There has always been something fascinating about artists who reject easy categorisation entirely. And Portland’s Mary Knoblock belongs firmly in that lineage. Existing somewhere between experimental composer, underground songwriter, visual storyteller, and atmospheric producer, she has spent years building a catalogue that refuses to settle comfortably into one shape. ButContinue Reading

With their mesmerising new offering ‘Live In London’, 5th PROJEKT present a live recording that focuses on mood, space and collective performance. Recorded live-off-the-floor at The Sugar Shack in London, Ontario, the five-track release strips their sound back to its essentials while still preserving the layered atmosphere that has defined much of theContinue Reading

On their third album, The Breakdown move beyond inward-looking songwriting and begin engaging more directly with the fractured atmosphere of contemporary life. ‘Distraction Reaction’ is an album shaped by overstimulation, emotional fatigue and social disconnection, but it approaches those subjects with nuance rather than blunt cynicism. Across ten tracks, the London quintet blend melodicContinue Reading

There is a scrappy, bright-eyed urgency running through ‘Your Perfect’ that feels refreshingly untouched by calculation. Rather than chasing the hyper-polished edges of modern pop-punk revivalism, Los Angeles trio LED lean into something messier and more immediate, capturing the sound of young musicians trying to make sense of insecurity, longing andContinue Reading

With his wondrous new single ‘Homegirl’, John Arter continues to develop a songwriting style rooted in subtle emotional detail rather than grand gestures. The latest single from his forthcoming ‘SMALL WONDER’ project is gentle, reflective and deceptively simple, balancing themes of movement, longing and belonging with an understated confidence. Built around warmContinue Reading

The music video for ‘Bad Decision’ from Reina Mora succeeds for the same reason the strongest visual storytelling always does: it understands atmosphere is emotion. Rather than relying on overcomplicated narratives or hyper-polished pop spectacle, the video builds an immersive emotional world out of memory, regret, longing and restless self-destruction. From itsContinue Reading