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An Exception Is the Sound of Someone Circling Their Own Obsessions, Refining Them, and Occasionally Setting Them on Fire Just to See What Survives

Ian Ureta January 9, 2026 0

Terrell Journey’s “A Journey Digital Christmas Vol 1” Isn’t Here To Fake The Holidays

Ada May Sacil December 26, 2025 0

At Its Core, Real Shadows Is a Song-First Project

Ian Ureta December 20, 2025 1

Destiny Imani’s EP, ‘Wishful Thinking’ is R&B Laced with Passion

Ervin Besana December 7, 2025 0

There’s a Scrappy Charm Across Cataloge 1, but There’s Also Intent

Ian Ureta December 4, 2025 0

neptune blood’s “A Quiet Riot Inside” feels like a memory and a real-time scene

Ada May Sacil November 28, 2025 0

DownTown Mystic’s “Mystic Highway” Is Fully Revved Up Classic Rock N’ Roll With Modern Bite

Ada May Sacil November 25, 2025 0

Red Skies Dawning’s “From Ashes” Burns With Lived-In Rage And Resilience

Ada May Sacil November 20, 2025 0

The “Missing Out” EP by Otinshh Is the Maverick of Today

Ervin Besana November 14, 2025 0

For All Its Screaming, Distortion, and Collected Chaos, More Than It Leaves You With Is Not an EP About Despair; It’s About What’s Left After It

Ian Ureta November 9, 2025 0

The Sad Season Bring Back the Raw Heart of Rock on “It’s All Too Loud in Here”

Ada May Sacil November 8, 2025 0

“Live at the George Tavern”: A Reminder That the Most Exciting Thing About Music Is When It’s Happening Right Now

Ian Ureta November 8, 2025 0

Future Magic and Voxx Use Electronic Sound Not as Armor but as Exposure on Collisions

Ian Ureta November 8, 2025 0

Reconnection EP Is a Small, Four-Song EP That Feels Like Someone Coming Back to Life in Slow Motion

Ian Ureta November 2, 2025 0

WAIN’s Still Colorful Isn’t the Sound of an Artist Finding His Voice; It’s the Sound of One Trusting It

Ian Ureta October 20, 2025 0

Ratyński’s “Surprise Stopover” Moves Between Strings and Silence

Ada May Sacil October 4, 2025 0

The Charm of Dan Rose’s To the Bitter End Lies in the Way It Refuses to Smooth Over Imperfections

Ian Ureta October 4, 2025 0

On EP2, Loser Demon Are Showing You the Sparks as They Hammer Their Sound Into Shape

Ian Ureta October 2, 2025 0

The “Just Silence” EP Is a Gift from Barbonus to Us

Ervin Besana September 23, 2025 0

Sarina’s “The Fool” Is Breaking, Burning, and Becoming All At Once

Ada May Sacil September 22, 2025 0

If Tim’s Solo Feels Fragmented, That’s Because It’s Supposed To

Ian Ureta September 10, 2025 0

What Makes “The Dawn” By Lloyd’s Money Stand Out Is It’s Not Trying To

Ada May Sacil September 7, 2025 0

Skip Overcrowded Clubs for a Dance Hall Nostalgia with The New Citizen Kane’s “CAUSING A COMMOTION”

Ada May Sacil September 5, 2025 0

Throughout a Different Kind, Social Gravy Pulls Off a Pretty Remarkable Trick

Ian Ureta August 31, 2025 0

Captain Mantis Makes A Significant Mark With “Vice Market”

Kate Clarice Lee August 16, 2025 0

Ghost of Panama’s “Astral Days and Spectral Letter” is a Sonic Montage of Global Isolation

Ada May Sacil August 13, 2025 0

Wingfish Offers Something Different on Looking Forward

Ian Ureta August 8, 2025 0

Michellar’s “My Alma Latina” Is Another Level Of Introspection

Kate Clarice Lee August 5, 2025 0

“Sun to Rise EP” Is Stephen Foster’s Take On Calming Yet Haunting Tunes

Kate Clarice Lee August 2, 2025 0

Kyle Waves Sends You Straight Into Euphoria with Pop-Centric EP “Signals”

Ada May Sacil July 25, 2025 0

Give prdr’s malice of chance and time a spin if you love ‘90s prog-rock and 2000s alt-rock

Ada May Sacil July 24, 2025 0

Get back in your element with Maijah’s Sinking/Floating made for the iconic bedrot baddies

Ada May Sacil July 18, 2025 0

Evan Zorn Von Berg’s “Return” is a Sublime Collision of Sound and Emotion

Ada May Sacil July 14, 2025 0

EGO by Winterblind doesn’t ask for your attention; it demands it, unapologetically and with a solo

Ian Ureta July 13, 2025 0

Flora Lin’s “Fauna” Is Beautifully Conceptualized

Kate Clarice Lee July 10, 2025 0

May: 21–26 by Evan de Roeper isn’t here to save you, and it’s not pretending it can

Ian Ureta July 5, 2025 0

What makes Time & Space by P-Rawb & Big O stick isn’t just polish; it’s how lived-in it feels

Ian Ureta June 30, 2025 0

Microclimbs by gnomes is Small, Weird, and Painfully Sincere

Ian Ureta June 28, 2025 0

Take Saturn Return’s “no strings” At Face Value

Kate Clarice Lee June 28, 2025 0

DYSBANDED is back with no skip, no filter The Wilcox Demos

Ada May Sacil June 24, 2025 0

Dream Bodies is back with emotionally gripping curation of tracks Circle of Light

Ada May Sacil June 21, 2025 0

Morena by Alex Forte demands your attention and earns every second

Ian Ureta June 17, 2025 0

Experience A New Fusion In “We Are All Bots” by Andrea Pizzo And The Purple Mice

Kate Clarice Lee June 17, 2025 0

If you’ve ever stared out a rainy window and thought about your relationship with your dad, Camino by Plàsi is the EP for you

Ian Ureta June 16, 2025 0

We Are All Bots by Andrea Pizzo and the Purple Mice is a glimpse of a hyper-tech future

Ada May Sacil June 15, 2025 0

El Camino An EP by The Nghiems

Alte Magazine June 13, 2025 0

Is “Everything’s Good, Everything’s Fine” by Birds With Arms Just One Big Paradox?

Kate Clarice Lee June 8, 2025 0

Amgtask’s Pain In My Heart is not interested in making a quiet entrance; it’s here to hurt your feelings in hi-fi

Ian Ureta June 7, 2025 0

We Can’t Get Enough Of Boy Maj’s “Premium Vibes Vol. 1”

Kate Clarice Lee June 7, 2025 0

God Fearing Man by Adam Atom is a document of change, a mid-step in a longer walk

Ian Ureta June 7, 2025 0

And in a world where everyone’s screaming for your attention, Gord by Alex McCulloch feels like a miracle

Ian Ureta June 7, 2025 0

The final boss doesn’t stand a chance against Game Boy by YME

Ian Ureta June 4, 2025 0

The Sound Of “Paradox Room” by ARPRAXIS Is Not What It Seems

Kate Clarice Lee June 3, 2025 1

The Beautification Of Noise, As Seen On Fogchild’s “Future Republican President”

Kate Clarice Lee May 31, 2025 0

Pompeya serves dance floor-ready blends of retro aesthetics and modern flair with their newest EP “Awesome”

Ada May Sacil May 28, 2025 0

Risk 2 Self by Riskaverse is a hidden gem that deserves a spot in your indie pop punk playlist

Ada May Sacil May 23, 2025 0

“Parallel Hearts” by Fi-Né 粉內 Makes You See Stars

Kate Clarice Lee May 23, 2025 0

DC’s United The EP isn’t just an introduction to H.E.M. Steel’s sound; it’s a declaration of his intent

Ian Ureta May 21, 2025 0

Listen to This Is Only a Test by Crooked Cranes if you want tracks that hits and lingers

Ada May Sacil May 19, 2025 0

Leila Addams Unravels Herself In New EP “Bones”

Kate Clarice Lee May 14, 2025 0

Into Divinity by .Roy stays true to its title and it deserves to hit more replays

Ada May Sacil May 13, 2025 0

Tati brings out fresh and compelling listening experience with TATI PART 2

Ada May Sacil May 8, 2025 0

“pretty, baby!” is about identity, grief, joy, community, and most importantly: it sounds good as hell

Ian Ureta April 25, 2025 0

if you’ve got at least one unresolved emotional wound from your twenties, give Eyes Like Torches at the Gate by Ratyński a spin

Ian Ureta April 25, 2025 0

Gemeinsam Stark by Stahlschmiede is not a mere vibe; it’s a declaration

Ian Ureta April 20, 2025 0

WELCOME TO THE FUTURE is chaotic, over-the-top, and endlessly charming

Ian Ureta April 18, 2025 0

Breakfast EP is a great way to start your day. Like breakfast

Ian Ureta April 1, 2025 0

Mind at Ease is a must-listen for anyone who has ever gazed at a sunset and thought, “Yeah. This is it.”

Ian Ureta March 24, 2025 0

“Change It!” Absolutely Rips

Ian Ureta January 10, 2026 0

Ping Machines’ Track, “From 1 2 Another,” Is All Fuzz and No Gimmick

Ervin Besana January 4, 2026 0

New Music Radar Featuring: The Arcade Lights, Science Fiction Army, Shriving Drawers, Shotgun Parade, and Illumina A.D.

Alte Magazine January 3, 2026 0

“Train to Nowhere” Is the Sort of Song That Immediately Signals It Is Not Here to Be Polite

Ian Ureta January 3, 2026 0

Sabrina Nejmah’s “Don’t You Worry” Is an Art AI Can’t and Won’t Touch

Ervin Besana January 3, 2026 0

Tony Lio’s “Better to Sleep” Is a Beautiful Dissonance

Ervin Besana January 3, 2026 0

Lisa Jo’s “Lord of the Night” Feels More Like A Mindset Than a Record

Ada May Sacil December 29, 2025 0

AMa by floodlit Is the Kind of Debut You Don’t Forget

Alte Magazine December 23, 2025 0

Michellar’s “CROSSED” Gives You Heartache In The Most-Floor Shaking Rhythms

Ada May Sacil December 20, 2025 0

Ben Rankin’s Latest Single, “Save Your Tears,” Is Alternative on Its Own

Ervin Besana December 14, 2025 0

“Decide” Is Catchy Without Pandering, Thoughtful Without Sinking Into Gloom, and Warm Without Drifting Into Sentimentality

Ian Ureta December 13, 2025 0

If You Thought You’ve Lost You Spark, Listen to Kat Moth’s “Let Your Light Shine”

Ada May Sacil December 12, 2025 0

Between Light and Shadow: Experiencing “21 Grammi”

January 9, 2026

The Whole Deal With Perhaps Is It Waits for You to Show Up

January 9, 2026

Reverie … From Then Till Now Is the Sound of Someone Finally Comfortable Enough to Speak in Her Own Time and Inviting You to Listen Just as Carefully

January 3, 2026

Protected: The World Inside Album Feels Like Sitting Across From Someone Who Is Smart, a Little Anxious, Deeply Sincere, and Trying Very Hard to Articulate Something That Doesn’t Fit Neatly Into a Chorus

January 3, 2026

What Makes the Unreasonables Work Is Not Nostalgia; It’s Intention

December 27, 2025

Listening to Feux Is to Move Through Light and Shadow

December 24, 2025