Kontai Ensemble explore the possibilities of violin and cello on ‘Trost’
Trost is a concise but thoughtfully constructed debut EP from Munich-based Kontai Ensemble. Built around violinist Teresa Allgaier and cellist Juri Kannheiser, the four-track EP brings together new works by Annamaria Kowalsky, Ralph Heidel, Friederike Bernhardt and Matīss Čudars. Each composer arrives from a different musical background, and that range givesContinue Reading
Robert Jordan’s ‘Plato’s Cave’ is an exuberant call to wake up
On his new single ‘Plato’s Cave’, Boulder-based artist Robert Jordan takes the philosophical image of people mistaking shadows for reality, and turns it into an energetic rock song about questioning what we think we know. But instead of treating Plato as something distant or academic, the artist makes the allegoryContinue Reading
The Sunmills turn gossip into a grinning alt-rock vice with ‘Secret To Tell’
‘Secret To Tell’ is built around one of the least admirable and most entertaining human impulses: knowing something you absolutely shouldn’t repeat, then immediately wanting to repeat it. Here, Utah alt-rock trio The Sunmills take that weakness and push it into deliciously ridiculous territory, turning gossip into the engine ofContinue Reading
The Goodbye Radio’s ‘Late To It’ offers a reason to keep going
‘Late To It’ understands that regret and hope can occupy exactly the same space. The new single from New York indie-rock band The Goodbye Radio looks at loneliness, missed opportunities and the uncomfortable feeling that certain parts of life should have happened by now. Yet beneath that sadness is theContinue Reading
Lo Barnes lets ‘Heaven Was His Name’ unfold with patience and restraint
‘Heaven Was His Name’ finds Lo Barnes working on a broader, more cinematic scale while keeping the emotional core of the song deliberately understated. The Margate artist’s latest single runs for almost six minutes, allowing its story of betrayal and disillusionment to develop gradually. Here, she gives the opening sectionContinue Reading
Larusta & The Dead Dogs explore uncertainty and isolation on ‘Schrödinger’s Blackout’
‘Schrödinger’s Blackout’ finds Larusta & The Dead Dogs approaching political subject matter through a personal and carefully framed perspective. The single was inspired by Larusta’s experience of losing contact with his Iranian friend Mahsa during a communications blackout, leaving him unsure whether she was safe. That uncertainty becomes the song’sContinue Reading
The House Flies broaden their post-punk palette on ‘Lions and Ore’
On their new album Lions and Ore, The House Flies expand their post-punk foundation without losing the directness that has defined their earlier work. The Moline, Illinois band’s second full-length moves through seven tracks shaped by recurring images of houses, fields, heat, sleep and things left behind. Those details give theContinue Reading
The Society of Rockets build a psychedelic world you can get lost inside on ‘A Pocketful of Phables’
Across their eighteen track collection A Pocketful of Phables, San Francisco veterans The Society of Rockets push their melodic indie-pop into its most psychedelic territory yet, moving through power pop, psych-folk, chamber-pop colour and eccentric British-inspired songwriting with the confidence of a band that knows exactly how far a goodContinue Reading
Running Out the Clock bring infectious indie-rock energy to new single ‘Without U’
Belfast’s Running Out the Clock return with their exhilarating new single ‘Without U’, delivering a vibrant combination of infectious indie-pop melodies, energetic guitar arrangements and anthemic songwriting. Following their 2025 releases ‘Why Wait For Love?’ and ‘No Parking’, the Northern Irish quartet’s third single captures the youthful spontaneity and collaborativeContinue Reading
Katy Erin turns her darkest songs into the powerful new EP ‘battle chatter’
LA-based singer-songwriter Katy Erin explores the fascinating intersection of vulnerability, resilience and artistic experimentation on her sophomore EP ‘battle chatter’, an atmospheric collection that embraces the darker reaches of alternative pop and contemporary folk. Originally assembled from songs that didn’t belong on her previous projects, the EP gradually revealed anContinue Reading