Finneas Enright

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

There is a long tradition of bands attempting to soundtrack social collapse through noise, distortion and cynicism. But few manage to make that collapse feel this physically alive. On their new album ‘Vivisect’, Knifing Around channel dread, exhaustion and emotional fragmentation into an album that never stops moving, even while staring directly intoContinue Reading

There is an easy, unforced quality to ‘Little Epiphanies’ that gives the record much of its appeal. Built across multiple continents by a group of longtime friends now scattered between Australia, Europe, Asia, the UK and the US, the album could easily have felt fragmented by circumstance. Instead, it carries aContinue 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