Reviews
‘Rarefaction’- Crabs & Feathers, a jazz-folk alchemy in a world built from air
Crabs & Feathers’ ‘Rarefaction’ arrives like a whisper that somehow shakes the room. An instrumental debut so vivid, so quietly daring, it feels like its own living ecosystem. The Milan-born duo of guitarist Claudio Niniano and saxophonist Jonathan Norani have long danced along the borders between genres, but here they cross fully into a dream-state of acoustic resonance, vaporous electronics, and […]
‘Rare Brew’- Suris, a time-bending anthology of art-rock alchemy
Suris’ new anthology ‘Rare Brew’ bursts open like a cabinet of long-shelved potions, each track fizzing with imagination, danger, and sheer creative nerve. This new release is a lightning bolt across decades, proving Lindsey and David Mackie have been crafting their own strange, beautiful universe long before most of us knew we needed it. From […]
‘The Wolves’- Max Norton, a road-bitten anthem from a drummer who finally stepped into his own spotlight
Max Norton has spent years powering other people’s songs from behind the kit. But with ‘The Wolves’, he delivers the clearest proof yet that he was never meant to stay in the background. This is the sound of a musician who’s spent a decade running, witnessing, absorbing, and finally deciding to tell his own story with both […]
‘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 […]
