Paris-based Astral Bakers return with ‘Vertical Life’, a sophomore album that expands on the intimate, hazy palette of their 2024 debut ‘The Whole Story’, while asserting a newfound confidence and cohesion. The quartet, comprised of Ambroise, Theodora, Nico, and Zoé, eschews individual spotlighting in favour of collective storytelling, creating a recordContinue Reading
Fourteen years can feel like a lifetime in music, yet Stephen Becker’s return as Le Concorde with Second Mansions proves that time only sharpened his vision. This sophomore release immerses listeners in a meticulously crafted world where shimmering synths, intricate orchestration, and emotional candor converge into a sophisticated, cinematic popContinue Reading
Majeska’s sophomore album, ‘hello, from dreamland’, is a dazzling leap from her ballad-heavy debut into an electrified universe of synth-driven dance-pop. From the opening beats of ‘Come Back to Me’ to the effervescent energy of ‘LOOK AROUND!’, the Michigan-born, Nashville-based artist fuses cinematic production with deeply personal storytelling, creating aContinue Reading
Paris Pick’s latest album, Third Time’s a Charm, is a sun-drenched, harmony-rich voyage that captures the golden hour of indie-pop with a polished yet deeply personal touch. This full-length LP fuses the shimmering textures of ‘70s yacht-rock with contemporary pop, producing a collection that is simultaneously reflective, playful, and effortlesslyContinue Reading
Copenhagen’s HalfCutLemon return with This Ain’t Real, a nine-track voyage that stretches the boundaries of contemporary post-punk while weaving in cinematic flourishes and baroque textures. Produced by legendary Flemming Rasmussen at the iconic Sweet Silence Studio, the album finds the quartet navigating jagged punk intensity and delicate, orchestral soundscapes withContinue Reading
When ‘Lead Me Not Into Penn Station’ first circulated in the mid-90s, it existed in the margins, creating a whisper of an idea that would go on to define “anti-folk”. Four decades later, Block’s seminal record receives its proper due with this remastered reissue, bringing the album into the streaming era andContinue Reading
‘The Agoraphobia Files’, the debut from Hornsea’s Purbeck Temple, arrives and hits with the weight of a lifetime survived. Born from unimaginable adversity- an attack that left him with shattered bones, MRSA, double pneumonia, and a prognosis that offered little hope- Temple transforms trauma into art across thirteen deeply personalContinue Reading
Over the last few years, Brooklyn indie-rock outfit Wetsuit has quietly been building a world entirely their own, and with their LP ‘Yarn for Future Scarves’, they emerge more assured and daring than ever. The band- fronted by vocalist and guitarist Allison Becker alongside Anders Nils, Paul DeSilva, and TessContinue Reading
Launch Control’s debut full-length, ‘The Omnipotent Wage’, is a thrilling crash course in politically charged punk, packed with intellect, attitude, and enough sonic variety to keep the listener on their toes. Hailing from Reading, the trio merge blistering guitar work, relentless drums, and piercing basslines with electronic flourishes and genre-bendingContinue Reading
Super Pyramid’s ‘Comment if This Is Paradise!’, the debut album from Montreal-based artist Ben Rowley is a sweeping, deeply textured journey through the liminal spaces of emotion- grief and awe, solitude and connection, beauty and disintegration. Crafted across provinces and over several years, the album bears the fingerprints of itsContinue Reading