Reviews
‘All The Rest’- Fields Of Jake, a road-movie scored in sunlight, heartache, and wide-open possibility
Fields of Jake’s debut album ‘All The Rest’ feels like a wandering, open-sky memoir set to music. It’s a record that plays like a coming-of-age film unspooling across highways, quiet kitchens, motel parking lots, and the inner rooms nobody sees. With eight tracks that shimmer between soft-rock warmth and indie-pop lift, Jake Fields arrives with […]
‘Shadowland’- Erro, a thrilling leap Into bigger emotions, braver sounds, and full-throttle artistic evolution
Erro’s ‘Shadowland’ is the kind of second album that announces itself with conviction, colour, and a fearless emotional charge. If her previous LP ‘Strawberry Moon’ hinted at what she could become, ‘Shadowland’ is the moment she steps into the frame fully illuminated, sharper-edged, more adventurous, and absolutely unstoppable. Erro’s commitment to capturing performances exactly as they happen pays off spectacularly […]
‘Lawyers In Love’- smush, a devastatingly beautiful deconstruction of a cult classic
smush have always had a gift for making vulnerability feel widescreen, but with their reimagining of ‘Lawyers in Love’, the Brooklyn duo step into a new realm entirely where nostalgia gets disassembled, rewired, and resurrected as something hauntingly original. It’s the opening chapter in their forthcoming covers collection ‘standards’, and if this track is the bar […]
‘Blown Away’- Hovercraft, a time-capsule detonation that hits hard
Hovercraft’s ‘Blown Away’ is a resurrection with teeth. It arrives like a message from a vanished decade, carrying the pulse of a songwriter who lit himself on fire just to see what burned brightest. The story behind it is already the stuff of music folklore: songs written by Piers “Charlie Pepper” Wildman in 1996, abandoned when he […]
‘Written In Our Bones’- HELN, burning with fated connection and quiet fire
With her latest offering ‘Written In Our Bones’, HELN delivers a track that feels like it existed long before she recorded it, waiting patiently for her to give it shape. It’s a stirring, slow-burning confession of pull, timing, and the magnetic tug of a bond that refuses to loosen no matter how many obstacles are stacked against […]
‘Chemicals’- Moon Construction Kit, igniting the dark with the stunning
Every so often a single arrives that feels like a pressure valve blowing open. And ‘Chemicals’, the newest surge of shadow-lit energy from Moon Construction Kit, is exactly that. Delivering a jagged, neon-streaked release that turns emotional overload into something electrifying. Olivier Cornu has long been a master of intricate, kaleidoscopic production, but here he sharpens his […]
‘Little White Hair’- Muddshovel, erupting with blood, bone, and beautiful disorder
There are debut albums that introduce a band politely, and then there’s ‘Little White Hair’, which storms in the door, kicks over the furniture, and dares you to look away. Cavan’s Muddshovel arrive with a detonation, carving out a corner of Irish alt-rock that feels scorched, lived-in, and absolutely their own. What hits you first is […]
‘Technicolour Dreams’- Echomatica, hitting new emotional heights
With every release, Auckland’s Echomatica have proven themselves masters of atmosphere, but ‘Technicolour Dreams’ is the moment they stop hinting at their potential and step boldly into it. This is the band at full widescreen scale, letting their sound bloom into something shimmering, cinematic, and emotionally charged enough to swallow you whole. Echomatica have always thrived […]
‘Almindelige Børn’- STØV, turning Danish desolation into dazzling poetry
Every once in a while, a debut arrives that unveils an entire world. STØV’s ‘Almindelige Børn’ is exactly that kind of revelation: a record that feels carved from wind-beaten landscapes and half-forgotten memories, as if the West Jutland heath itself whispered the lyrics into their ears. Sung entirely in Danish, the album moves with the gravity of […]
