Reviews
‘The Wolf’- Craig Small Music, howling with cinematic grace
There’s something wonderfully theatrical about a song that knows exactly what it wants to be. With his newest outing ‘The Wolf’, Craig Small unveils a slow-burning drama that unfolds with each verse and refrain. This is a track that prowls rather than rushes, letting atmosphere and narrative guide its movements, and the result is quietly […]
‘Butterflies’- Carley Varley, facing heartbreak head on
With her latest single ‘Butterflies’, Winchester’s Carley Varley delivers a piercing, emotionally charged moment that lands somewhere between vulnerability and defiance. It’s the sound of someone standing in the wreckage of intimacy, staring straight at the truth, and refusing to look away. This track sits within the wider emotional arc of Varley’s ongoing EP project, which traces […]
‘Hope This Story Ends…’- Willa James, turning quiet moments into lasting truth
There’s something disarmingly powerful about ‘Hope This Story Ends…’, the debut full-length from Willa James. It draws you closer, one careful line at a time, until you realise you’ve been sitting inside its world longer than expected. This is an album that understands the strength of understatement, and where emotional weight arrives through patience and presence. […]
‘Do-gooder’- The Real Jobs, turning inner sabotage into a glorious post-punk meltdown
There’s something electrifying about an album that feels like it might combust at any moment. And ‘Do-Gooder’, the latest full-length from Norway’s The Real Jobs, thrives on that sense of imminent collapse. This is a record that lunges straight into the chaos of modern consciousness and comes out the other side grinning, teeth bared. From the […]
‘Airplane Mode’- Frankie Silver, hitting the eject button on pop burnout
With his latest offering ‘Airplane Mode’, Frankie Silver delivers a radiant pop statement that feels both euphoric and quietly radical. This is a song that offers permission to step back, breathe deeper, and remember that you’re more than a notification waiting to be answered. From the opening beat, Silver pulls you into a world of colour, motion, […]
‘Vaya Con Dios’- Ashley Ray Simon, reclaiming a quiet power
There’s a rush of electricity that comes when an artist revisits the spark that first set everything in motion, and Ashley Ray Simon’s return to ‘Vaya Con Dios’ feels exactly like that moment. This is a confident, full-bodied reintroduction of a song that now lands with even greater force, carrying years of growth, clarity, and […]
‘Hellya’- Less, lighting the fuse with zero apologies
There’s a special thrill when an artist stops hesitating and leaps headfirst into their own intensity. And ‘Hellya’ is that leap, as it delivers a full-bodied, adrenaline-charged surge that feels like Less tearing through the walls she once politely leaned against. From the first seconds, the track radiates urgency, confidence, and a sense of liberation […]
‘Leviathan’- Andy Smythe, conjuring a carnival at the edge of tomorrow
Andy Smythe is back with us once again with ‘Leviathan’, the latest glimpse into his forthcoming long-player ‘Quiet Revolution’, as he opens a vast, unsettling yet strangely hopeful landscape where power, control, and human fragility collide. From its opening moments, the song feels enormous. Layers of shimmering keys and restless strings swirl around his voice, which moves with […]
‘THE GOOD LIFE?’- Chas Leman, turning the dancefloor into a soapbox
Chas Leman has always had a knack for turning everyday frustration into something strangely magnetic, but with ‘THE GOOD LIFE?’, he sharpens that instinct into a gleaming, restless anthem that feels as urgent as it is irresistible. This new track slides into your ears with a deceptively smooth groove, then quietly detonates, leaving you thinking about the […]
