Reviews
‘Lady Liberty’- Kelsie Kimberlin, confronting power and fear
With her brilliant new single ‘Lady Liberty’, Kelsie Kimberlin steps into charged territory with a track that channels urgency into something both cinematic and deeply personal. From the outset, there’s a sense of weight to the production. The arrangement builds with a deliberate tension, mirroring the sense of unease that runs through the track’s core. […]
‘Heart’s On Fire’- Nick Pappalardo, igniting a groove-driven pulse
There’s a certain kind of confidence required to centre a track around guitar in 2026, and make it feel fresh. And on ‘Heart’s on Fire’, Nick Pappalardo delivers a slick, groove-heavy cut that reimagines what modern guitar-led music can sound like when it refuses to sit still. From the first few seconds, the track locks into […]
‘Another World’- Emily Daccarett, capturing destiny and grief
Some releases feel like fleeting moments, while others feel like entire lifetimes compressed into sound. Emily Daccarett’s ‘Another World’ EP belongs firmly in the latter. Across just two tracks, she crafts a deeply cinematic emotional arc that moves from the electric rush of connection to the quiet, aching aftermath of loss. Opening with ‘Clarity’, the track pulses […]
‘Human Resources’- Miss Configure, industrial pop at its most unsettling and necessary
There’s a point where pop stops being escapism and becomes confrontation, and on ‘Human Resources’, Miss Configure crashes straight through that boundary with terrifying precision. From the outset, the track feels suffocating. The opening section locks into a mechanical grind of distorted low-end pulses and rigid percussion moving with an almost oppressive repetition. It feels […]
‘I’ll Still Hold Up’- Sam Stokes, igniting defiance and freedom
On her vibrant new single ‘I’ll Still Hold Up’, Sam Stokes delivers a soaring, full-bodied anthem that feels built for motion, release, and those moments where everything inside you snaps into clarity and refuses to bend. From the very first line, “Running so fast never see the red lights”, the track surges forward with a […]
‘The Greatest Misadventure (Anniversary Edition)’- The Yacht Club, turning precision into emotion
There’s revisiting the past, and then there’s reigniting it. On their hotly-tipped new single ‘The Greatest Misadventure (Anniversary Edition)’, The Yacht Club strap an old favourite to a live wire and let it surge with fresh urgency, precision, and undeniable fire. From the very first moments, the track bursts open with a kinetic energy that feels almost […]
‘LoveShark’- The FloodShark, a glitchy, global fever dream of emotion and escape
There’s something immediately arresting about ‘LoveShark’ in how fully it commits to its own strange, immersive world. It’s a transmission from somewhere between memory and machine, where emotion flickers through circuitry and geography dissolves into sound. Across its tightly wound runtime, The FloodShark crafts a universe that feels both fluid and fragmented. You can hear the […]
‘In Spirit’- Lana Crow, a study in movement
Listening to ‘In Spirit ‘feels like being carried through a series of emotional states. London-based artist Lana Crow approaches her third album with a sense of openness, allowing the music to evolve naturally rather than forcing it into a fixed structure. The result is a record that feels fluid at every turn. Songs transition between moods without […]
‘Always’- RISE, spreading light through the noise
There’s a certain kind of song that looks to lift at every opportunity, and ‘Always’, the latest release from Liverpool’s RISE, is exactly that kind of track: delivering a surge of energy, emotion, and purpose that feels built to cut through the noise and remind you of something bigger. From the very first moments, the […]
