Straddling the Glasgow–London divide and forged in the capital’s sweat-drenched basement venues, four-piece Boxing Club arrive as a group already sharpening their elbows for the front row. And ‘Father and State’, the beating heart of their debut EP What’s the State Done to You?, is where everything clicks into place. It’sContinue Reading
There’s something quietly monumental about a song that waits a decade to be heard. And Jacob Rountree’s ‘Grace’ carries that weight as something weathered, burnished, and ready. Written ten years ago and finally released as the first glimpse into his next chapter, ‘Grace’ feels like the closing of one circleContinue Reading
Hallucinophonics have delivered something gloriously unhinged, and it absolutely works. Their new single ‘Afternoon of Acid Rain’ is a swirling, technicolor plunge into the surreal, the strange, and somehow, the strangely comforting. From the first shimmering guitar lines, the track locks into a hypnotic mid-tempo drive that feels both vintageContinue Reading
There are pieces of music that feel written, and then there are those that feel as though they’ve been waiting patiently in the walls of an old house, humming quietly until someone listens closely enough. Eric Angelo Bessel’s ‘Double Helix’ belongs to the latter. Taken from his forthcoming 7-inch companionContinue Reading
Taking on a song by Leonard Cohen is no small task. His catalogue is sacred ground and loaded with quiet gravitas. Yet Anana Kaye’s take on ‘There Is A War’ sees her step directly into the furnace, reshaping the song’s architecture with daring intention and a contemporary pulse that feels startlingly present.Continue Reading
On ‘First Love’, Santa Clara’s Ananya Ashok delivers something far more profound than a conventional romance song. What initially feels like a gentle indie-folk meditation slowly reveals itself as a tender reckoning with identity, inheritance, and the courage to choose yourself. Built around the luminous resonance of the Veena, theContinue Reading
There’s a rare thrill in hearing an artist so completely immersed in their own world that every note feels deliberate and every crackle intentional. And with ‘Run Back’, Alexander Dausch, the mind and muscle behind Holly Woodlove, delivers a track that roars with conviction while maintaining a deeply human pulse.Continue Reading
Nate Todd has always understood atmosphere, and on ‘Red Light District Blues’, the Denver-based songwriter and sonic craftsman delivers a track that conjures images of dim lights, worn wood floors, and the hum of a band playing long past closing time. From the first bars, the song settles into aContinue Reading
There’s something gloriously unruly about ‘Mohawk’, the new single from Def Nettle, a track that kicks the door off its hinges and dares you not to move. From the first twitch of guitar to the final, knowing smirk in its closing moments, this is a band operating at full voltage,Continue Reading
Seven minutes. No compromise. No radio edit in sight. With ‘FURTIVA’, the debut release from virtual vocalist FREZYA, Lokidio Lab are unveiling a fully-formed nocturnal universe built for tension, velocity, and cinematic scale. From the first moments, ‘FURTIVA’ unfolds like a scene already in motion. Shadowy brass lines flare upContinue Reading