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Alastair Bentley’s “Box Office” Is a Ticket to a Shared Anxiety

Listening to Alastair Bentley’s new single, "Box Office," is an odd sort of proposition. It presents you with a transaction, but the currency is pure, uncut anxiety. This isn't a ticket booth for a blockbuster; it’s a dimly lit window where one person offers to take on another's fear, a cinematic soundscape swelling up for an audience of precisely two. The production is so...
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The Unyielding Assertion of J Terrell’s “Stardom”

J Terrell's "Stardom" isn't a song asking for your belief; it's a receipt for a future that has already been purchased. Presented as a...

Moss Sets Fire to the Silence with “Moss E.P”

Some records politely ask for your attention; the "Moss E.P" from MOSS just sets a small, contained fire on your coffee table and waits...

Un-Till’s “Where We Belong” is a Colossal Party for One.

Un-Till’s new single, "Where We Belong," presents itself as a meticulously engineered festival anthem, a gleaming machine of euphoria built for raised hands and...

Lisbon Rock Noir: The Bateleurs Uncover “A Light In The Darkness”

Listening to the new album from The Bateleurs, "A Light In The Darkness", is like finding a perfectly worn leather jacket in a forgotten...

Finding Hope’s Homing Beacon on DownTown Mystic’s ‘Mystic Highway’

Listening to the new DownTown Mystic EP, "Mystic Highway", is a bit like finding an old, perfectly worn-in roadmap in the glovebox of a...

The Cockney Cowboy Redraws the Map with “Us Against The World”

There's a curious jolt in hearing a title like "Us Against The World" from an act called The Cockney Cowboy. The name itself is...

The Beautiful Tension of Glory Company’s “My Ears Are Attentive”

There’s a strange and lovely tension in "My Ears Are Attentive" from Glory Company, a sensation akin to watching a storm gather over a...

Finding Defiant Glee in the Anxiety of Lemon’s “Let It Out!”

There's a beautifully urgent twitch at the heart of Lemon’s new single, "Let It Out!", the kind of coiled-spring energy that feels seconds away...

Beautifully Broken: The Quiet Power of Suris’ “Pertinax”

Before listening to a single note of Suris’ new album, “Pertinax”, I spent a few minutes just looking at the word. Pertinax. It has...

Vicious Clay Turns Poison Into Ink on “bleecker street revisited”

To listen to Vicious Clay’s `"bleecker street revisited"` is to stumble upon a cartographer’s personal diary, one filled with maps of places that no...

Aleutians’ “Osiris” and the Poetry of Giving In

Aleutians’ new single, "Osiris," arrives sounding for all the world like a breezy afternoon on the coast, jangly and familiar. The New Brighton project...

More Than a Record, A Life: Robin James Hurt’s “A Song, A Story Told”

Robin James Hurt’s “A Song, A Story Told” arrives with a sound you can almost run a thumb over, like worn corduroy. In an...