Tag: REVIEWS
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Camilla Sparksss – ICU RUN
There are artists who follow genre, treating it as a shelter or a safe zone, and then there are artists who treat genre like an obstacle course, something to dismantle, rewire, and set aflame. Camilla Sparksss has always belonged to the latter camp. With ICU RUN, her fourth full-length album, she tears apart the scaffolding…
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Alwyn Morrison – Heartsplit
After many critically acclaimed standalone singles, a prolific singer-songwriter Alwyn Morrison returns with “Heartsplit,” an exceptional extended play consisting of six incredible songs that will instantly appeal to anyone who appreciates music written and performed from the heart. As you already probably know, in an oversaturated music world, many artists and bands fail to deliver…
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Moletrap – Mid Welsh, Pt. 1 EP
Moletrap are back with a brand-new release that will immediately resonate with anyone who appreciates cleverly assembled and flawlessly performed music. “Mid Welsh, Pt. 1” is their latest piece of sonic artistry arriving as a conceptual release, further showcasing the tremendous songwriting, composing, arranging, and producing abilities of an already incredible band. In an overly…
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Nabil Muquit – Augustina
In a world filled with overly aggressive, raw, and energetic music, sometimes we need to slow down and play some calm, soothing, relaxing, and ethereal music that will prompt us to contemplate, meditate, or enjoy fine pieces of sonic artistry. Still, the contemporary music scene is packed with artists and bands who often overly exploit…
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“Days And Days: The Story About Sunderland’s Leatherface And The Ties That Bind” by Chris MacDonald (Little Rocket Records)
Leatherface never courted recognition. They didn’t fit in the tidy categories that music magazines love to draw, and they never bothered to chase trends. They made jagged, melodic, furious, and tender music that mattered. For those who stumbled upon them, Leatherface felt like a band and a revelation, all at once. Chris MacDonald’s Days and…
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Tropigloom – Invisible
“Invisible” is the latest release by Tropigloom, an outstanding music outlet of Canadian musician Andrew Roy. It’s his second single this year and third composition in total, arriving as an appropriate continuation of “Out Of Body” and “Believe It,” two exceptional tracks released in 2024 and 2025, that you should also check out as soon…
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James Darcy – The Middle
In today’s music landscape, it has become hard to find a singer-songwriter whose music stands out from anything we’ve all heard before. Surely, many artists and bands are inspired by their favorite performers, but it seems like the majority of them try to reinvent the same old wheel by overly exploiting their influences, experimenting too…
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Powers Of The Monk – Bread & Circuses
After so many excellent standalone singles, Powers of the Monk returns with another fine piece of sonic artistry that will immediately appeal to all those listeners who appreciate wisely assembled and flawlessly performed music. “Bread & Circuses” is one of their finest works in 2025, arriving after an excellent rendition of “These Boots Are Made…
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Ava Valianti – Clean My Room
“Clean My Room” is the latest release by Ava Valianti, an outstanding American singer-songwriter based in Newbury. It’s her fourth piece of work in 2025, arriving as an adequate continuation of “Buttercup,” “Distant,” and “Laugh Track,” three excellent compositions released earlier this year that you should also check out as soon as possible. Still, her…
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Kavita Baliga – Lost In The Dark
In an ever-evolving music landscape, where fresh music arrives from all sides of the globe daily, only a few artists manage to deliver music that stands out from anything else you’ve heard before. Additionally, we’re living in an era of bland, repetitive, boring, and predictable modern pop music, where musicians often mimic, replicate, or overexploit…
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“Toxic Shock Records, Assassin of Mediocrity” by Bill Sassenberger
Bill Sassenberger’s Toxic Shock Records, Assassin of Mediocrity is more than just a memoir of a record shop, a record label, or a business venture, but a chronicle of a lifelong defiance, a testimony to love and durability, and a map of a world where music was more than entertainment: it was survival, was resistance,…
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Dude Safari – Vitamin
Today, we have more excellent music for your listening pleasure. Dude Safari, Surrey’s finest grunge pop unit, is back with another banger that will immediately resonate with all those listeners who appreciate clever songwriting and outstanding musical performance. Unlike many contemporaries who always mimic the greats, overly explore various influences, or fail in reinventing the…
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