren has spent the last number of years carving out a distinctly personal creative path; one that moves fearlessly between raw punk […]
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Billy Peake doesn’t mince words. On Manic Waves, the songwriter turns his attention to digital outrage, generational anxiety, fatherhood, and the strange emotional terrain of modern life with equal parts fury, wit, and vulnerability. Across the record, sharp political observations collide with deeply personal reflections, filtered through a sound that nods to college rock and […]
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Some albums feel engineered for streaming playlists. This Is What It Feels Like feels handcrafted for emotional survival. Jordan Whitlock and Matt Bauer’s debut collaboration is a deeply immersive collection of dream-pop meditations that explores distance, devotion, and vulnerability with remarkable grace. Conceived remotely across California cities, the album channels the strange emotional paradox of […]
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Will Foulke’s Let’s Try Again feels like a record shaped by both reverence and refinement, where classic rock instincts are filtered through a modern clarity of production and intent. Rather than treating evolution as a break from the past, Foulke frames it as a natural continuation—drawing heavily from early rock and roll figures like Chuck […]
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Some records demand your attention with sheer volume. Rzekomo’s The Gray Zone of Talk does the exact opposite, and somehow ends up even harder to ignore. The Polish artist’s latest release drifts into view softly, almost cautiously, before revealing itself as one of the most absorbing electronic records in recent memory. It’s the third chapter […]
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Canadian duo Vague Notion release their new EP Glow, a project that takes the listener through shifting emotional landscapes and sparks a range of moods throughout. The release features six tracks, with vocals by Cheryl Janzen; however she co-produced most of the tracks alongside other half of duo multi-instrumentalist Bevan Early. Together, the pair continue […]
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Music publicist, journalist, and poet Danielle Holian sits down to discuss her latest poetry collection, Growing Pains, a deeply personal exploration of love, control, and the long road back to self. From behind-the-scenes work in the music industry to the page, Holian has built a career rooted in storytelling across multiple creative spaces. With three […]
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There’s a strong sense of place embedded within Sev Karlsson’s Reverie, even when the music feels weightless. Written during his final months in Los Angeles and completed in Vancouver, the EP carries the emotional residue of transition — a body of work shaped as much by geography as by sound. Karlsson, working as a producer, […]
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UKofA’s Time Will Take This All Away From Us is an ambitious attempt to synthesise decades of genre experimentation into a single cohesive statement, though its success depends heavily on how much friction the listener is willing to accept. The album’s methodology, collaging found audio, library music, live instrumentation, and fragmented digital material, produces moments […]
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