Independent Music Reviews
Despite all our scientific advancements, dreams remain one of our greatest mysteries. Some say dreams help us process emotions or file away memories, while others claim they’re just neural sparks…
The salvific properties of music are on display across Carillon Reverie, an ambient concept album by Italian musician Mauro Corbia, AKA 4partment. Now based in Berlin, Germany, Corbia presents a…
Hertfordshire production duo Nick Foster and Luke Barratt fuse samples like maniacal welders on psychedelics across their debut album Psychedelic Soul & Trash Vol.3. These samples and tidbits are drawn…
There’s a warmth permeating All The Same, the debut album from Californian-native, Seattle-based Americana folk artist Megan Brickwood. This warmth emanates from the rich and naturalistic instrumentation, wooden vibrations of…
New Orleans-based Conor Donohue has a penchant for eschewing specific genre classification, dealing instead in a smorgasbord of pop, indie, rock, electronic, and country, all basted in a vague Americanaesque…
Ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said, “The only constant in life is change”. The human experience is in constant flux, and we can’t expect things to stay the same, no…
The quotidian slog suffered by all of us in the modern world can conceal moments of profound spirituality and meaning. Just ask Hauspoints, a post-punk outfit birthed in a “dilapidated…
For the past decade, US musician Helen Yee has been honing her craft. By live looping her violin with various other instruments and electronics, she creates otherworldly and delicately balanced…
Studies have shown that rock music affects psychological tension, albeit not always for the better, with one study showing it can increase hostility, sadness, tension, and fatigue. That study didn’t…
English electronic musician LateNightBeatFeast may not boast the most urbane stagename, but his music is cleverly assembled and sophisticatedly produced. The elusive artist doesn’t share biographical information like their real…