There’s a strange kind of nostalgia baked into The Girl Next Door. On the surface, it’s a shiny debut pop-rock single from Chloe Sofia, but a quick listen and it becomes clear that what you get is pure early-2000s teen-slacker-rock; the kind you’d hear sandwiched between Michelle Branch and Avril Lavigne on a high school […]
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If you think you’ve heard it all, you’re totally wrong. These days, the local scene is brimming with fresh, unique drops from rising indie acts—each one carrying distinct sounds that will straight up make you say “OPM can sound like this.” Here are some releases from emerging Filipino artists you don’t want to miss out!
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Thoughts And Notions – A Love So Real (20th Anniversary Edition) There’s something brazenly charming about a band saying, “Remember that old song we did decades ago? Yeah, it deserves to exist in HD.” Thoughts And Notions don’t just re-release A Love So Real; they rebuild it like mechanics resurrecting a beloved old car into
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Have you ever looked at someone and thought “this person is way too hot to be real,” respectfully? If not, maybe you’re lying? But if yes, then you already know how Way Too Hot by zukrassverliebt feels like. zukrassverliebt is a pop-rock duo based from Germany founded in 2023. This time, they’re back to deliver
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Don’t you just love it when music makes you feel all giggly and carefree? Like this world is already messy as it is so why not just love, and feel, and dance your heart out? Ball in the House knows exactly how to elevate that feeling into their latest single Take A Chance. Ball in
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There’s a certain kind of bravery in deciding, “You know what, we’re not going to hide behind walls of distortion, flashy production tricks, or layers of sonic bombast today. Today, we’re just going to sit down at the piano, strip it all back, and make you feel something.” Love Ghost’s “Car Crash” is exactly that
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Elvis Costello has always been proof that pop music doesn’t have to be about holding hands on beaches or staring wistfully out of rain-streaked windows. Sometimes, it can also be about calling out militarism, or gleefully spitting bile at Margaret Thatcher in three and a half minutes flat. His best political work wore its anger
Just from the gritty introduction and the classic rock riff, listeners already know that they’re in for a treat. “Ride Or Die Kinda Girl” is both a rock anthem and a naturally uplifting song, with its main themes of loyalty and bouncing back. You honestly can’t go wrong with an aggressive yet meaningful song like
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Explored through extensive wordplay and metaphors, paired with intricate sounds of classical rock and grunge and everything in between, there is no doubt that “reach the stars” covers every inevitable thing to be experienced in a person’s life, from the perspective of the artist, related to the audiences’. However, this album is curated with finesse
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Sometimes, music doesn’t have to be bright or fun or even comfortable to stick. At times, it should sound like straight from an old, decaying basement—molds creeping across the ceiling and the walls. And yes, that’s the exact space The7thGatekeeper drags you into with his latest single, Not to Be Taken. The track welcomes you
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