Tag: REVIEWS
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9 O’clock Nasty – Playboy Driver
English prolific trio 9 O’clock Nasty returns with another marvelous piece of sonic artistry that will immediately resonate with anyone looking for an energetic, groovy, noisy rock experience. “Playboy Driver” arrives as their single this year, arriving after “King Thing 2025,” an excellent composition released earlier this year that you should also check out as…
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Spathe – Colourblind
“Colourblind” is the latest release by Spathe, an outstanding Canadian music outlet operated by musician and producer Dyllanw Himbeault. It’s his second piece of work this year and his third single in total, arriving as an adequate follow-up of “Manitou” and “Voyageurs,” two excellent compositions released in 2024 and 2025 that you should also check…
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Luke Tangerine & NDGE – To Be Yours
If you paid close attention to our pages in the last couple of years, you probably stumbled upon Luke Tangerine‘s music, realizing he’s an unstoppable music producer and musician whose songs resonate on an entirely different sonic spectrum than anything you could hear on the contemporary scene. The way he blends different but complementary styles…
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WOOF – LICK!
“LICK!” is the latest single by WOOF, an excellent American artist based in Chicago, Illinois. It’s his first piece of work this year and the fifth standalone single, arriving as an adequate follow-up of “Hunt,” “Betrayal,” “Crime,” and “Stings,” four incredible compositions released throughout 2024 that you should also check out as soon as possible.…
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The White Album – Borders LP
There’s a kind of quiet strength that lives in the music of The White Album. It doesn’t shout. It doesn’t rush. It simply unfolds, gracefully, patiently, and confidently. With Borders, their latest release, the Danish trio once again proves that intimacy can be powerful, and stillness can speak volumes. For over a decade and a…
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Nilipek. – Uydurduğumuz Oyunlarla LP (Rumi Sounds)
There is something magical about the way Nilipek writes her songs. Her music floats but never drifts away. It is light but never simple. It wraps itself around your thoughts softly, and then gently tightens its grip. With Uydurduğumuz Oyunlarla, her fourth and most striking album to date, Nilipek has given us something fragile and…
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Café Türk – Dogu Ekspresi LP
Some albums entertain, some albums challenge, and some albums transport you to an entirely different realm. Café Türk’s Dogu Ekspresi does all three, and it does so with elegance, fire, and a heartbeat that feels simultaneously ancient and electric. This record is a soundscape through feeling, spaces, and sounds. Named after the legendary Turkish train…
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Mantarochen – Cut My Brainhair CS (It’s Eleven Records)
Mantarochen’s new cassette release, Cut My Brainhair, is one of those releases you should immediately place on your music radar. It’s a dark, glimmering jewel built upon post-punk, goth rock, darkwave, and synthwave elements, and then wrapped in tape hiss and cold beauty. The Leipzig-based band delivers eight tracks that feel like they’ve been unearthed…
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ÿdeg – Elme 7” (It’s Eleven Records)
Some records whisper. Others scream. Elme 7” by Berlin-based trio ÿdeg, does both, and it does so with a clarity and conviction rarely heard and seen on the contemporary underground music scene. Across seven tight, explosive songs, ÿdeg deliver an urgent, intelligent, and emotionally gripping sound. It’s post-punk, post-hardcore, and noise rock at once, but…
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Convertible – Favorite Record
Hans Platzgumer’s Convertible returns with its seventh full-length album, “Favorite Record,” proving that his creativity and musicianship have no boundaries. With each new record, he further demonstrates how breaking rules and pushing the boundaries of many conventional genres can bring some of the finest tracks the music scene had a chance to witness. Still, Platzgumer…
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Half Sleep – The Minute Hours l Les Heures Secondes
“The Minute Hours l Les Heures Secondes” is the latest release by Half Sleep, an outstanding solo music outlet of Belgian musician and singer-songwriter Valérie Leclercq. Heavily promoted by “Midnight Seam,” “Yes No Maybe Yes Again No No,” and “The Liberator,” three exceptional compositions released earlier this year that vividly showcase what you might expect…
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Empty Pinata – Bonfire
“Bonfire” is the latest release by Empty Pinata, a music outlet of Alejandro Rodriguez, an American singer-songwriter based in Brooklyn, New York. It’s his second piece of work in 2025, arriving as an adequate follow-up of “I Have A Huge Crush On Doja Cat,” an excellent debut single released earlier this year that you should…
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