There is something quietly fascinating about hearing American roots music filtered through a landscape thousands of miles removed from the deserts, highways, and small-town backroads that traditionally define it. But on their new EP ‘Homeless Hearts and Wandering Minds’, Helsinki’s Black River Ghost achieve exactly that, crafting a collection of songsContinue Reading
There is a moment in every life when certainty quietly slips away. The people we once believed had all the answers begin to reveal their own flaws. The future that once felt limitless starts demanding choices. Possibility narrows into reality. It is this fragile, often uncomfortable transition that Copenhagen quartetContinue Reading
For Los Angeles-based bassist, vocalist and composer Casey Lipka, music has long been rooted in collaboration. Across her career, she has consistently approached songwriting as a shared experience rather than a solitary pursuit. And her new EP ‘Giving It Time’ continues that ethos, offering a thoughtful exploration of the relationshipsContinue Reading
There is a noticeable shift in tone across LG Malique’s ‘Rose Gold’. While his earlier projects often carried the emotional weight of survival, struggle and self-preservation, this latest chapter feels more grounded in stability, vulnerability, and emotional maturity. The pain is still there, but it no longer dominates the music. Instead, heContinue Reading
Rosellas have always understood the emotional power of melody. Even in their earlier material, there was a clear instinct for writing songs that lingered long after the final chorus faded. But on ‘Shadow Dancing’, the Manchester outfit elevate that instinct into something far more immersive and emotionally nuanced. This is notContinue Reading
There is a restless energy running through Lurcher’s sophomore EP ‘Bad Gag’. Where their earlier material often felt driven by raw instinct and momentum, this release sounds more controlled in its chaos; still abrasive and wiry, but carrying a stronger sense of purpose beneath the noise. Recorded at Blank Studios inContinue Reading
There is a weight to ‘Nuevos Horizontes [Remastered Edition]’ that goes far beyond the idea of revisiting older material. For Horizonte Lied, this release is a deliberate reworking of the emotional and philosophical tensions that once defined the band’s darker years. And that sense of reckoning hangs over the entire EP. Here, theContinue Reading
With her debut EP ‘blindfaith county’, Maya J’an delivers a quietly assured introduction that feels deeply personal without ever becoming overstated. Across six carefully constructed tracks, the Los Angeles artist explores uncertainty, emotional dependency, memory, and self-perception through a sound that blends intimate songwriting with subtle, atmospheric production. What immediately stands out aboutContinue Reading
There is a quiet weight carried throughout the new EP from Amsterdam-based producer Van Sur Les, capturing the feeling of history dissolving in real time, and of memory surviving only in fragments. Built around the fading Ingrian language and culture, ‘Ingrian Tape’ could easily have slipped into the territory of archivalContinue 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