Album Review

If you’re the kind of listener who prefers their music unpredictable, uncompromising, and unapologetically analog, Maverick Smith’s latest offering, We Make Fire, They Make Smoke, is your next essential listen. Coming less than a year after their debut full-length, this album doesn’t just build on what came before; it breaks it down, burns it, and […]

Allow us to get right into it: this album has riffs and hooks galore. And yes, the name and the cover might make you want to ask questions, but it feels as though every single ounce of creative juice has been exerted to create nine tracks, all of which with their own unique concept, yet

Full disclosure: I’m not exactly fluent in Spanish; I’m more like an “enthusiastic beginner” who’s been picking up bits and pieces through a few lessons on Preply. So, when I dove into Heisenberg’s On The Edge and saw that their press release is written in Spanish, I really thought this is a Spanish album. So

Most albums about love fall into one of two categories: euphoric escapism or breakup therapy. Shara Strand’s Love Forever doesn’t belong to either. Instead, it operates more like a memoir written in stereo; a multi-chapter reflection on the terrifying, exhilarating, and often contradictory experience of trying to love in a world that gives you a

If you long for hidden rock talent with massive potential, then this record is probably a great place to start. It’s the type of music people move along to at the pub while clutching their drinks, just having the time of their lives. The attractive tone and unmistakable sound of each song are ones you

What if your dad’s midlife crisis involved a drum circle, a bottle of rum, and unexpectedly tasteful production? Welcome to Chili Island, the second full-length record from Miami’s reggae-rock dream-havers Chili Guys. Out June 17, it’s an album that dares to answer the question: What if your group chat planned a beach party and accidentally

A few weeks ago, I saw a Reddit comment where someone described a panic attack as “a haunted house you built yourself.” And I haven’t been able to stop thinking about that. Because yeah, sometimes your brain is the worst theme park imaginable. There’s no fire exit. The tour guide is you at your lowest.

Every now and then, a debut album comes along that sounds like it’s not just about an identity crisis. Rather, it is one. Neverlyn’s Velvet Coffin doesn’t shy away from that. It walks straight into the emotional demolition site that was the post-pandemic era and sets up a drum kit. And somehow, miraculously, it works.

Let’s talk about effort. Not flashy, billion-dollar, CGI-on-every-frame effort. Not the effort where a guy buys twenty guitars and shoves them through a pedalboard the size of an aircraft carrier. I’m talking about real effort: the kind that happens in basements, back bedrooms, and stubborn hearts. The kind of effort where someone quietly decides, “I

There are so many ways to write and curate an album, and Leeds decided to transport you into a place where time is slow enough to let you breathe deeply. Golden Fields Of Sheffield is an album full of love, dreams, and gentle kind of longing from blending timeless influences of classic rock and dream