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Sweet Soul, Bitter Truth: Chris Oledude Presents “White Lie”

Chris Oledude presents "White Lie: Carolyn's Story", a single that initially feels like slipping into a warm bath before you realize the water is slowly turning to ice. If you let your attention drift, the track masquerades perfectly as a vintage soft rock ballad or a slice of polished, satirical blue-eyed soul. There is a bouncing low-end pulse and shimmering, glossy high notes that...
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The Stormy Resilience of “Rapture and Rupture” by Social Gravy

Listening to Social Gravy and their latest single, "Rapture and Rupture," is an experience akin to watching a high-speed collision in reverse where the...
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The Cathartic Distortion of Paul Gehl’s “Train to Nowhere”

With Paul Gehl and his latest single "Train to Nowhere", we are invited into a sonic space that feels suspiciously like the inside of...
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A Party Track or a Prayer? SidekoDJ Drops “Pride”

With SidekoDJ releasing "Pride", I found myself unexpectedly gripped by the sort of urgency usually reserved for escaping a burning building or perhaps rushing...
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Twaang Finds Peace in the Eye of the Storm on “Zone”

With Twaang’s latest release, "Zone", we aren't so much listening to a collection of tracks as we are stepping inside a distinct architectural layout...
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JCCutter Delivers a Boozy Sermon on “Tequila at Dawn”

JCCutter usually walks the dusty roads of faith and survival, but on "Tequila at Dawn", he has decided to sprint into the nearest dive...
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The 3 AM Loneliness of Skylarka’s Neon-Soaked “Somnorine”

There is a peculiar friction to the digital textures of Skylarka and her new album, "Somnorine". It’s supposed to be chiptune-influenced synthwave, but listening...
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Kayla Marie Pulver Strips Back the Grandiosity of “Indigo Night”

Kayla Marie Pulver steps into the shadow of "Indigo Night" not to displace the original, but to repaint the walls of its cavernous structure...
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A Waltz for Ghosts: Jánnos Eolou’s Haunting “Night Beyond”

There is a specific texture to darkness near the sea, a kind of humid weight that Jánnos Eolou captures with startling precision in "Night...
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Vacant Shores Find Beauty in Collapse with Their EP

There is a particular shade of electric blue that appears on the inside of your eyelids when you rub your eyes too hard, a...
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Glass Cabin Delivers Cinematic Grit on “Emmylou”

Listening to the new release from Glass Cabin, the album "Emmylou", feels like finding a box of letters you were never meant to read,...
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The Fever Dream Clarity of Amy Jay’s “MNEMONICS”

Listening to Amy Jay’s latest album "MNEMONICS" is a bit like discovering a stack of sticky notes you wrote to yourself during a fever...
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AKA Primetime Locks into a Dangerous Groove on “Electric Blue”

With the release of AKA Primetime’s latest single, "Electric Blue", I found myself instinctively checking if the heating in my apartment was actually on,...
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