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The Delightful Absurdity of Robbie Rapids’ “Class 2 Rapids”

Robbie Rapids drops "Class 2 Rapids" onto the table like a heavy set of keys to houses you used to live in, but can’t quite remember the address of. This Atlanta-based Gen X rocker has assembled a collection that feels less like a polished studio product and more like a glove compartment mixtape that has survived three car wrecks and a cross-country move. It...
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Shades of Gray: lumin Weaves Complexity in “On My Own”

Listening to lumin's "On My Own" feels a bit like finding a thoughtfully folded note tucked into the spine of a library book you...
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Mortez Finds Vitality in the Flames with “Down With the Devil”

Mortez – “Down With the Devil”. Straight into the furnace, then. This single from Brett Daniels and Rachele Royale doesn’t politely knock; it kicks...
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TOUCAN’s “Cool Side of the Pillow”: Where Worries Blur

TOUCAN – “Cool Side of the Pillow” There’s an immediate sensation here, isn’t there? Like slipping into perfectly temperatured water, or perhaps finding that...
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ALIEN FRIEND’s “Sing-Along Songs”: Happy Tunes, Hidden Dread

Well, this is a bouncy little slice of existential dread, isn’t it? Arn-Identified Flying Objects and Alien Friends, stepping out from his REDMOON duties,...
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Lemon Asks for Realness in “Gimme Something True”

This one hits like finding an unexpectedly perfect strawberry in a punnet full of slightly squashed ones. Lemon, the Dutch outfit featuring Mark ‘Bong...
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The Haunting Weariness of Michellar’s “Dreaming”

This track slides in sideways, catching you off guard with its woozy, 60s psychedelic shimmer. Straight out of San Francisco, Michellar crafts a sound...
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The Heavy Inheritance in Michellar’s “LOVE EARTH”

Alright, this one settled in differently. Not with a bang, but like noticing the colour drain slowly from a favourite rug. Michellar's "LOVE EARTH"...
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Logica Abstracta’s “Amber”: Shimmering Ambient Drift

So, Vadim Militsin’s Logica Abstracta project delivers “Amber”. Four tracks of pure ambient drift. No rhythmic anchors, just textures that shimmer and dissolve like...
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Bloodlin3 Demands Respect on New Single “Say Less”

Here it is then. "Say Less". A track arriving from the crossroads of El Paso and Paducah, courtesy of Bloodlin3 – that's Mallachi, Stephen...
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Caitty’s “Alone”: The Stark Architecture of Emptiness

Well now. Here’s a feeling bottled, or rather, pressed onto a piano key. "Alone." Caitty, out of Margaret River – which, in my head,...
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“To All The Times”: Novozero Captures the Sound of Waiting

Novozero. Anna and Andreas, up there in Tromsø, sending out signals. This single, "To All The Times," arrives sounding less like a postcard from...
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Sizmara’s “Mimosa”: A Voyage into Cosmic Elegance

Right, so Georgian composer Tornike Tabatadze, under the name Sizmara, presents this single track, "Mimosa". Not the brunch drink, mind you, though maybe it...
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