Author: Michael Filip Reed

The Future According to Piergiorgio Corallo: Uneven, Diverse, and Defiantly Human

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Michael Filip Reed

The question of whether one can predict the shape of the future without mystical abilities…
“If They Use It Cynically, I Walk Away”: JD Days Set Boundaries for Their Christmas Songs

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Michael Filip Reed

A Christmas album in 2025 is a genre that long ago transformed into background noise…
Stevie Holland’s “Talk to Your Tomatoes” Is Peak Jazz Absurdism

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Michael Filip Reed

Stevie Holland sings to tomatoes, and I understand why. Jazz has long forgotten that it…
The Debut Album by Heisenberg Principle “Icarus” Is Here! I’ve Been Listening To It Non-Stop, and I Have a Lot To Say!

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Michael Filip Reed

I think you’re familiar with the feeling when you’ve been following a musician for a…
Thirteen Fragments, One Paradox: Deconstructing The Beginning of Eternity by Archangel One

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Michael Filip Reed

Archangel One exists in the musical space as a phantom—a figure devoid of biography, media…
Daforce Reconstructs Rap from Outside Its Borders in His Brand-New Single “Survival”

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Michael Filip Reed

Rap and space. What’s the connection between them? Before “Survival” by Daforce, I would have…
One Song at a Time: Gregory McLoughlin and the Radical Act of Human Contact

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Michael Filip Reed

Do you feel a certain irony in the fact that a musician who spent years…
Phantom Pat Maps the Many Faces of Night Across 11 Cinematic Tracks

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Michael Filip Reed

You know how all the facets of night can easily unfold across 11 tracks? That’s…
Jon-Olov Woxlin’s One-way Ticket from Earth: A Scandinavian Kitchen Becomes Hallowed Country Ground

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Michael Filip Reed

When a Swedish musician sits down to record American country music in his own kitchen…
Sujae Jung and Wolf Stratmann: “Jazz for Us Has Always Been About Community and Connection”

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Michael Filip Reed

Jung Stratmann Quartet has released Confluence — an album featuring New York scene legends Steve…
Drowning in Reverb: Steven Bonaventure’s ‘Delirium’ and the Aesthetics of Fog

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Michael Filip Reed

An EP of four tracks – a format Steven Bonaventure approached deliberately while recording Delirium…
‘Reef’ by Francis’ Scream’s: The Track That Empties Your Head And Unlocks Your Shoulders

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Michael Filip Reed

Shores hold memory. Each tide drags sand somewhere new, storms rewrite the coastline, bodies pause…
Lux Griffith: “I Really Feel Like I’m Somebody Different Every Day, I Just Go Wherever That Takes me”

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Michael Filip Reed

Lux Griffith. The name came from a matchbox. The surname was borrowed from a Berserk…
‘Together In Agony’: The Whips Build a Sunset From Darkness

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Michael Filip Reed

School bus. Hauling equipment. Gigs in half-empty clubs. The Whips walked this path completely, without…
Shani Weiss – All About Life: An Intimate Examination of Human Relationships at the Crossroads of Confession and Artistic Statement

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Michael Filip Reed

Turning forty is a strange threshold for a musician. Too early for summative statements, too…
Got a Vinyl From Dar Stellabotta Directly, and It’s the First Time I’ve Heard a Cigar Box Guitar Sound This Good

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Michael Filip Reed

There’s a paradox in how we consume music today. Spotify’s algorithms analyze our preferences down…
DominiNiobe Is Ready to Share What She’s Been Hearing: “My Music Isn’t About Forgetting, It’s About Reconnecting”

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Michael Filip Reed

The Roman producer spent a decade making music in private. Now, as a nurse working…
Matt DeAngelis Won’t Play By Your Rules: The Indie Provocateur’s Latest Gambit

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Michael Filip Reed

The epic ballad by Matt DeAngelis unfolds under the persistent, almost tangible influence of the…
Simon Talbot and Peter Toussaint’s Simon Called Peter II: Layered, Improvised, and Unapologetically Excessive

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Michael Filip Reed

Simon Talbot & Peter Toussaint returns with Simon Called Peter II—a sequel to the original…
A Groundbreaking AI Remake of the Debut Album ‘American Split’ by Eddie Sing & The 31 Days Changes the Game’s Rules

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Michael Filip Reed

Two years later, musician Eddie Sing & The 31 Days returns with a remake of…
Lux Griffith Is Creating Flowers on Scars—And Monsters Kinder Than People

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Michael Filip Reed

Cinema exists at the border between illusion and reality, and the best films know how…
Erik Flaa Recorded Where ABBA Made Joy—He Brought the Opposite: Inside the Fog-Soaked Revelation of ‘What Is Not’

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Michael Filip Reed

When a musician disappears for seventeen years, either they’ve left the stage permanently, or they’re…
The Irish Lassies Chart a Course Between Two Worlds on Immigration Stories

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Michael Filip Reed

Despite being together for just three years, The Irish Lassies have made a meteoric rise…
On Searching/Finding, Sloe Paul Proves Vulnerability Is the Highest Form of Courage

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Michael Filip Reed

Nineteenth-century Romantics transformed autumn into an aesthetic object worthy of philosophical contemplation. Kerouac sought eternal…
Hail Your Highness Build Their Own Universe on “Reset The Stars”

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Michael Filip Reed

Jessie Bobenmoyer and Niki Ryland are playing a dangerous game—they take mathcore, djent, dream pop,…
Diana Ringo — The Wolf in the Feed: “I’m not trying to be liked — I’m making art”

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Michael Filip Reed

Diana Ringo doesn’t do anything halfway. The Finnish artist—classically trained pianist, film composer, BBC Radio…
Human Creativity Collides With The Digital Frontier On Fondly Kip’s New Album ‘The Velvet Way Home’

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Michael Filip Reed

Humanity evolves, and musicians’ creativity finds new paths of self-expression. In this sense, the phenomenon…
Goosebumps Guaranteed: Nina June Teams With 12-Piece Orchestra on “The Lighthouse (Particles)”

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Michael Filip Reed

Nina June returns with “The Lighthouse (Particles),” a track that cements her status as one…
On Prospect Gallery, Morning Wars Trade Ambition for Precision: Album Review

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Michael Filip Reed

Music remains one of the most malleable art forms, a medium where the collective anxieties…
SKAAR Returns With “Medicine,” a Venom‑Kissed Alt‑Pop Awakening

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Michael Filip Reed

Grammy Award winner SKAAR returns with a new breakthrough single, “Medicine,” released under the Made…
Drew Schueler Dissects the Anatomy of Friendship on the Starkly Beautiful “Mirror”

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Michael Filip Reed

I had been waiting for a new release from Drew Schueler for quite some time,…
DF Tram’s “Bittersweet Afternoon” Is a Pandemic Artifact That Refuses to Acknowledge Its Own Darkness

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Michael Filip Reed

When a musician takes on a new project, only a general direction opens before them—a…
Marc Daniels Celebrates the Peak of Female Sexuality on Country’s Most Dangerous New Single ‘Cougar Town’

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Michael Filip Reed

Marc Daniels ceased being just another country musician drifting with the tide of the genre…
“Only Heaven Knows” by Patrick Davis: The New Pulse of American Country

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Michael Filip Reed

Let’s talk about country. Not the kind you’re thinking of—not the dusty boots and the…
‘Drowning’ Marks the Ambitious Return of Simon Talbot with Peter Toussaint

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Michael Filip Reed

Today, Simon Talbot teams up once again with Peter Toussaint, returning with the first single,…
Dan Rose’s Voice Carries Grit, Heart, and Urgency Across “To The Bitter End”

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Michael Filip Reed

Dan Rose’s origin story sounds almost perversely backwards: he wrote lyrics before he learned to…
Vinyl, Mutation, and Memory: Inside Chris Portka’s Expansive New Record

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Michael Filip Reed

This vinyl showed up in my mailbox straight from Chris Portka himself, and that’s the…
Side Project Skip Proves Retirement Can Be Revolutionary on the Uneven but Passionate ‘The Friday Night Detour’

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Michael Filip Reed

You’ve put in the work, paid your dues, and now it’s time to chase those…
“Uncertainty is quite the main reason I write music” — Candid Interview With Nikita Lev

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Michael Filip Reed

Nikita Lev’s latest single “No One Is Gonna” feels like a quiet implosion. Built on…
Simon Called Peter: From One Bold Album to Another Without Ever Meeting

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Michael Filip Reed

Look, I honestly tried to understand what’s happening with music in 2025. Half the artists…
Persistence, Obsession, and a Star-Studded Orchestra: Kent Parker’s Instrumental World of The Way

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Michael Filip Reed

You can conquer new heights in the realm of creativity at any age! Talent and…
After Years Away, Evenlee’s “Narrow” Proves They’re Worth the Wait

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Michael Filip Reed

Evenlee just released their new single “Narrow“. They took their sweet time coming back, and…
Garreson’s ‘Monte’ Honors Grandpa’s Legacy with Unfiltered Emotion and Twang

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Michael Filip Reed

What does a person experience after the death of someone who once guided them into…
Leepeck: “Art is about searching, and sometimes the search takes us to unexpected places…”Finding Folk Between Mountain Cabins and New York Streets

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Michael Filip Reed

Today, we’re sitting down with Leepeck, a singer-songwriter from Warsaw who is steadily carving out…
Mukura’s “Onward and Backward”: The Black Pearl That Bridges Ancient India and Modern Electropop

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Michael Filip Reed

The most challenging aspect of creativity is utilising folk motifs! It’s so easy to make…
PREMIERE! Jim Stanard – “Kansas”: When Americana Gets Its Soul Back

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Michael Filip Reed

Jim Stanard just dropped “Kansas” today, and I need to talk about this track because…
Mexican Rock Quartet Captain Mantis Channel Monterrey Heat Into ‘Vice Market’

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Michael Filip Reed

Do you ever have those moments when you press “play” and the universe around you…
Why Meena’s Debut Album ‘Different Now’ Is a Portal Into a New Manchester

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Michael Filip Reed

Today I’m clearing my schedule. Notifications off, the strongest tea brewing, because I already know…
Grammar Tha God Sounds Euphoric On Combative New Single ‘COWARDS & PRETENDERS’

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Michael Filip Reed

Rapper Grammar Tha God has released a new single, ‘COWARDS & PRETENDERS’. Performed in the…
Blockhouse Valley – ‘It’s Alright’ When the World Falls Apart and Music Saves

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Michael Filip Reed

Blockhouse Valley from Michigan rolled out eight tracks called “It’s Alright,“ and it’s the kind…
James Campbell Releases New Single ‘Gringo’ — Full Music Review and Breakdown

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Michael Filip Reed

The work of James Campbell has been a true revelation for me. His music weaves…
Waldo Witt Shares Dreamy New Single “Once In A While” – Full Review Inside

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Michael Filip Reed

So… You ever hear a song that just clicks? Like, three seconds in and you’re…
Married? Annoyed? Still in Love? Heisenberg Principle Gets You with ‘Chalk and Cheese’

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Michael Filip Reed

Heisenberg Principle — a name that screams either Berlin techno or someone who takes quantum…
Why Matt DeAngelis’s ‘I’m Just The Keyboard Player’ Is the Most Relatable Song About Tour Life

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Michael Filip Reed

Matt DeAngelis is back, and boy, has he decided to flip the script on us.…
Tired of Polished Country Pop? Murray Hammond Revives Cowboy Testosterone with a Track That Bleeds Grit

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Michael Filip Reed

We’ve gotta talk about Murray Hammond’s latest single, “Take This Heart And Lock It Up.”…
Even If You Think You’re Ready for Etudes Study Group, You’re Not — Welcome to Their Mind-Bending World of Sonic Rituals

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Michael Filip Reed

Etudes Study Group is one of those acts that challenge the very idea of categorization—experimental…
Young Dervish Lets His Fretless Guitar Sing on New Single ‘Jellymaster’

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Michael Filip Reed

Young Dervish — aka Zakariya Khan — comes in swinging on a self-built fretless electric…
Marc Daniels Just Weaponized Nostalgia and Called it ‘Good Old Days’ — a Sun-Drenched Ode to Youth, Built For Summer Playlists

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Michael Filip Reed

Marc Daniels just put out a new track called Good Old Days, and there’s something…
Been Looping Past Lives by Eli Lev and Forgetting Half My To-Do List — Worth It!

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Michael Filip Reed

It always starts quietly. With a breath. With a hush. With someone humming alone in…
Brand New Single FEAST Shows Grammar Tha God in Full Command of Beat, Voice, and Atmosphere

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Michael Filip Reed

If rap in 2025 is a buffet of lo-fi confessionals, sadboy trap ballads, and algorithm-chasing…
Maia Sharp Quietly Wrecks Us (in the Best Way) with ‘Is That What Love Does’

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Michael Filip Reed

Maia Sharp’s new single ‘Is That What Love Does’ hits like a soft nudge from…
With ‘Land After Rain, Pt. 2’, Sunbeam42 Pushes Ambient Toward the Elemental

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Michael Filip Reed

Ambient music—ah, ambient music. If you’ve been following my reviews for any amount of time,…
Weekly Spotlight: We Picked The Tracks That Genuinely Grabbed Us!

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Michael Filip Reed

The music world never sleeps — but you do, and that’s where we come in.…
Aidan Leclaire Band Unleash Raw Energy and Big Ideas on New Album ‘Hail to the Dogs’

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Michael Filip Reed

The Aidan Leclaire Band is back, and their latest offering, “Hail to the Dogs,” dropped…
The Blueprint Survived — Bleak Returns the Way It Was Always Meant To: Exclusive Interview with the Band’s Frontman

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Michael Filip Reed

Bleak is back. Back to clear the wreckage, call things by their name, and prove…
The Art of Erosion: Matt Berninger’s Return on Get Sunk Is a Masterclass in Atmospheric Storytelling

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Michael Filip Reed

Matt Berninger returns with his sophomore album, Get Sunk, stepping confidently outside the shadows of…
Jewelles Imani Kicks Off Her Pop Era with a Cheeky Grocery Store Anthem

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Michael Filip Reed

Jewelles Imani. New name. New song. New genre. ‘LABELS‘ marks her first step into the…
Arabella and The Heist – ‘Ruckus’: Rock Lives But It’s Got Bloody Knuckles and a Busted Nose

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Michael Filip Reed

You know what’s refreshing? A rock song that doesn’t sound like it was written by…
On ‘False Alarm,’ Emma Harner Turns Homesickness Into a Stripped-Back Folk Confessional

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Michael Filip Reed

Emma Harner’s new single ‘False Alarm‘ is a quiet little gut-punch — the kind of…
“Center Of Your World’ Breathes In A Completely Different Way Than I’ve Done Before” Fernando’s Eyes Steps Out From The Shadow Of His Own Past

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Michael Filip Reed

Hard to believe, but in an industry where every third artist trembles at the thought…
Introducing Psyclo: The Multi-Dimensional Talent Trailblazing a New Route for Pop

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Michael Filip Reed

Psyclo, the ridiculously talented singer-songwriter, producer, and audio engineer hailing from China—but now making waves…
“The Creative Process, From Writing to Recording, Is Where I Feel Most Alive”A Life Rewritten In Song — Kent Parker’s Return To Music After Decades Away

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Michael Filip Reed

Kent Parker’s story is the kind of thing that sounds made up until you realize—no,…
With Rollerbird, Astara Black Trades Pop Conventions for Something Stranger, Smarter, and More Honest

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Michael Filip Reed

Whitney Cline’s ‘Rollerbird’, under her new project Astara Black, is not a crowd-pleaser. That’s the…
“I Want Every Sonic Detail to Reflect Who I Am” Inside Youstee’s Vision for Soulful, Cinematic Pop on His Own Terms

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Michael Filip Reed

Youstee is operating on a frequency that feels rare in the current landscape — somewhere…
Play. Connect. Be Heard. Why Every Musician Needs to Know About Music Masters Collective – An Interview with Founder Henry Stout

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Michael Filip Reed

Among all the projects that promise to bring listeners closer to music, Music Masters Collective…
‘Fool’ by Dylan Dunlap Is the Soundtrack to That One Text You Shouldn’t Have Sent at 2AM

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Michael Filip Reed

The new Dylan Dunlap single ‘Fool‘ — It’s kinda wild how something so safe and…
Avilynn Drops Toilet Flush Track to Mock Spotify — And Yes, They Sent Her Royalties for It

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Michael Filip Reed

Avilynn — Berlin-based DJ, former label curator, experimentalist, sonic provocateur — just dropped a new…
The Sympathy Of All Things Turned ‘Mourning Ghosts’ Into Collapse — Now ‘Our Sacred Pleasures’ Lingers Like an Afterimage

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Michael Filip Reed

The Sympathy Of All Things is back. You might remember his previous single ‘Mourning Ghosts’,…
Simon Talbot Asked About Favorite Colors. What He Did With the Answers Is Kinda Beautiful

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Michael Filip Reed

Simon Talbot has long been a kind of strange musical reference point for me. But…
Before Release Day Hits! Mama Said’s ‘Change In the Weather’ Already Sounds Like a Debut That Lands Right On Target

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Michael Filip Reed

I think many people know that feeling during an evening walk under a cloudy sky,…
“It’s How I Hear The World Speeding Up and Losing Meaning.” — Matt DeAngelis’ ‘For Better’ Throws a Sonic Haymaker at Digital Burnout and Comes Out Glorious

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Michael Filip Reed

If you’ve spent any time lately rummaging through the bottomless pit of cookie-cutter pop tracks…
Jon-Olov Woxlin’s ‘Ur egen fatabur’ Returns Music to Its Roots with Solo Violin

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Michael Filip Reed

Jon-Olov Woxlin. A man who once decided he wanted to make music in the spirit…
Louis Emory Returns with ‘The Siege,’ a Rock Single Built on Grit and Simplicity

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Michael Filip Reed

‘The Siege’ is the new single from Louis Emory and The Reckless Few and immediately…
Heisenberg Principle Rolls Out a Bloke Anthem With ZZ Top Riffs, Phil Collins Vibes, and a Hook That Sinks In Fast

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Michael Filip Reed

Greg Stehle, the mind behind Bendigo-based project Heisenberg Principle, is clearly operating in a pocket…
Militarie Gun x Dazy Dropped a Track That’s Equal Parts Club and Existential Crisis

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Michael Filip Reed

Militarie Gun and Dazy are back at it. ‘Tall People Don’t Live Long’ is the…
Kela Sako Joins Slack Key ‘Ohana and Immediately Steals the Spotlight

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Michael Filip Reed

Slack Key ‘Ohana’s latest single, Slack Key Blues, is a sun-soaked, steel-stringed invitation to let…
Brooke Daye’s ‘Blue’ Shows Up, Wrecks You, Leaves in Under 2 Minutes

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Michael Filip Reed

So, this thing kicks off already dipping in attitude. The kind that grins at you…
A Little Country, a Little Art Rock, a Lot of Heart: The Ram Sticks the Landing on New Album ‘I Am Nowhere, I Am Everywhere’

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Michael Filip Reed

When I played ‘I Am Nowhere, I Am Everywhere’, a strange feeling caught up with…
‘Buses Replace Trains’ Is Pure Sad Boy Cinema and Matt Maltese Knows It

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Michael Filip Reed

Matt Maltese drops another little heart-tugger on us, and honestly, it’s gorgeous. ‘Buses Replace Trains’…
“Now I Am at a Point Where My Voice Is Liberated.” A Conversation With Lacy Rose About Her New Album, Legacy, and Clarice Lispector

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Michael Filip Reed

When you sit across from Lacy Rose, you don’t get the sense you’re speaking to…
Two Sisters, One Breakdown, and a Dream Rock Anthem That Punches Back – Hail Your Highness Drop ‘You Again’

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Michael Filip Reed

Okay, okay, okay. Dream rock. Two sisters. A history steeped in religious control and personal…
40 Lashes Find the Sweet Spot Between Heartbreak and Amp Feedback on ‘My Eyes’

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Michael Filip Reed

You know what this is? This is a bruised little anthem cooked up in a…
Marcus Orelias Went from “Actor, Writer, Designer” to Making One of the Best R&B Albums of the Year

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Michael Filip Reed

Marcus Orelias is an artist who somehow manages to blend sophisticated soul, tender R&B, bursts…
“BB” by The Feather Doesn’t Overreach — It Just Delivers a Smooth, Airy Groove Perfect for Doing Absolutely Nothing

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Michael Filip Reed

The Feather’s new single “BB” dips its toes in the pastel-tinted waters of ’80s nostalgia…
Didn’t Expect To Get Emotionally Steamrolled By A Folk-Country Record, But Even The Dying by Matthew Moore Got Me Good

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Michael Filip Reed

There are albums that, you know, don’t really need explaining — and yet you sit…
‘I Don’t Feel That I’m Competing With Younger Artists, I Am Just Doing The Music That Fits For Me’: Jim Stanard On Staying True To His Sound

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Michael Filip Reed

There is a quiet clarity to Jim Stanard’s work — a deliberate, measured voice that…
Blue Cactus – ‘Bite My Tongue’ and Why This Country Sounds Like America 2025, Not 1995

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Michael Filip Reed

Look, if you thought ’90s alt-country died somewhere between Lucinda Williams’ discography and a dusty…
TEHYA – “dust dog” and How a Dirty Pup Became the Perfect Heartbreak Metaphor

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Michael Filip Reed

Alright, picture this: you get sent off to the middle of nowhere, some random cabin…
When The Structure Collapses and The Beast Breaks Loose! Marcus: the Apex Predator!’s New EP Tears Up The Script From The Very First Seconds

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Michael Filip Reed

Detroit has never cared for polish or polite bows. What matters here is drive, volume,…
“Making And Performing Music Is A Compulsion I Just Can’t Shake”: The Sympathy Of All Things On Why He Couldn’t Stay Silent Any Longer

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Michael Filip Reed

Five years of silence is a long stretch, especially for an artist used to turning…

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