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Stephen Dowd Navigates Nostalgia in “Play Me A Christmas Song”

With the release of the single "Play Me A Christmas Song", Stephen Dowd manages to bottle the very specific, blue-hued silence that falls over a living room once the wrapping paper has been cleared away. It is a curious thing, really, how a melody can act less like a sound wave and more like the smell of a candle that was blown out five...
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Finding the Light on the Hill in Michellar’s “Truth Over Lies”.

Listening to the opening of Michellar’s "Truth Over Lies" is like being dropped mid-sentence into a conversation you desperately need to hear. This track,...

Inside the Mystical Space of TaniA Kyllikki’s “I PROMISE”

Listening to TaniA Kyllikki’s new single, “I PROMISE (I'll Wait For You)”, is like stumbling upon a vow carved into the stone of a...

The Festive Defiance of John Smyths’ “Now I’m Wiser”.

The moment the jaunty guitar kicks in on John Smyths’ new single, "Now I'm Wiser", you feel a familiar, comfortable warmth. It’s the sound...

Inochka Captures a Sunbeam of Loss in “Intertwined”

Inochka’s new single, "Intertwined," is the auditory equivalent of noticing the dust motes dancing in a single ray of late-afternoon sun, realizing an entire...

“Evil Person”: KAYTIE’s Chilling Document of Deceit

KAYTIE’s new single "Evil Person" arrives with the pristine, deliberate clarity of a single ice cube cracking in a silent room. For a piano-driven...

A Quiet Confrontation: Blind Man’s Daughter’s “Harbor Boulevard”

Blind Man’s Daughter has constructed something peculiar with the single “Harbor Boulevard,” a song that feels less like a piece of music and more...

The Bleak Barter of Rusty Reid’s “Piece of the Action”

There's a specific kind of bleak bartering that happens at 2 AM, and Rusty Reid’s single “Piece of the Action” builds a whole four-minute...

“Still Sick”: Thain is Allergic to the Bullshit of Fame

There is a certain engine-knock honesty to Thain’s new single "Still Sick", a sound that feels less produced and more… excavated. It’s a defiant...

Drawing a Line in the Sand with Martin Yates’s “Now or Never”

Martin Yates’s new single, “Now or Never”, doesn’t ask for your time; it issues a three-minute summons. This is the sound of someone pushing...

Riax Delivers Floor-Shaking Catharsis on “Saved My Life”

Listening to Riax’s new single, "Saved My Life," feels like receiving a thank-you note from the future while standing in the middle of a...

Puck Breaks Free on Debut Single “Caricature”

The arrival of Puck's debut single, "Caricature," feels less like a release and more like a jailbreak. From the opening crackle, this is a...

Amelina’s “Step by Step”: Finding Gravity in Grit.

There’s a curious sort of old-soul gravity to Amelina’s single, “Step by Step,” one that defies the pop-rock sheen and the artist’s young age....