Album Reviews (Page 7)

Kenton Hall has always written like somebody trying to document emotional collapse with one eye still fixed firmly on the punchline. That balancing act becomes the beating heart of ‘Songs for the Swung’, an album that transforms heartbreak, uncertainty, memory, and exhaustion into something unexpectedly uplifting. What’s remarkable is how aliveContinue Reading

There is a quiet emotional intelligence running through ‘Traces’ that separates it from much of contemporary melodic house music. While many records in this space lean heavily on euphoric release or functional club momentum, this new collection feels more interested in emotional residue, and the feeling that lingers after moments, relationships, andContinue Reading

Some records feel designed for movement, while others feel designed for reflection. ‘Nothing Under Heaven’ belongs firmly to the latter. Yulyseus has always approached composition with remarkable sensitivity, but this latest chapter feels especially refined. Across eight slow-burning pieces, the Glasgow-born multi-instrumentalist transforms ambient music into something deeply tactile and emotionally immersive.Continue Reading

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

There is something quietly fascinating about Red Jacket’s fourth studio album ‘Perfect Timing’. Not simply because of how ambitious it sounds, but because of who created it. At just seventeen years old, Dylan Wilson-Rogers is already making records with the emotional patience and artistic curiosity of someone decades older, avoiding theContinue Reading

On his new studio album ‘Home: Universes’, Tamer Sağcan continues building a musical language rooted in atmosphere, reflection and slow emotional immersion. Functioning both as a standalone instrumental album and as part of the wider mythology surrounding his own literary universe, the record feels carefully constructed without becoming overly conceptual or inaccessible. Across thirteenContinue Reading