Author: Lauren Webber

Belgian composer and sonic storyteller Suntapes (aka Tomas Johan Kristian Vanderplaetse) returns with Travel Motion, a breathtaking new album that blurs the boundaries between ambient, neoclassical, and cinematic soundscapes. Rooted in personal travels and recorded using real-world instruments collected along the way—from Indian tanpuras to Chinese ruan—the album is both a meditative experience and an […]

Step into the charged world of Mutual Shock, the solo project of Seattle’s own Dan Powers, whose debut full-length album Nervous Systems is already making waves since its May 30 release. Following the acclaimed 2024 EP Stimulus Progression, Powers returns with a ten-track opus steeped in shadow and synth—a chilling yet seductive dive into alienation, […]

The genre-bending group DAMNAGE, which was born out of the crucible of punk soul and international stages, formally makes their debut with the album of the same name. DAMNAGE is more than just a band; it’s a brotherhood created with hardship, mayhem, and unrelenting imagination. The world is now able to hear it. Welcome to Urbanista Magazine. Please, briefly, introduce yourself. Thanks for having us. We’re DAMNAGE, a LA punk trio formed in 2019. Jonny plays bass and sings, Tim plays the guitar and sings, and Tosh plays the drums.  You’ve played on the biggest stages in the world. What does starting over with […]

Celebrating 2000s electro pop, Adam RenZ delivers infectious gaming-inspired beats woven with stories from his South African roots and LGBTQ+ identity. Now based in the UK, he has performed on global Pride stages and continues to champion equality through music. With a Top 20 placement in the Music Week Club Charts and airplay across UK […]

Emerging from Brooklyn’s indie scene with a voice as distinctive as their perspective, queer singer/songwriter Ben Silby is finally releasing their debut album, can’t hang—a genre-defiant, emotionally candid body of work nearly a decade in the making. With a style that oscillates between theatrical camp and raw confession, Silby blurs boundaries, both sonically and structurally, to […]

With their new single “Remedy,” The Straights reaffirm their place as one of the UK’s most exciting independent acts—unfiltered, unpolished, and unapologetically themselves. The track dives into themes of personal chaos and emotional recovery, wrapped in a sound that’s equal parts punk grit and pop finesse. We caught up with frontman Michael to talk about the subconscious […]

At just 13, Jack Child wrote “On The Road” in the midst of personal upheaval—a raw, confessional track that would go on to shape his songwriting ethos: truth first, polish second. Now 19, the Portsmouth-born multi-instrumentalist, producer, and visual storyteller is carving out his place in the indie-pop scene with music that’s messy, human, and unmistakably his. […]

Imbermind, the cutting-edge musical project that blends electronic purity with alternative pop, has released their highly anticipated debut album, Never Ending. We caught up with Imbermind to discuss all things music below. You all come from very different professional backgrounds—how did Imbermind first come together as a project? Imbermind began as an idea that Edu […]