Reviews
‘Emergency in a Sushi All You Can Eat’- Courtesy Car, a Quietly Surreal Triumph
Courtesy Car return with their new single ‘Emergency in a Sushi All You Can Eat’, arriving like a half-remembered dream wrapped in gauze- blurry, bruised, and strangely profound. Written and recorded while recovering from a concussion, the track is less a linear composition and more a feeling made audible, one that hums with urgency, yet […]
‘Spring 2025’- Max Season Captures the Echo of Spring on New Single
There’s something hauntingly beautiful about the way Max Season treats time; not as a linear rush, but as a slow fade. With ‘Spring 2025’, the first offering from his new conceptual suite ‘Cycles’, the French producer-composer offers a meditation on seasons. The track arrives at the cusp of summer, like a soft afterimage of what […]
‘CREEPIN/FURTHER (2 IN 1)’- Proklaim, Boom Bap Meets Amapiano
Namibia’s own Proklaim has returned with a two-part release that collapses the distance between continents, timelines, and traditions. ‘CREEPIN/FURTHER (2 IN 1)’ is a high-voltage collision of vintage hip-hop swagger and rhythmic South African club grooves, crafted with the kind of ease that belies its ambition. The tracks crackle with spontaneity. ‘CREEPIN’ walks with a […]
‘Signals’- Kyle Waves Tunes Into Heartbreak and Heat on Glittering New EP
Kyle Waves is one of those artists that transmits love like a frequency, pulsing through your headphones and into your bloodstream. On his new EP ‘Signals’, the Singapore-born, NYC-based artist channels the full spectrum of romantic chaos: the butterflies, the burnouts, and the blurred lines between desire and despair. It’s sleek, vulnerable, and brimming with […]
‘Lost Cause’- Saliva Birds, A Breakup Anthem That Bleeds and Blares
Emerging from the shadowed alleys of York with amps cranked and no patience for subtlety, Saliva Birds make music that feels like a cracked rib in the best way. Their latest single ‘Lost Cause’ is a blistered howl of resentment and release. A scorched-earth breakup track that never stops to count the casualties. Originally written […]
‘Summer Rain’- Kristen Castro Finds Clarity in the Storm
Some songs arrive like a memory you didn’t know you missed, and Kristen Castro’s ‘Summer Rain’ is one of them. With its gauzy textures and sun-streaked melancholy, the second single from her upcoming debut ‘Capricorn Baby’ reshapes the past into something bolder, braver, and beautifully unresolved. Castro is no stranger to transformation. A decade into […]
‘Ratbag Joy’- The New Citizen Kane Strikes Gold with new single, A Sugar-Coated Spiral Through the Void
There’s a certain kind of brilliance that happens when a song makes you want to dance and cry at the same time. ‘Ratbag Joy’, the latest from The New Citizen Kane, hits that bittersweet high with merciless precision. It’s a pop grenade with the pin still halfway in, grinning as it ticks toward detonation. The […]
‘Return’- Evan Zorn Von Berg Channels Ancestral Rage on New EP
There’s a fine line between provocation and prophecy, and Evan Zorn Von Berg doesn’t so much toe it as set it ablaze. On ‘Return’, the fiercely unconventional new EP from Von Berg and his conspirators Edward Clutterbuck and Seymour Fleming, nostalgia becomes rebellion, heritage becomes scripture, and tradition is a war drum. This is not […]
‘Wake Up & Smile’- Stray Blue Brings Quiet Light to a Winding Journey
After two decades spent threading emotion into melody, Greek trio Stray Blue return with a release that feels like a deep breath after a long walk home. The acoustic version of ‘Wake Up & Smile’ is a true reaffirmation. Stripped back to its essence, this two-song offering is earthy and quietly resilient, a reminder of […]
