There’s a clear sense of intent running through ‘Anodyne’, the debut EP from Edinburgh-based artist Cam Halkerston under the Satsuma moniker. Rather than aiming for scale or immediacy, the project focuses on an exploration of personal experience shaped through a fully independent process. What defines ‘Anodyne’ first and foremost is its self-sufficiency. EveryContinue Reading

There’s a noticeable sense of intent behind Planer’s latest release, a two-track EP that continues to shape the Minneapolis band’s identity. Following their early momentum, ‘Feel It Too / Dial’ feels like a sharpening of what they already do well: balancing density with restraint and weight with openness. Across both tracks, PlanerContinue Reading

There’s a quiet ambition running through ‘Church Street’ that reveals itself through careful, deliberate expansion. Welsh duo Jon Howells and Michael J Hall have always operated slightly outside of easy categorisation, but here, that refusal to settle becomes the defining strength of the collection. At its core, ‘Church Street’ is preoccupied with howContinue Reading

There’s a deliberate sense of looseness that defines ‘EFF.SEE.DEE.IYEE’, but beneath its rough surface lies a carefully maintained sense of direction. Here, The Black Plague Doctors choose to prioritise immediacy over technical precision, and the result is an EP that feels both unfiltered and quietly controlled. From the outset, the projectContinue Reading

There’s a certain electricity that comes from a collection that refuses to settle, and is pushed until it finally breathes the way it was always meant to. And ‘Lamentations’ is exactly that kind of release, as Hartlepool’s Crescent unveil something hard-earned, shaped through persistence, instinct, and a refusal to compromise. From the outset, there’sContinue Reading

There’s something undeniably thrilling about a release that feels completely self-contained. Creating a world built from the ground up, where every sound is shaped with intent, and every moment carries weight. And on ‘Violence is Everywhere but Not Here’, Forever Factory deliver a debut EP that hums with control, atmosphere, and aContinue Reading