In a world where lyricism and arrangement intertwine with simplicity, the universe gave us the EP Just Silence from Freiburg, Germany’s very own, Barbonus. Join me as I lay out this EP’s beauty and why it’s a gift from Barbonus to you. The synth riff throughout the first track, “Just Silence,” created this sci-fi video […]
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The moment Sarina enters the stage, expect an extraordinary, striking performance that deserves to make headlines. And with her latest project The Fool, you’ll get a curation of tracks that is less like an EP and more of an unapologetic statement with no filter, no restraint. Tokyo alt-rock/pop-punk artist Sarina is back with The Fool,
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Collaborations in rock often feel like a blind date: sometimes you discover chemistry, sometimes you discover why you should never trust your friends to set you up. “Worth It”, the third time Los Angeles alt-rockers Love Ghost and UK outfit The Skinner Brothers have decided to see each other, thankfully lands in the category of
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One of the most striking things about music is it will always leave space for you to find meaning in it. The House Flies lets you dwell on that space with their latest single “Sweet Foxhound”. The House Flies is a US-based Midwest gothic post-punk band. They recently have expanded their band’s lineup and this
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Monach’s debut album is a project born from the wreckage of toxic relationships and the long shadow of mental health struggles, the record is an act of catharsis that manages to balance the intimacy of confession with the visceral charge of punk energy. It’s not a fresh-faced “here we are” but a bruised, oddly triumphant
Some producers build beats that feel like a warm backdrop. On his latest single Shadows, Lucas Burn builds beats that feel like a haunted house collapsing around you. His latest single, Shadows, isn’t content to be “cinematic” in the way that gets tossed around casually. Instead, it plunges straight into horrorcore territory, summoning the dread-soaked
I’ll admit: I didn’t expect to still be thinking about Lauren Ash’s music a couple months (has It really been that long?) after she dropped her first rock singles. At the time, “Cool Story, Bro” and “Dumpster Fire” seemed like interesting tracks that I knew I had to keep tabs on. So when news came
When Hayley Williams first put together what would eventually become Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party, it wasn’t really an “album” in the usual sense (or at least not yet). It was a jumble of ideas, fragments, moods; all these little pieces that didn’t add up to a polished, radio-ready sequence. Instead, it asked you
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There’s something deeply funny about an album called Wish. Not “Dreams” or “Visions” or any other word you’d expect to be plastered across a Spotify mood playlist. Just Wish. Small. Scrappy. Half a thought. Which is exactly what makes Freidrich$’s debut so compelling: it refuses to dress itself up as anything bigger than it is.
You’ll always know if an artist loves thinking outside the box. That’s exactly how Proklaim created his latest single, NOTHA 1 DOWN (MINI). No sloppy, generic sound, only pure hip-hop born out of spontaneity and character. Recorded at Pen Pushaz Studios and engineered at Audio Art Namibia, Proklaim recorded the track quick and spontaneous, capturing
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