Shez Kurx ignites the underground with ‘closer2u (2026 rework)’
There’s a certain electricity that pulses through Melbourne’s late-night circuit right now, and Shez Kurx is tapping directly into it. With roots in Sri Lanka and a creative rebirth in Australia’s most restless musical city, he’s carving out a lane that feels both globally fluent and fiercely personal. In aContinue Reading
East Duo: When ancient strings meet a global pulse
Some projects are engineered for impact. Others arrive quietly, almost accidentally, and end up reshaping the conversation entirely. East Duo belong firmly in the latter camp. What began as a modest home recording shared between three musicians across Georgia has become one of the most extraordinary instrumental breakthroughs in recentContinue Reading
Jack Simpson shares insight into ‘Babies Are Boring’
The songwriter hailing from North Yorkshire, Jack Simpson, has shared another insight into his music with ‘Babies are Boring’, taken from his six-track EP, Jack Simpson is looking up at the Trees. A tongue-in-cheek track with nods to some of Jack’s inspirations has a power-pop and alternative bend with aContinue Reading
Stale Jan shares track ‘Where The Wild Heart Stands’
Norway’s Stale Jan has released another single. Fresh from the recent track ‘Our Finest Hours’ at the start of the year and with more on the way in 2026, the indie rock creator has unveiled ‘Where The Wild Heart Stands’. With brooding stylisation and gritty anthemic tendencies, it takes momentumContinue Reading
Sightseeing Crew tune into the signal beneath the noise on ‘Muffled Ears, the World Sounds Bad Quality’
Some albums feel written in bedrooms, while others feel written in transit. ‘Muffled Ears, the World Sounds Bad Quality’ feels written in fluorescent light, with soil-stained gloves, amongst the clink of pint glasses, and in the dull glow of a computer monitor long after 5pm. Across its runtime, Reading-based project Sightseeing CrewContinue Reading
Crescent’s ‘Milogather’ signals the arrival of a band thinking in chapters
In an era obsessed with immediacy, Crescent feel almost radical in their refusal to hurry. With their debut AA release, ‘Milogather Part I’ and ‘Milogather Part II’, the Hartlepool quartet present a dialogue. A conversation stretched across time, perspective, and emotional imbalance, delivered with the kind of patience most emerging bands wouldn’t dareContinue Reading
Robert Peterson and The Crusade deliver a hook-heavy statement of intent with ‘Sometime’
Robert Peterson and The Crusade’s latest single ‘Sometime’ strides forward with purpose. From the opening bars, there’s a clarity of direction that feels invigorating. This is guitar music that understands momentum. Riffs sparkle without becoming showy, rhythms push forward without rushing, and layered vocals surge in waves that feel bothContinue Reading
PSTMRD maps an electronic odyssey on ‘Lanzarote’
There’s always been something elemental about PSTMRD’s music. And with his new album ‘Lanzarote’, the Italian producer deepens his fascination with atmosphere and architecture, shaping a record that feels both geological and intimate. The first glimpse comes in the form of ‘Fullmoon’, a track that glows with quiet intensity. It opensContinue Reading
Siren Section find beauty in the breakdown on ‘Separation Team’
What makes ‘Separation Team’ compelling is not merely its heaviness, but its firm control. Siren Section operate with the precision of artists who understand that atmosphere can be as impactful as amplification. The record moves like a slow electrical storm, with flickers of intensity, rolling undercurrents, and moments of fragile illumination. JamesContinue Reading
VANNGO finds stillness in the silence with ‘Echo in the Dust’
There’s a particular kind of courage required to strip everything away. No crashing drums. No cinematic swell. No dramatic crescendo engineered for streaming-era impact. With ‘Echo in the Dust’, VANNGO steps into that quiet space and trusts it completely, and in doing so, delivers one of his most affecting statementsContinue Reading