The EP begins with "Major Jones", a beautiful opener that tells the tale of Major Jones, a scientist, composer and designer, sailing in outer space, looking for the one he created and sent out into the cosmos all those years ago... Major Tom. | Continue reading
I’ve listened to a lot of stuff across the spectrum of several genres and skill levels. Ari Raine’s songwriting, production, and vocal delivery is nothing short of incredibly impressive… | Continue reading
"It forces the listener to consider the straws they grasp at as a result of avoiding desolation. Written through narrative banter, the single provides an anthem for those who are ready to end things for the sake of finding themselves." Born Stray | Continue reading
“When depression sets in, it’s not like I'm in the deep end of a pool struggling to not drown. It’s more like this feeling that I'm floundering in the shallow end and there is an easy way to rescue myself. I merely have to stand up. But it’s hard to do even that when your brain i … | Continue reading
He builds a new style with each release, while also maintaining a promise of style and quality, pushing every boundary. In "Costumes", Nick Noon blends, nostalgic progressive rock with folk rock. It is a single of his upcoming EP A Jejune Affair. | Continue reading
"I had been working on a musical that never came to fruition before teaming up with Strontium to create The Margaret Hooligans, so I had a desire to see if we could write a mini rock opera [...] Psycho Diapers was a kind of challenge for ourselves, in that we admire The Who's A Q … | Continue reading
10 narrative Antifolk songs recorded straight to tape at the beautiful Green Door Studios. McPhail uses the songs to express his experiences of everyday life as a firefighter, Glaswegian, and partner. | Continue reading
The first track on the EP, “The Art of the Possible” has a super tasty string arrangement at the bridge that definitely invokes sentimental feelings. | Continue reading
“Building the Bird is an album about coming to terms with who you are. I wrote it while coming to realise I have autism and ADHD, and that's where a lot of the lyrics come from. But the music is just as much an expression of who I am - weird and hyperactive one minute, soft and g … | Continue reading
The lyrics are pretty dark. I love the opening line, "you are drugs on a silver plate and daisies on a single grave." Carrying on metaphorically, Caleigh (making my best guess as to who's singing based off of live performances I've watched) continues with "You could be my daisy" … | Continue reading
"During the Covid era, I was "stuck" in the wilderness of Appalachia (western NC). I landed there after having enough of NYC and wanting a little more privacy. I just did not expect a pandemic would come and force a little too much privacy. After dying for some attention and conv … | Continue reading
"The song is essentially about feeling like you are always chasing things that are beyond your reach - no matter what you do that bird always seems to escape your grasp and mock your desperation, but you keep going because you have hope. Some of it is also a realisation that desp … | Continue reading
First point I think I'll make about the new single is that it puts me in a delightfully good mood. It is an uplifting number. Whereas many traditional folk artists can sound somber and have a good deal of minor chords in the progression, "Since You Came Along" is definitely more … | Continue reading
“Flatline” is the second single coming from Cynthia Angelica’s upcoming debut album. The single will be out on October 20th, accompanied by a lyric video. | Continue reading
I wrote "don't speak" during a time when I was really struggling with my anxiety. I would run myself in circles about things that weren't all that big of a deal and it just took me out of it. I felt like my anxieties were keeping me from speaking or really conveying my feelings t … | Continue reading
Adri-Anne Ralph's vocal performance is top notch. Every inflection, every arpeggio sits clearly on top of the arrangement. A testament to how well produced the track is, as well as how strong and capable Adri-Anne's voice is in carrying a melody. You can clearly tell that her aca … | Continue reading
This track was born after Ty found himself going through a messy breakup, and so he hit the road with his (now girlfriend) to the mountains the next day. "It kinda felt like we were never coming back home. Everything behind us was on fire and all we could see was the open road.", … | Continue reading
Second track "Better You Than Me" is yet another fierce track of epic proportions that slams at us with a powerful vibrating sonic structure. Maybe it's just me, but this track reminds me of some good ol' 90's / 00's Rock. | Continue reading
Inspired by the artist's husband whom she loves to no end, the single has no space for any kind of darkness. Quite the opposite - "Butterfly" is a whole load of happiness of a person in love, a person who has found a perfect companion to walk through life with and an undeniable a … | Continue reading
I started writing this song 10 years ago, it was kind of math rocky pop punk back then though. The only thing that survived that early version was the name and the pre chorus. Everything else was rewritten. Most of the chord sequence stayed the same too, although the chorus is co … | Continue reading
"Fantasia", it becomes a thoroughly felt stream of memories flowing through Guilherme's thoughtful vocals and between the lush piano chords. And as the piece carries on, it expands , bringing in string instruments to heighten the nostalgia-infused atmosphere. | Continue reading
The first verse is about getting to a point where you can't communicate or really hear one another anymore (or not like you used to) because there is so much history that overlays everything. Rosie Roberts / Axe & The Ivory | Continue reading
"For people who believe in the power of music to connect human beings in ways that transcend all other forms of communication. This single, "Exactly What I Need" is a surfy tinged pop rock gem about reconciling anxious expectation with the beauty of reality." David McKinney | Continue reading
"Ghost World" is their latest single release preceding their upcoming album, which will be available on all streaming platforms in October 28th, but which you can already get on Bandcamp. This track features only some electric guitars, and wide vocals. It begins with a softly str … | Continue reading
These songs represent moments in my life. The key word being “MY” life. So, use these as a sort of choose your adventure or starting point for things that occur for your stories. I will outline the different themes and characters and anything else I felt while making these songs. … | Continue reading
Depths of intricate lyrical meaning, emerging from carefully woven musical tapestries through each release. With “Vibration Angle” only the beginning, work unfolding from this collaboration will surely enrich the electronic dance music space in profound ways. | Continue reading
“I think overall, everyone can find something they like and connect with in my repertoire. I recommend following me on Spotify, so you don’t miss anything :)” Elad David | Continue reading
10 narrative Antifolk songs recorded straight to tape at the beautiful Green Door Studios. McPhail uses the songs to express his experiences of everyday life as a firefighter, Glaswegian, and partner. | Continue reading
"I had been working on a musical that never came to fruition before teaming up with Strontium to create The Margaret Hooligans, so I had a desire to see if we could write a mini rock opera [...] Psycho Diapers was a kind of challenge for ourselves, in that we admire The Who's A Q … | Continue reading
Lyrics are quick and to the point, making it clear that women have emotions, and they will show them without being called crazy. There's also a brutal breakdown with spoken word verses that's as unexpected as it is savage. Pretty well done. | Continue reading
""Numb" is about what it's like to find yourself into someone and feeling that you'll never love yourself that much. Through the first half of the album, you can hear me 'fall in love' with this person and get completely infatuated by them. However, by track 9 and onward, I take … | Continue reading
“Flatline” is the second single coming from Cynthia Angelica’s upcoming debut album. The single will be out on October 20th, accompanied by a lyric video. | Continue reading
The first track on the EP, “The Art of the Possible” has a super tasty string arrangement at the bridge that definitely invokes sentimental feelings. | Continue reading
Let’s go, here is our round up for 9 Albums/EPs you should listen to, this time Week 41. With great stuff as always, honestly my friends, you need to check these albums. | Continue reading
Money & Nicotine is the second of several songs resulting from the creative collaboration of Sleeping Together, producer Tayte Nickols of Manchester’s Madfox studio and mastering engineer Matt Colton of Metropolis studios. | Continue reading
Adri-Anne Ralph's vocal performance is top notch. Every inflection, every arpeggio sits clearly on top of the arrangement. A testament to how well produced the track is, as well as how strong and capable Adri-Anne's voice is in carrying a melody. You can clearly tell that her aca … | Continue reading
This duo is Frank Joshua, a singer-songwriter with open honest sound weaving melancholic vibes, and Jon Kennedy, a producer keen on everything trip-hop. The remix of "Fire Minutes" is, in fact, a carefully built trip-hop goodness giving the pondering thoughts over these 5 minutes … | Continue reading
The EP begins with "Major Jones", a beautiful opener that tells the tale of Major Jones, a scientist, composer and designer, sailing in outer space, looking for the one he created and sent out into the cosmos all those years ago... Major Tom. | Continue reading
"I wrote Baby Me to give our younger selves the voices we didn’t have. We’ve all become wrapped up in societal pressures, overly self-critical and overwhelmed with life. It’s so easy to take it out on ourselves. But remember how innocent and pure we once were. Would you treat the … | Continue reading
Call in Dead is always the lightest band on a metal show and the heaviest band on a punk show, and this album really conveys that. The fact that even with families and full-time jobs these guys are still able to pull out great music like this is mind blowing. So, you better pay y … | Continue reading
London’s Videotapes. That wasn’t an intentional sentence, but kind of was. The band’s name has a period at the end of it. Videotapes. Was that one on purpose? You’ll never know. The start and stops of my sentences are almost metaphoric in nature to the band’s unconventionally tim … | Continue reading
It's me, your best friend MadZen, and today I am super hyped because we have three great tracks for you and, trust me, they're all bangers. Brought to us by Chester, UK Indie Rock group The Midnight Foxes, these three singles are that which you didn't know you needed. So, let's g … | Continue reading
"Superstardom’ is an invitation to unlock your unique potential unapologetically and fight the self-sabotage attitude arising from society's paralysing pressure. It seems like we are never good enough, young enough, perfect enough —but that’s simply not true. The only way to thri … | Continue reading
"One day my friend Nathan (Dubxilla) told me he wanted to write a song about Buddy Holly and Lubbock, TX, where we live, with the title of "Buddy Hollywood.". I thought it was a good idea, then went home to write the chorus/hook part. I recorded it and created a simple beat and s … | Continue reading
"All I can say is that I hope this resonates with you somehow, the tone is frequently dark, the music is a result of my mental state, my well-being, or un-well-being. It depends on how you read into it." Oliver Mavilio | Continue reading
"Aurelia is about introspection, but also celebration! I think that, because I’ve made some really dark music, that my persona is rather morose, and that the songs aren’t meant to be listened to in times of joy." Aurelia | Continue reading
"The End Of The Ride" is their newest single and it holds within a hypnotizing selection of warm synth melodies, minimal rhythmical textures, and soft ethereal vocals. The mixture between chaotic and harmonious elements follows the duo's finely established line of blending light … | Continue reading
"You know when you feel like a circus animal that’s being chased around the ring, trying to escape the Ringmaster’s notorious whip? It feels like a giant storm is building up around and inside you, that is about to break loose with full force … This song is not about that." | Continue reading