Author: Natali Abernathy
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Black Lace and Brutal Riffs: “After the Dark” by Marco Cusato & The Legend Band Rises from the Shadows
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Darkness conceals plenty. For some, it’s black lace draped over a bed, hiding passion from…
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Between the Highway and the Stars: Trans Atlantic J. and the New Coordinates of Sound
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Psychedelic rock has long ceased to be a monolithic genre. For decades, musicians have been…
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How Aniderev’s Forest Exile Created ‘Nebular,’ Electronic Music’s New Masterpiece
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British producer Aniderev, whose four-year retreat in the forests of Yosemite National Park became something…
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Three Years in the Making, Lunar Lock’s Debut Shows a Band Learning to Question Its Influences
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Cold wave in 2025 exists in a strange temporal paradox. A genre born in the…
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On Debut ICHI, UZU Delivers Hard Rock as Liturgy for a Blackened Sun
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Rock music has long exhausted its vocabulary of revelations, truly. Every attempt to invoke the…
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Lily Forte’s “Out of the Blue” Makes You Anticipate Her Debut Album
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Lily Forte belongs to a generation of artists for whom retro is already a kind…
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POV: You Discover Amelina at 3am and Realize You’re Early to Something Huge!
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Amelina carries a geography of fate that reads like fiction: born in Russia, relocated to…
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On 21 grammi, Giuseppe Cucè Measures the Immeasurable Weight of the Soul
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There’s an old legend born from Duncan MacDougall’s 1907 experiment: the soul weighs 21 grams.…
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‘A Festive Fantasia’ by Thomas Hewitt Jones & The Central Band of the Royal Air Force: Where Does Nostalgia End and Art Begin?
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Childhood possesses its own gravity—it pulls us back across decades: favorite films, holiday rituals, musical…
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Ahead of His Autumn Concerts, James Lisney Explains Why He’s Been Studying the Same Beethoven Sonatas for 40 Years
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Potsdam, 1747. An old man from Leipzig, two days on the road, sits down at…
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Ava Valianti Is 16 and Already Better at Honesty Than Most of Your Favorite Artists
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Adolescent life remains one of the central themes of art—relevant, eternal, inexhaustible. The reason lies…
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“Motherhood Didn’t Erase The Rest Of Me—It Expanded The Map.” Inside Bernice Marsala’s Reimagined Life Between Nursery Runs and Nashville Studios
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The Nashville songwriter talks about recording two versions of the same song at once, raising…
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CAN’T BE BOTHERED: Luke Rhodes and the Manifesto of Hedonistic Freedom
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There exists a moment when social norms become a cage, and rules become shackles that…
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Kitty Coen’s ‘Conversations with the Moon’ Reclaims the Night as Creative Sanctuary
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Night arrives as a portal. Within its boundaries, inspiration crystallizes into worlds when reality becomes…
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The Art of Restraint: Rob Hao’s Palimpsest Recontextualizes Tradition Without Disruption
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An Australian pianist creates a temporal collage where Schubert meets contemporary minimalists, and the Romantic…
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Maria Lane’s Kiss Me, I’m Haunted: Dark Pop That Breathes in Shadows and Desire
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Maria Lane returns with her sophomore album Kiss Me, I’m Haunted—ten tracks that paint an…
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Zack King’s Songs I Wrote Instead of Texting You: Twelve Tracks of Rebellion and Relentless Forward Motion
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When Zack King abandoned his former life for Los Angeles, he carried with him the…
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Adam Camm “EP2” Review: The Art of Remembering Without Regret
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Creativity is born in a collective. It absorbs the scents of childhood, the voices of…
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Aura Noctis Dismantle the Barrier Between “Serious Music” and “Music That Actually Matters” on Their Most Uncompromising Statement Yet
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A decade of a musical career rarely ends with an uplifting documentary testimony. Even more…
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Love Ghost Explores The Architecture Of Pain In The New Album ‘Gas Mask Wedding’
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Love has fueled creative work for centuries. But lately, something’s shifted. Artists across every medium…
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Self-Written, Self-Produced: Lauren Mian Holds All the Cards on ‘Undertow’
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Lauren Mian is currently moving at the kind of pace that usually pushes new names…
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Pateka’s Triumphant Return: Childhood Mates Prove That the Best Art Emerges From Life’s Darkest Moments
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Grief hits differently when you’re a musician. It becomes this raw, unfiltered energy source that…
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Stefan Lovin’s Traditional Romanian Songs (Live): A Haunting Bridge Between Ages and Aches
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Classical works are an inexhaustible source of creativity in any direction. When used properly, even…
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‘No One’s Property’ Reinforces Heisenberg Principle’s Pop-Rock Identity Ahead of Icarus
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‘No One’s Property’ by Heisenberg Principle is a work in which everything comes together into…
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Dewey Kincade & The Navigators Channels Parental Exhaustion Into Career-Best “The Dark Ages”
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Career or happy family life? Any answer is a kind of loss. And, unfortunately, such…
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Why Samer Fanek’s New Album Is The Antidepressant Of The New Generation
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What can simultaneously convey or create emotions and make one contemplate what’s happening in the…
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“Road To Corinth” by Hilary Cousins Makes Every Other Road Song Feel Lazy
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American music has always been a story of journeys. Bluesmen, hippies, all of them traveled…
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Songs That Breathe: How Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus’ “Two True Loves” Mirrors Human Experience
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Transforming ordinary stories that happen to every person in daily life into profound tales full…
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Alyssa Caroline’s “Fire to Ash” Captures Love’s Fragile Collapse in Cinematic Pop
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Have you ever heard what the moment sounds like when love turns to ashes? Alyssa…
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Jeremie Soyan Tackles Tough Truths in Debut Single ‘Cœur Wanted’
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Jeremie Soyan is one of the new voices emerging in France, and today he makes…
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When Spanish Guitar Meets German Precision: Guitarra de Aventura’s El Silencio Interior Review
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What gives us the quickest reason to live, to move forward, and to achieve something…
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How One Daredevil Broke Every Musical Rule to Create a Genuine Treasure – Shu Lee “Fusion of Colours” Review
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Where do the strictest rules and norms exist? As ironic as it may sound, it…
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Paige Kei Really Said “let me mess with your emotions” and Delivered
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Paige Kei today confidently announces herself as a new force on the music scene. Her…
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Marina Elezovic – ‘Mixtapes’ Review: Intimacy and Expansiveness In Perfect Balance
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Marina Elezovic is an artist shaped by two worlds. Canada left her with a sense…
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One Listen, Endless Smiles – Dearly’s ‘Cabbage in the Ashtray’ Wins Hearts Instantly
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Dearly has now completely transformed and become a symbol of indie music for the young…
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Who Is Maddison Kate? Her Story and the Complete Guide to Her Debut EP ‘What I’d Say To You’
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Each of us has a whole archive of unspoken words. Entire dialogues, monologues, and passionate…
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Nokto 2 by Jordi Forniés, A Record That Could Easily Become a Cult Classic
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I’ve been following Jordi Forniés for quite a while now, and when I heard about…
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MOANA: “The Song Felt Like It Wrote Itself” – Inside the Making of ‘Butterflies (Compromises)’
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Moana is an artist who is not easy to catch for a moment, and that…
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Inside ‘I Died Once’: Fiora Anicca Blends Nordic Folk, Somatics, and Soul Rebirth in One Track
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Deep breath. Light the candle. Open the pinewood rune box. Because Fiora Anicca just walked…
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Top Summer Song 2025: Listen to Angel Peaches’ ‘Quedate’ Now
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If there were a contest for the ultimate summer anthem, Angel Peaches’ track Quedate would…
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‘Pastorale’ by East of West: How a Forgotten Piano Became the Starting Point for One of the Year’s Best Instrumental Albums
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There’s a story here, and it doesn’t begin in a studio, or on a stage,…
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How Ryy0 Turned Two Years of His Life Into the Honest Indie Album ‘H0M3’
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When it comes to debut albums, I always feel the temptation to describe them with…
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‘Big House’ by Thurane: Worship Music Finally Gets Real Again
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Thurane’s latest single, ‘Big House,‘ comes at a curious juncture for the landscape of worship…
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Mose Wilson Pours Heart and Grit Into the Soul-Stirring ‘That’s Love’
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‘That’s Love’ by Mose Wilson is pure honey—sweet, sticky, a little raw around the edges.…
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Lanz Pierce: Rap Rebel, Sex Symbol, and CEO Proving That Power Looks Good On a Woman
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If you don’t know Lanz Pierce yet, you’re about to. She toured with Snoop at…
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Ginger Winn Trades Resolution for Reverberation on the Beautifully Withheld ‘Freeze Frame’
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When I first heard that Ginger Winn was dropping a new record called Freeze Frame,…
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Brian Michael Henry’s ‘Jokes for Angels’ Is a Chainsaw-Dragging, Broadway-Baritone, Anti-Confessional Masterpiece and I’m Still Processing It
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Let’s talk about what happens when you take self-awareness, literary precision, and just the right…
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Retro Glow, Modern Wounds: Inside Wildflower Mind’s “Patina”
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“Patina” by Wildflower Mind sits in that fuzzy space between heartbreak and hypnosis — the…
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“If you’re going to say it, say it with your whole chest.” Miles Jenson on Walking Out, Speaking Up, and Starting Fresh
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Golden hour spills across a dusty Nashville attic while Miles Jenson coaxes life from a…
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Ever Had a Memory You’re Not Sure Was Real? That’s the Vibe of Jaden Sade’s ‘The Forgotten Chapters’
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You ever sit in a room you used to love, but the furniture’s been moved…
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“We Are the Memory of Africa” — Inside the World of Daouda Diabatè
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Daouda Diabatè is an artist whose music goes far beyond playlists, trends, or streaming numbers.…
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Holly Hastings Strips It Down To The Bone On Hypnotic Track ‘Velvet’
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Holly Hastings has dropped ‘Velvet,’ a track that gets right into the marrow, burrowing through…
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This Song Is Blushing — ‘Sugar Coated Love’ by Tessa Rae Is a Lo-Fi Crushcore Dream
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Tessa Rae just dropped ‘Sugar Coated Love’ and it’s giving soft lighting, overthinking in your…
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What Makes Lo Stone’s ‘Don’t Wanna Let You Down’ So Affecting Despite Its Quiet Simplicity? Here’s What We Think
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Listening to Lo Stone’s “Don’t Wanna Let You Down“ made me think about how rare…
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Carrie Marshall Slows Time with a Velvet Whisper on ‘Under the Moonlight’
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Carrie Marshall’s “Under the Moonlight” is one of those tracks that walks in slow, says…
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Marie Minet On Crossing Borders, Breaking Patterns, And Building A New Sound: “I wanted it to feel like a live album — a jam, composed and recorded at the same time”
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Marie Minet began her musical journey with the album Clair Obscur, where the delicate lyricism…
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Berlin Finds Erika Levy Letting Love Back In, One Breath at a Time
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Erika Levy’s new single ‘Berlin‘ — a song about falling in love again after fully…
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Tuvaband’s ‘Galloping Chest’ Is a Ghostly Panic Attack You Can Dance To
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Norway’s own spectral songstress Tuva Hellum Marschhäuser, aka Tuvaband, is back. And I mean back…
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Had Your Fun and Left a Scar — ALEIA’s Debut Hits the Sweet Spot Between Honest and Awkward
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Debut single ‘Had Your Fun’ by ALEIA captures the awkward clarity of those late-night moments…
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You’ll Hear It Once and Know It Forever — Olivia Helen’s New Single Leaves a Gentle but Lasting Mark
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Olivia Helen’s new single, ‘forget me,’ hits exactly as intended—softly, sadly, and straight from the…
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Sad Cypress Returns with ‘Memoir’ — A Baroque Whisper from the Underworld
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There is a hush that falls before the blooming of spring, and in this hush…
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With ‘Prismatic,’ Mindy Gledhill Makes Synth Pop Actually Fun Again
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Mindy Gledhill’s “Prismatic” is Euro-flavored synth pop with a glossy, pastel coating—and I mean that…
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Ester Skála: “I’m aware of the specific voice I want, and I already have it in me.” A Big Interview About Everything — and a Bit More
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You know that thing when an artist just fully leans into their own world, paints…
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Between Psychedelia and Restraint, Skinny Dippers Carves Out a Moment of Balance
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Listening to ‘Breathe’ by Skinny Dippers is discovering a quiet place in the chaos—a moment…
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Hannah Wood Turns Personal Crisis Into A Pop Album With The Precision Of A Documentarian — My Candid Review Of The Debut Album
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I do not know all the details of what happened to Hannah in 2020. But…
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ZHURBA Said “enough drama” and Made It a Track You Shake Your Ass To
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ZHURBA just dropped the video for Undercover, and girl… we are closing the chapter with…
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Julie Tuzet’s ‘Industrie’ Is a Middle Finger Wrapped in Lip Gloss
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Julie Tuzet’s ‘Industrie‘ comes through like a smirk behind sunglasses—sharp, glossy, and completely in control.…
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Leila Addams’ New EP ‘Bones’ Proves She’s Either a Musical Genius or a Gothic Sorceress (Possibly Both)
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What I’ve always liked about Leila Addams‘ music is her stubborn reluctance to follow a…
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Shannon Smith’s Debut Album ‘Out Of The Shadows’ Is Vinyl-and-CD-Only and I’m Here for It
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Shannon Smith’s ‘Out Of The Shadows‘ arrives like a handwritten letter in a world of…
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‘Carry You Home’: Nowosad Builds The Space, Majoko and Landreth Fill It With Light
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Canadian drummer Curtis Nowosad’s new single ‘Carry You Home’ is a gentle, meditative composition written…
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‘Peaks Island and Other Places’ By Little Champion Is What Happens When You Remember a Dream Too Vividly
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You know that moment when you’re walking alone, earbuds in, on a street that’s technically…
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Sista Soul Finds Her Groove and Grows It Into a Whole World on the Intimate, Polished, and Unapologetically Lush ‘Soul Reflections’
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There was always music in Jeanette “Sista Soul” Cooper’s childhood. The house was filled with…
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Laura Lucas Walks the Fragile Line Between Holding On and Moving Forward in Her Latest Single
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Laura Lucas’ ‘Did the Mountain Change You?’ is a textbook example of how you can…
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Anna Vee’s ‘Honesty’ Stays Right on the Edge, Daring You to Flinch First
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Anna Vee opens “Honesty” with a heartbeat‑thick bass drum, and from the first downbeat she invites…
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Quiet, Patient, and Painfully Human — a Look at Nick Bellerose’s Long-Awaited First Album ‘The Only Way Is Through’
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Twenty-five years is a long time. You can switch careers a few times, go through…
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Sara Pelayo Spins Pop Cliché Into Gold on ‘Please Don’t Make Me Cry’
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Sara Pelayo’s ‘Please Don’t Make Me Cry’ is riding on a wave of glossy, serotonin-drenched…
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Irish Blood, Pop Intuition, and a Drum That Sounds Like a Warning—Andrea Magee’s ‘Gemini Darkness’ Has It All
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On her latest single, Andrea Magee slides into a slick, moody alt-pop lane that wastes…
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Can Confirm: Erica Rose Is About To Drop An EP That Demands Attention — Got The Exclusive and I’m Still Not Over It
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Erica Rose is about to release her debut EP ‘Cry Baby’. And trust me, it’s…
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‘Easy’ by Laura Rizzotto Is For Anyone Who Finally Said “nah, I’m good” And Meant It
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Who knew emotional liberation could come with this much groove? Laura Rizzotto’s latest single Easy…
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Quote the Raven Unveil New Single ‘Tell Me Tell Me’ With Deep, Atmospheric Sound
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“Tell Me Tell Me” is the new single from Quote the Raven, and honestly, it’s…
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M’Lynn’s Wasted On You Has That Late-Night Energy Where You Dance Alone and Pretend You’re Fine (But You’re Not)
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Alright, let’s get straight to it: if you’ve ever found yourself staring at the ceiling…
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When the Sun Goes Down and the Volume Goes Up, This Is the Track You Want Kicking In — Enter Chevy Beaulieu
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Chevy Beaulieu — a name that keeps popping up more and more among country music…
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Campfires, Trailers, and Gentle Revelations — Majelen’s Stuck With You Is a Road Album Without the Usual Tropes
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I’d been waiting a long time for Majelen’s new album to drop, and now that…
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ZKIN’s New Single Breaking Me Down Proves Dark Pop Still Gives Me Goosebumps
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Are you familiar with that feeling of wandering through a dimly lit corridor, where something…
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She’s Only 19, but Alma Owren’s Music Sounds Like It’s Been Lived Through a Hundred Different Lives!
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Music is a strange, temperamental art. It exists between words and sensations, in the gaps…
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What Happens When a Storyteller with a Lifetime of Musical Experience Steps Into the Unknown? The Catacombs is Mark Ciani’s Answer, and It’s as Mesmerizing as It is Unpredictable
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Mark Ciani is a man who, over 25 years, has played keyboards in punk-ska bands…
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A Lullaby Dressed in Rock’s Clothes: ‘Escape’ by Strange New World
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“Escape,” from Strange New World, feels like a time capsule cracked open, spilling out the…
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Some Country Songs Are Made For The Charts, and Some Are Made For The Soul—If I Had a Rose Is The Latter
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If country music is the lifeblood of America, then If I Had a Rose is…
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Erik Flaa Shakes Up Expectations In ‘Fiesta for My Failure,’ Bringing Tore Brunborg’s Sax Into The Spotlight With a Striking, Mood-Shifting Solo
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After The Fence, which already showcased Erik Flaa’s ability to balance on the edge of…
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Industrial Gloom, Shimmering Ghosts, and Heavy Melancholy—Scottish Islands’ You, Me, and The Void Is as Crushing as It Is Beautiful
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Grief is like an apocalypse. The world collapses, but only yours. People around you go…
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Maddox Gipko Kicks Off His Music Journey With a Moody Rock Ballad
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Maddox Gipko, this 19-year-old indie rocker from Southern Delaware, just dropped his debut single, and…
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Forget Reality—Once Upon a Cloudtop Meadow by Inal Bilsel is Your Ticket to Another Dimension
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Imagine a meadow snugly perched at the very crest of an airy cloud, where transparent…
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Rowan Sway Makes Seduction Feel Soft and Sincere—Make A Lover Is a Song You’ll Want To Hear Again and Again
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From the very first seconds, Make A Lover begins to cast its spell, like a…
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Hazy, Youthful, and Unapologetically Authentic: Explore Rainbow City Park’s Debut EP
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A debut EP is a serious matter. It’s more than just a collection of songs—it’s…
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A Song That Feels More Like a Séance – ‘Quill & Blood’ by Sleeps Under Beams Is a Beautifully Unsettling Glimpse Into the Unknown
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Darkness takes on a special scent of an uncharted mystery… That’s how I would describe…
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“IDK These Days” Is Caroline Romano at Her Most Vulnerable, and It’ll Have You in Your Feelings Fast
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I stumbled on Caroline Romano’s new track, “IDK These Days,” and it’s exactly what I…
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Twenty Years, Thousands of Miles, and a New Album: Steve Moss Returns With Another Go To Remind The World What Real Rock Sounds Like
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Twenty years is a whole era. In that time, a person can completely rebuild themselves,…
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Jude Grant’s New Album: One Minute You’re Vibing, Next Minute You’re in a Western – A Chaotic, Cinematic, Multi-Genre Masterpiece
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Well, when reviewing albums like JUDE GRANT WOULD BE ANYTHING FOR LOVE, I always feel…
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Manon Mullener and Lau Noah Unite for the First Time on ‘Dominique’
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Manon Mullener, a 1997-born pianist from Fribourg, delivers something truly special with her latest single,…
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I Let Brooke’s Slinky Dark Pop Melodies Take Over My Senses and I’m Loving Every Moment
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The EP AWAY TODAY by brooke is a soft yet daring creation, infused with the…

