Reviews
‘Shadow Dancing’- Rosellas, expanding their indie-rock identity with confidence
There’s a reason bands like The Verve and early Sam Fender continue to resonate long after trends move on. At their best, they understood how to make widescreen indie-rock feel deeply personal; songs big enough for festival fields, yet intimate enough to soundtrack the quieter moments people carry around privately. And on ‘Shadow Dancing’, Manchester quartet […]
‘The Death of Cool’- Daphne Parker Powell, burning with wit, soul, and fierce humanity
There is something exhilarating about the way Daphne Parker Powell approaches ‘The Death of Cool’. Even while confronting heartbreak, illness, cultural disillusionment, and personal upheaval, the album still surges forward with swagger, humour, tenderness and a thrilling sense of emotional honesty that makes it one of her most compelling works to date. Created while she continues treatment for […]
‘Dreams’- Books of Moods, drifting through memory and longing
There is a quiet confidence running through Books Of Moods’ debut album ‘Dreams’. Throughout its immersive runtime, Hugo Sailer builds a record that unfolds slowly, pulling us into a hazy emotional landscape where memory, imagination and longing blur together until they become almost impossible to separate. Across its eleven tracks, ‘Dreams’ feels like a sequence of interconnected emotional snapshots. […]
‘Kickback’- The Fods & NIght Wolf, routing a late-night escape
There is something unexpectedly absorbing about the way The Fods and Night Wolf approach ‘Kickback’. What could have easily landed as a straightforward remix instead feels more like a complete reimagining, delivering us a song stripped back to its emotional core before being rebuilt into something softer and far more cinematic. The original vocal performance remains intact, but almost everything around […]
‘The Hag’- Arn-Identified Flying Objects And Alien FRiends, turning historical tragedy into expansive indie-psych reflection
There is an unusual sense of scale to ‘The Hag’ by Arn-Identified Flying Objects and Alien Friends. It’s the way the song seems to stretch across eras, pulling nineteenth-century literature into a modern indie-rock framework without ever feeling forced or overly conceptual. What could have easily become an exercise in intellectual distance instead arrives as something deeply atmospheric, […]
‘Breathe Again (Semi-Stripped)’- The Forever Takeback, finding fragile hope within emotional collapse
There is a quiet honesty running through ‘Breathe Again (Semi-Stripped)’ that immediately separates The Forever Takeback from the increasingly polished landscape of modern alternative songwriting. Throughout this new offering, Jared Trahan leans fully into vulnerability, allowing the song’s emotional exhaustion to remain exposed and unresolved in ways that feel deeply intimate. Built around sparse instrumentation and restrained atmosphere, the […]
‘Let My Thoughts Go’- VERONICA, balancing intimacy and jazz-tinged elegance
On her debut EP ‘Let My Thoughts Go’, London’s VERONICA introduces herself with a collection of songs rooted in emotional openness, understated musicianship, and a clear affection for jazz-informed songwriting. Throughout its enigmatic runtime, the project captures restraint, atmosphere, and carefully shaped arrangements that allow vulnerability to remain at the centre of the music. Across its five tracks, […]
‘All Over Again’- Lyndo Jaco, finding quiet satisfaction in the journey
There is something refreshingly straightforward about Lyndo Jaco’s new single ‘All Over Again’. Throughout its spritely runtime, the track leans confidently into the enduring appeal of guitar-driven rock songwriting built on groove, melody, and emotional sincerity. At its core, ‘All Over Again’ is a song about persistence and the strange satisfaction that comes from enduring […]
‘Don’t Play The Victim’- Crawford Mack, dissecting masculine ego with razor-sharp precision
There is something particularly compelling about the way Crawford Mack approaches confrontation. Rather than exploding outward in anger or moral grandstanding, ‘Don’t Play The Victim’ works through sharp observation, dark humour, and a kind of controlled exasperation that makes the song land even harder. The result is one of the most pointed and emotionally intelligent indie releases […]
