Jonivan Jones lets the tape roll and the landscape speak on ‘Ozark Moon’
There’s something deeply satisfying about Ozark Moon arriving through a process that feels almost completely at odds with the speed of modern music. Here, Jonivan Jones’ new two-track release leans into tape, texture and patience, allowing its stories to unfold with all the dust, distance and imperfection intact. Recorded across Arkansas andContinue Reading
Lady Synott make their first move count on ‘High Horse’
For their debut single ‘High Horse’, Irish five-piece Lady Synott resist the temptation to overcomplicate things. Instead, they focus on the chemistry of five musicians playing together, listening to one another and knowing exactly when to hold back and when to push. ‘High Horse’’moves from relatively sparse, melodic verses intoContinue Reading
Joyce Tratnyek’s ‘Final Girl’ turns romantic ruin into a shoegaze slasher
Joyce Tratnyek has found a wonderfully sharp way to describe toxic love. On her latest offering ‘Final Girl’, the NYC-based singer, songwriter and producer takes the language of slasher cinema and folds it into a song about emotional imbalance, obsession and the exhausting act of giving everything to someone whoContinue Reading
Kendow celebrates England’s Lionesses with uplifting anthem ‘Lionesses Of England’
Slough-based singer-songwriter Kendow pays tribute to the passion, determination and achievements of women’s football with his uplifting single ‘Lionesses Of England’. Inspired by his admiration for the England women’s national football team, the track celebrates the players’ dedication to the sport and their growing influence on football culture. Combining energetic keyboards, guitar, programmedContinue Reading
MUTE TV turn relationship friction into controlled chaos on ‘Broken Drum’
MUTE TV sound at their best when everything feels as though it might fall apart without ever actually doing so. And on their new single ‘Broken Drum’, the South West three-piece turn relationship tension into a jagged rush of post-punk, noise-pop and alternative rock, balancing melody against abrasion with theContinue Reading
CMON CMON make Autumn feel gloriously heavy on ‘New England In Fall’
CMON CMON have a knack for writing songs that sound instantly welcoming while carrying far more emotional weight than their hooks initially suggest, and ‘New England In Fall’ may be their clearest example yet. The Belgian power-pop trio return with another finely balanced mix of melody, harmony and rock-driven momentum,Continue Reading
Sheykh Forever channels political unease through ‘Fire in the Master’s House’
On his latest full-length release Fire in the Master’s House, Sheykh Forever brings political subject matter into direct contact with disco, funk, rock and electronic music. The fourteen-track album, written, produced, mixed and mastered at home by Iraqi-born, London-based musician Mostafa Al over four years, centres on war, displacement, propaganda andContinue Reading
Coffey turns grief back into feeling on ‘Feel It All’
Coffey’s ‘Feel It All’ is built around the deceptively simple idea, that after grief has numbed everything, learning to feel again can become its own act of survival. The LA-born Chinese-American singer-songwriter pairs that emotional premise with a synth-pop arrangement designed to move. Momentum-filled synths, a driving bridge and anContinue Reading
French Inhaler turn memory into motion on ‘HAUNT YOU’
On their latest single ‘HAUNT YOU’, Chicago trio French Inhaler turn lingering memories and emotions into something propulsive, melodic and strangely energising. But instead of sinking into pure melancholy, the track moves with the tension of something unresolved; carried by bass, live drums and shimmering synths that keep pushing forwardContinue Reading
Jenny Räisänen rises above rejection with cinematic alt-rock anthem ‘Warrior’
Finnish singer-songwriter Jenny Räisänen delivers a breathtaking celebration of resilience, individuality and female empowerment with ‘Warrior’, an ambitious new single that transforms vulnerability into a magnificent display of musical strength. Opening with ethereal electronic textures and haunting vocal melodies, the track gradually builds into an exhilarating alternative-rock anthem, combining driving percussion, sharp guitarContinue Reading