KaiserKillers take an interesting turn on ‘Isolation’, stepping away from some of the denser, guitar-stacked energy that usually defines their PowerPopPunk sound in favour of something leaner and more exposed. Built around an early collaboration between Johnny Zero and Andy DeForest, the song gains much of its character from theContinue Reading
There’s a quiet confidence to ‘Left2Rot/Now’, the latest two-track release from Montréal-based artist Musroe. Instead of treating the songs as separate statements, she uses them to trace a small emotional shift, moving from pressure and disorientation into something calmer and more open. ‘Left2Rot’ is the heavier of the two. BuiltContinue Reading
Lilia Asha’s ‘My Morbid Reverie’ feels like a snapshot of emotional disorientation caught before it could be tidied up. Written in one sitting, the track leans into uncertainty, memory and the unsettling sense of no longer recognising the person you once were. But instead of presenting those feelings through aContinue Reading
Chip Greene has spent years refining a sound that sits somewhere between Nashville rock, Americana and piano-driven alternative music, but ‘Strike a Match’ feels like a clear attempt to push that foundation into something much larger. Co-written with Katie Cole before the pandemic and rediscovered years later, the track carriesContinue Reading
Scott Lowder’s ‘Ghost of You’ has been a long time coming. Written more than a decade ago after the death of a close friend, the song has remained with him through years of family life, work and live performance before finally reaching the form he wanted to release. Instead ofContinue Reading
There’s a gently surreal quality to Awaywhere’s new single ‘New Misty Morning’, but the track never becomes so abstract that it loses its melodic pull. Created by visual artist and musician Justin Kleiner, Awaywhere is conceived as a wider multimedia universe, and this release offers a useful glimpse of howContinue Reading
There’s an appealing tension at the centre of Tom Ymani’s Amorium. Across the double single, the Brussels-based artist takes the uncertainty of wanting someone who may never want you back and turns it into something vivid, melodic and built for movement. Bringing together ‘I Want You Way’ and ‘Encore Plus’, theContinue Reading
George Styles follows ‘Better Conversation’ with ‘How Will I Ever Know’, a new alt-rock single shaped as much by circumstance as by design. The track marks his first recording collaboration in 25 years with drummer Tommy Street, a former bandmate with whom he spent several formative years playing bars, basementsContinue Reading
Since first releasing music in 2023, Martin Kuiper has built his catalogue with a sense of persistence that feels central to his appeal. And throughout his tenure to date, he has steadily expanded his sound across folk-rock, live recordings and, most recently, the heavier direction of his forthcoming album Prison OfContinue Reading
Noah James Mass arrives with a clear sense of purpose on ‘I Am the One’, the lead single from his newly-released self-titled debut album. Built around muscular alt-rock foundations and a strong blues undercurrent, the track introduces an artist interested in keeping the production sharp without sanding away the rougherContinue Reading