Energy Whores: Electro-pop with an avant-garde edge
New York–based avant-electro / art-pop project Energy Whores return with their new album Arsenal of Democracy, a tense and unflinching body of work that places political awareness front and centre. Led by Carrie Schoenfeld alongside guitarist Attilio Valenti, the project fuses electronic production, art rock textures, and protest-driven songwriting into something urgent andContinue Reading
Ananya Ashok’s ‘First Love’ is a quiet revelation that finds home within
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
Holly Woodlove ignites with new single ‘Run Back’
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
Quinn Collins crafts a mesmerising musical experience on ‘Precious and Intelligent Metal’
There’s something quietly radical about Quinn Collins’ ‘Precious and Intelligent Metal’. In an era of compressed hooks and instant gratification, Collins offers a work that breathes slowly and then deliberately, inviting us into a space where resonance becomes narrative and texture replaces traditional storytelling. Structured as five interlinked sections, the collectionContinue Reading
Nate Todd’s ‘Red Light District Blues’ conjures neon shadows and midnight grit
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
Mark Vennis & Different Place reflect on the empire in ‘Goodbye To All That’
Mark Vennis & Different Place return with their new album Goodbye to All That, a record the band uses to assess Britain, past and present, through their punchy alt-rock attitude. Formed in 2009, the band have built a reputation for dynamic live shows across the UK and Europe. The album’sContinue Reading
Def Nettle turn the clipper back on themselves with ‘Mohawk’
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
FREZYA’s ‘FURTIVA’ feels like the soundtrack to a getaway you haven’t filmed yet
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
Chas Leman rewires the 9–5 with ‘REPETITIVE STRAIN’
There are left turns, and then there are full-speed swerves into entirely new terrain. With this four-track burst of circuitry and social commentary, Chas Leman detonates all expectations of him up until now. Where earlier work leaned on classic songcraft and literate guitar pop traditions, ‘REPETITIVE STRAIN’ dives headfirst intoContinue Reading
Absinthe Vows confronts the void on ‘This Will Be The End Of Everything’
There’s something bracing about a song that stares directly into the abyss without flinching. With their newest outing ‘This Will Be The End Of Everything’, Columbus-based project Absinthe Vows delivers exactly that; a brooding, slow-burning meditation on the collapse of belief systems, futures, and the fragile architectures we build to feel safe.Continue Reading