Swedish artist Twaang’s ‘Lazy Morning’ sweeps you into a world where taking your time feels exhilarating. This is the rare chill-leaning release that radiates joy from every corner, a project that turns softness into celebration and transforms quiet moments into something vibrant, intentional, and beautifully serene. From the very first strum ofContinue Reading

“Dance music” and “music for dance” have different meanings. While the former is often associated with alcohol-fueled parties and festivals, the latter is more common at teatotalling performing arts conservatories. However, on Phobos, a recent EP from Italian composer Stefano Milella, aka Nother, these modes intersect with cinematic finesse. MovementContinue Reading

Avant-garde trumpeter Nathan Plante has thrown caution to the wind; after 20 years of performing as a classical musician, he releases his first EP as a purveyor of darkly subduing ambient explorations, Electric Birds. The Californian started at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and continued his academic training atContinue Reading

There’s an explosive quality to the songs of Scottish alternative shoegaze group Sunstinger. Their recent EP, Worthless, opens with its oceanic title track, which builds in intensity through stucco-textured synths,  escapist basslines, and a thumping drum march. Frontman Taylor Wright has an exotic voice, as though it’s coming from aContinue Reading

Not for the faint-hearted, Decoy are a Baton Rouge hardcore outfit that brings the intensity up to 11 on their recent EP, re:selection. The band are made up of the tortured and ostensibly possessed vocals of Jonah Smith, the shredding guitars of Matt Rumfellow and Bobby Burnette, the grounding andContinue Reading

New Yorker John Beckmann has had a productive few years. Since 2022, the genre-averse artist has released four albums (one of which was an opera titled HANUSSEN) and numerous EPS and singles. Going under the nome de plume Mortal Prophets, Beckmann incorporates experimental traditions and sensory indulgence into his cinematicContinue Reading