Red Skies Dawning isn’t afraid to drag their music into the dirt. While others are too comfortable in polish and TikTok-worthy sounds, the band muddies the edges until the gloss and trend is finally gone. With their latest EP “From Ashes”, they open a portal to a world built from survival and wreckage. From Ashes […]
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There’s something deeply funny and deeply satisfying about watching a lifelong behind-the-scenes wizard finally step out from behind the curtain. AmorA spent years building entire universes for other people: scoring films, shaping sound for video art, and even helping win a Grammy for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. She has been, musically speaking, the person responsible
Re-releasing old songs is usually the domain of artists who’ve either run out of new ideas or desperately need to remind people they still exist; like a high school reunion announcement, but with more reverb. Thankfully, Ripsime is neither of those. Instead, she’s decided to dig up three early tracks in the form of “Dare,”
Debut albums tend to fall into one of two camps: the carefully curated calling card or the unfiltered “here’s everything we’ve ever wanted to shout into the void.” Forever Got A Lot Shorter, the debut LP from south-coast UK outfit Endless Talking, somehow manages to be both and not in the diplomatic, “oh, they’re balancing
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We are a few weeks away from Christmas, and I know that you’ve been blasting Mariah Carey and a bunch of Christmas music on your playlist or however you listen to your music. Let me add another song to your Christmas playlist. Join me as I discuss Mick J. Clark’s single, ‘It’s Christmas Party Time’,
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Every once in a while, an electronic album arrives that isn’t desperately trying to become the soundtrack to someone’s gym montage or the background noise for a TikTok recipe or whatever passes for emotional catharsis in the algorithmic age. Jeppediinho’s Games of Life; a title that sounds like it should come with a glowing “Press
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If you’ve been reading a lot of my reviews, I’m geared towards simplicity over technicality, but what if you have an album that balances both simplicity, technical mastery, and skillful execution? ALL I LIVE FOR had just released their sophomore LP, ‘Into The Ether.’ Join me as I discuss this record at length and read
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In the vast majority of music being released on a day-to-day basis, sometimes we tend to be drowned by how songs sound the same. There are times that you have to really dig deep, get out of Spotify just to find that alternative just to clear your musical palette, but worry no more, Otinshh’s latest
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With technology being at its peak, it’s fair to say that we don’t have an excuse anymore with song production. Anyone, as long as they have the will to learn, can become a great producer. The downside of that is that we tend to over-produce everything. Scott’s Tees‘ newest track, ‘We Move As Fast As
In a world where complicated riffs, over-the-top production values are at their highest peak, La Need Machine decided to take us back to the days of just pure rawness and grit in music. Join me as I discuss their newest track, ‘Rock and Roll Show,’ and understand why this is a great reminder to slow
