The Belmont Estate capture modern Britain on ‘Songbook of The Belmont Estate’
At a time when so much music is obsessed with spectacle, reinvention, and escape, The Belmont Estate turn their gaze towards the ordinary and discover something genuinely profound. The Oxford collective’s debut album ‘Songbook of The Belmont Estate’ is built from the overlooked corners of contemporary British life. These areContinue Reading
Bluesnado strike a balance between resilience and melody on ‘Still I Carry On’
In a musical landscape often dominated by fleeting trends and polished perfection, ‘Still I Carry On’ feels refreshingly grounded. The latest EP from Bluesnado, the project led by guitarist, songwriter and producer Bradford Wilkinson, embraces the enduring strengths of blues-rock and Americana while delivering a collection that speaks directly to perseverance, resilienceContinue Reading
Every Other Weekend reflect on change and renewal with the thoughtful ‘Resolution’
There is a quiet confidence running through Every Other Weekend’s latest single ‘Resolution’. But rather than relying on dramatic gestures or sweeping declarations, the song finds its strength in subtlety, offering a carefully crafted meditation on loss, memory and the gradual process of rebuilding a life after profound change. TheContinue Reading
Dining with Devils find strength in the darkness on ‘Sounds From A Stone Garden’
There is a fine line between heaviness for its own sake and heaviness with purpose. And on ‘Sounds From A Stone Garden’, Austin trio Dining with Devils consistently land on the right side of that divide, delivering an album that pairs muscular alt-rock with thoughtful songwriting and genuine emotional weight. AcrossContinue Reading
Jacque Ryal finds beauty in memory and loss on the stirring ‘Audubon’
Some songs attempt to explain grief, while others simply sit beside it. With her latest single ‘Audubon’, Jacque Ryal chooses the latter approach, crafting a moving reflection on absence, remembrance, and the people who continue to shape our lives long after they are gone. Built around a foundation of driving rhythmsContinue Reading
Black Leather Birds turns unease into art on the haunting ‘of Children and Their Sorceries’
There are EPs that demand attention through volume, immediacy, or spectacle; and then there are EPs like ‘of Children and Their Sorceries’, which achieve something far more unsettling by moving slowly, speaking softly, and leaving a lingering impact by its end. The solo project of Chicago-based producer, composer, and technologist A.G.Continue Reading
SI-KEY’s ‘The Colours’ turns personal ruin into quiet hope
There is something deeply refreshing about music that refuses to hide behind polish. No grand studio budgets, no elaborate production tricks, no carefully manufactured image. Just songs, emotion, and a songwriter searching for meaning in the aftermath of difficult times. And that spirit sits at the heart of ‘The Colours’, theContinue Reading
The Real Anthem chase hope through the noise on the expansive ‘New Skies’
At a time when much of modern alternative music seems preoccupied with documenting collapse, The Real Anthem arrive with a song that acknowledges the turbulence of the present while refusing to surrender to it. Their latest single ‘New Skies’ is a stirring piece of post-punk-infused rock that balances urgency, introspection, andContinue Reading
BAIBA explores life’s contradictions with confidence on ‘Delusional’
Across her career, BAIBA has consistently occupied a space between opposites. Her music has always balanced introspection with accessibility, humour with sincerity, and electronic polish with emotional vulnerability. And on her third studio album ‘Delusional’, she leans further into those contrasts, delivering a thoughtful and carefully constructed collection that reflectsContinue Reading
leo. explores growth and uncertainty on new EP ‘what now?’
UK-based singer-songwriter leo. returns with what now?, a deeply personal five-track EP that captures the complexities of growing up, searching for direction and learning to embrace uncertainty. Written across several years, the project brings together a collection of diary-like songs that reflect on identity, self-discovery and the often uncomfortable space betweenContinue Reading