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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Forget the demo-like, DIY edge because Lloyd’s Money has officially stepped out of the basement to make a statement after wrestling with their sound. And what you’ll get isn’t just pop, or surf, or rock, but all three in their six-part EP, The Dawn. Hailing from the shores of Halifax, Lloyd’s Money delivers their professional
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After four years away, Mike Masser is back, and apparently the man didn’t spend that time crocheting or birdwatching. No, he made 5, an album that opens the door by kicking it clean off the hinges. This isn’t a polite return to the scene. It’s the kind of record that stomps into your living room,
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If you’ve ever missed the times when music used to be fun, carefree, and simply present, The New Citizen Kane brings that spirit back with a nostalgic, dance hall-ready EP CAUSING A COMMOTION. Kane Luke, known as The New Citizen Kane, is a singer-songwriter, producer, and visual artist from England. His works not only reflect
There’s something inherently funny about an album trying to be both sprawling and intimate. Like, imagine someone handing you a shoebox filled with postcards and saying, “This is the Odyssey.” That’s Circle the Dream. It wants to be a folk record, a prog record, and a diary all at once, and instead of collapsing under
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Imagine locking yourself in a dimly lit room. Not for dramatic effect, but because it’s 3AM and turning on the light feels like too much responsibility. That’s the emotional ecosystem Nate G cultivates on me myself i, a self-produced dive into solitude, self-awareness, and the unbearable tightness of being alone with your own thoughts for
