Reviews
‘Come Out Lazarus 3 – I Was The Universe’- Andrea Pizzo and the Purple Mice, reaching for the infinite
Returning from death should sound impossible, but on ‘Come Out Lazarus 3 – I Was The Universe’, Genova collective Andrea Pizzo and The Purple Mice make it sound radiant. The third chapter in the group’s ongoing Lazarus cycle, the single continues one of their most ambitious conceptual narratives yet. The first instalment observed a fatal accident and organ […]
‘Almost Nothing’- NO IDENTITY, finding a danceable pulse inside of distortion
Industrial music has always understood that damaged machinery can be expressive. And on ‘Almost Nothing’, Kansas-based solo artist NO IDENTITY takes that principle to an unusually literal extreme, constructing a claustrophobic, rhythmically forceful track from degraded textures, processing artefacts and equipment pushed far beyond its intended limits. Written during a period of severe emotional instability and uncertainty within […]
‘The Aviation Station’- Twenny Bucks, finding freedom in noise, frogs, and glorious chaos
Across his latest full-length release ‘The Aviation Station’, Exeter-based artist Twenny Bucks allows panic, humour, vulnerability and distorted guitar noise to collide freely, creating a record that feels like a vivid snapshot of one person’s mind in motion. The project is entirely the work of Ed, a professional luthier who writes, performs, records, produces and mixes his […]
‘Blank Page’- Cas du Pree, turning creative fear into forward motion
Every songwriter eventually faces the possibility that the next idea may not come. The page remains empty, familiar tricks lose their effect, and the silence begins to feel less like possibility than proof that everything worth saying has already been said. And on his new effort ‘Blank Page’, Dutch artist Cas du Pree takes that private fear and […]
‘Flo Crowe & The Dilemmas’- Flo Crowe & The Dilemmas, building a place to belong
On their self-titled debut record, Cornwall five-piece Flo Crowe & The Dilemmas construct thirteen songs around the idea that music can provide shelter without shutting out the wider world. Throughout the release, Flo Crowe’s expressive lead sits within close harmonies from Cerys Wilcox, Paige Mullin and Grace C.G., creating arrangements that feel communal even when the lyrics […]
‘You Deserve Better Than Me’- Reetoxa, choosing kindness of convenience
Some relationships end because something went wrong, while others never properly begin because, despite every encouraging sign, the necessary feeling simply fails to arrive. And on his new offering ‘You Deserve Better Than Me’, Melbourne artist Reetoxa explores that quieter disappointment: meeting somebody generous and compatible, then recognising that continuing would be more harmful than walking away. The […]
‘Crack of Light’- Robbie Mangiardi, searching for a way back
Depression doesn’t always announce itself through visible collapse. It can exist beneath routine, conversation and the reassuring answers people learn to give when they don’t yet know how to explain what is happening. And on his new single ‘Crack of Light’, New York-born singer-songwriter Robbie Mangiardi explores that quieter form of suffering with unusual patience, creating a five-minute […]
‘California Summer Dream’- Coffeeshop, chasing endless sunshine
Summer songs often succeed through simplicity. They don’t need to solve anything or carry the weight of a grand revelation; sometimes, their purpose is simply to create a place where the day feels longer, the air feels warmer and ordinary worries can briefly be left somewhere beyond the shoreline. And that sense of escape sits […]
‘Songs of Hope and Resistance’- David Scott Weaver, keeping the protest song tradition alive
Protest music has always existed somewhere between documentation and intervention. It records what people are living through, but it also attempts to change the emotional temperature around those events; to turn private anger into shared language and political fatigue into renewed resolve. And on his new collection ‘Songs of Hope and Resistance’, Maryland singer-songwriter David Scott Weaver places […]
