Gabagool erupts from the Mid-Atlantic underground with a ferocious, genre-bending debut
There’s no easing into Gabagool’s debut Demo- they would rather punch through the walls than knock on the door. Hailing from the Mid-Atlantic, this outfit doesn’t waste time trying to charm you. Instead, they serve up a molten cocktail of thrash, crusty punk energy, and sludge-drenched doom, all delivered withContinue Reading
Still singing in the face of it all: Stoat’s ‘I Contain Multitudes’ is a witty, warm ode to the everyday absurd
Few bands make it their mission to meet life head-on, not to escape it, but to sing right through the mess with their arms wide open. On ‘I Contain Multitudes’, long-running Irish alt-pop trio Stoat do exactly that, crafting a record that revels in the weirdness of being human withoutContinue Reading
Let the Room Breathe: Anjalts finds fragile reconciliation on ‘Dim the Lights’
On her latest release, ‘Dim the Lights’, LA-based artist Anjalts invites us into that delicate pause after an argument when words fail but bodies might still speak. Rather than diving into more confrontation or retreating into cold silence, she proposes a softer, braver alternative: to step forward, to sway, toContinue Reading
Feedback, fury, and fractured truths: [SAMPLE_TEXT] unveil new single ‘Dignity’
Anchorage trio [SAMPLE_TEXT] return with ‘Dignity’, a scraping spiral into discontent, delivered with abrasive precision and brutal candour. The guitars corrode. The percussion challenges. Reece Caldwell’s vocal delivery hangs over a bed of industrial squall and post-punk decay. The deliberate stress and strain evokes early Sonic Youth mixed with NewContinue Reading
Curtis Millen floats through daydreams on silky new single ‘When Your Mind Wanders’
Curtis Millen’s new single ‘When Your Mind Wanders’ is the kind of song that feels like stepping into a sun-drenched afternoon where time slows and the mind gently drifts away. Backed by the Amsterdam-based Anam Collective and guitarist Jaime Garrido Latorre, Millen offers up a soulful escape that’s as smoothContinue Reading
New Laconia blurs universes and genres on cosmic odyssey ‘Stardust Bear Bazaar, Pt. 2’
Ukrainian avant-garde visionary New Laconia returns with ‘Stardust Bear Bazaar, Pt. 2’, a progressive track that feels like stepping into a parallel reality. Spearheaded by Alex Syniakov, this latest chapter pushes even further into the labyrinthine narrative that has become New Laconia’s trademark- a swirling tangle of fantasy, sci-fi, andContinue Reading
Bad Self Portraits announce debut album I Think I’m Going to Hell, out August 26 via Buy Before You Stream
There’s always talk of “overnight success” stories, but anyone tapped into Omaha’s indie undercurrent knows Bad Self Portraits have been carving out their raw, soul-punching sound since 2017. Their debut full-length I Think I’m Going to Hell doesn’t rebrand or repackage them, it simply lays bare what’s been there all along. ThisContinue Reading
stillyoung confronts the ghosts of love and self-doubt on stark, soul-baring single ‘From Fear’
stillyoung peels back every protective layer of ego and pretence to reveal a raw, trembling heart beneath on new single, ‘From Fear’. Taken from the upcoming debut LP ‘Who You Were’, the track shouts vulnerability from the rooftops of a life rebuilt after heartbreak and self-doubt. Anchored by sparse yetContinue Reading
Blindness & Light chart a path to liberation on ‘Your Solitude’
On their latest single ‘Your Solitude’, Blindness & Light continue their tradition of crafting music that feels like an invitation into a shadowy, echoing back room of the mind. Written on the windswept shores of Anglesey and polished in Germany, this track hums with a raw energy- the sound ofContinue Reading
VANNGO’s ‘Soaked to the Soul’ finds strength in surrender
On his haunting new single ‘Soaked to the Soul’, VANNGO invites us into a space most songwriters skim over- that raw, echoing room where all the noise has evaporated and only the truth remains. Trading the electric swagger of Hunger for Love for the stripped ache of voice and guitar,Continue Reading