‘Schrödinger’s Blackout’ finds Larusta & The Dead Dogs approaching political subject matter through a personal and carefully framed perspective. The single was inspired by Larusta’s experience of losing contact with his Iranian friend Mahsa during a communications blackout, leaving him unsure whether she was safe. That uncertainty becomes the song’sContinue Reading
Led by New York artist Carrie Schoenfeld, Energy Whores’ new single ‘Army of the Insane’ channels fear, propaganda and political division into an aggressive collision of industrial electronics, alternative rock and dystopian theatre. The project has long centred its work on subjects including power, technology, propaganda and social disconnection, andContinue Reading
‘Ten Roses’ is a gentle piece, but there’s nothing casual about the way Mighty Joe Belson arrives at that gentleness. Throughout, the California-based composer and bassist places the bowed upright bass at the centre of the track, using it not for weight or drama, but for something softer and moreContinue Reading
‘Where Do You Go?’ finds Suzy’s Field having fun with atmosphere without letting the concept overwhelm the song. Here, the Cork City band lean into a distinctly 70s-inspired strain of funk, pairing smooth vocal harmonies with crisp rhythmic guitar and just enough seasonal unease to justify the Halloween release. TheContinue Reading
‘Missouri’ is a song shaped as much by time as by grief. As one of Joseph Turner’s earliest compositions, it returns with a perspective that has changed alongside its writer. What began as a personal response to loss has taken on new meaning as his own understanding of life, deathContinue Reading
January Blue’s ‘Sha La La’ takes the familiar post-breakup fantasy of the ex coming back just as you’ve finally moved on, and turns it into something light, playful and almost impossibly sunny. Following directly from previous single ‘Boys Club’, the track revisits the same relationship from a very different emotionalContinue Reading
‘I Wanna Get High’ is a strong opening statement from TMYS because it immediately establishes the project’s priorities of melody, movement and emotional ambiguity. The Paris-based project draws heavily from the spirit of British indie music, but their debut single avoids feeling like simple nostalgia. Here, it uses the familiarContinue Reading
‘Hangnail’ finds Kels Taylor using the Losem project to move into a more forceful and experimental version of their songwriting. The Nashville-based artist has described Losem as a departure from their classical and folk-rock background, and this new single reflects that shift clearly. Here, the track uses heavier dynamics andContinue Reading
‘Dust Motes’ is a love song that refuses to pretend intimacy is clean. Taken from Peter Stone’s forthcoming second album Hearth, the track follows the loneliness of earlier single ‘Loveseat’ with a portrait of partnership built from domestic detail, tenderness, irritation, growth and the knowledge that loving deeply also means acceptingContinue Reading
‘Helio’ begins in warmth and gradually reveals something far less comfortable underneath. The new single from San Fernando Valley band Chatrooms takes its name from the Greek word for “sun”, and that brightness is reflected in the song’s opening character. Melodic, reassuring and relatively open, it initially feels closer toContinue Reading