There’s a particular kind of electronic music that sounds less like it was written and more like it was exorcised. Collisions by Future Magic & Robert Voxx is that kind of record; the kind that doesn’t arrive to make a scene, but to make sense of one. It’s five tracks of emotional detonation disguised as
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There’s a certain kind of bravery in writing a song like “Fly Away” It’s not the loud, triumphant kind you see in movie montages; it’s quieter, lonelier, and far more honest. This is a song about grief, but more than that, it’s about surviving it. Shy-Anne Hovorka, an award-winning songwriter and educator from northern Ontario,
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There’s something quietly rebellious about an album like Pertinax. Suris, composed of the duo of Lindsey and David Mackie, have decided to make something defiantly sincere. It’s the sound of two people who have been doing this long enough to know better, but went ahead and did it anyway. “Pertinax” literally means “resolute,” which is
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There’s something charmingly audacious about an artist calling their project Epic Scales. It’s like naming your first novel Profound Literature; it’s a title that either crashes under its own weight or earns the hell out of it. Luckily for Samuel Yuri, his album does the latter. Across five tracks, this Brazilian composer, guitarist, and DIY
There’s nothing like a song that cuts you open then heals and stitches you back together, the kind where tension and resilience coexist in the same rhythm and note. For today’s rare cuts, Pentrilox steps in with Wasteland Whispers, a cathartic single to confront your demons and emerge with a strength that is earned and
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If okay(K) presents: Modest Tyler proves anything, it’s that okay(K) is less interested in fitting into a scene and more interested in seeing what happens when e dissolves one. His new project sounds like what would happen if Young Thug and/or Lil Yachty decided to front Silent Alarm-era Bloc Party; an unlikely fusion of yearning
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There’s something inherently ambitious about The Mysterons, the kind of album that could only be made by someone who’s spent years living inside both their record collection and their imagination. Devon-based artist Ollie K’s latest project isn’t just a record; it’s an experience, a transmission from a parallel universe where Captain Scarlet, MF DOOM, and
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At this point, it’s hard to tell whether Robert Allen, a.k.a. DownTown Mystic, is making rock music or conducting a long-running experiment to prove that sincerity never actually went out of style. His new track, “Somebody’s Always Doin’ Something 2 Somebody,” feels like the sound of someone who still believes guitars can tell the truth,
“Don’t Fall” is the sound of a band refusing to rush what actually matters. For a trio that only meets once or twice a month in Chesham, Loudness Wars sound like they’ve been trapped in a rehearsal room for decades, slowly distilling every idea until it becomes something sharp enough to leave a mark. Their
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There’s something endearingly unpretentious about RECONNECTION EP. It’s not trying to reinvent music, save the industry, or make you tweet about how “raw” it is. It’s just a person; Charlie Freeman, aka FREE/MAN, quietly figuring things out in public. After years of silence, a cancelled 26-city China tour, and a pandemic-shaped pause, Freeman’s decided to