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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 dream, only to find they make perfect, terrifying sense in the cold light of a Tuesday morning. It’s a record that doesn't just ask for your attention; it pulls up a chair, sits remarkably close, and asks why you’ve been...
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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...

Shadow Person Peels Back the Facade on “Chronic Disappointment”

Listening to Shadow Person’s new album, "Chronic Disappointment", feels like staring into one of those fun-house mirrors, only to realize with a slow, creeping...

A Map to Your Chaos: Navigating FREE/MAN’s “The Reconnection EP”

There's an intimacy to the new FREE/MAN release, "The Reconnection EP," that borders on a welcome invasion of personal space. It is the sonic...

The Heavy Grace of Dryadic’s New Single, “Ghosts”

Dryadic opens the door on their new single "Ghosts," and you immediately feel a change in the room’s pressure. The piano chords that introduce...

The Calm Hum of Mastery in Zov.yay’s “No Watches”

Listening to Zov.yay’s new single, “No Watches,” is like catching yourself forgetting what day of the week it is, and then deciding you quite...

Chellcy Reitsma’s ‘Carpe Diem’: An Album That Fights Back

There is a specific weight to Chellcy Reitsma’s "Carpe Diem," one that feels less like a motivational poster and more like a heavy coin...

Finding a Shared Shelter in Cat Cork’s “Simple Song”

Listening to Cat Cork’s "Simple Song" is a funny thing; the title is a clever piece of misdirection, a plain brown wrapper on a...

Navigating the Hypnotic Maze of “Half Evil” by Tomato Soup

There is a peculiar kind of engine at the heart of "Half Evil" by Tomato Soup, and it runs not on gasoline but on...

The Neon-Soaked Sorrow of Violet Whimsey’s “PERSEPHONE”

Listening to Violet Whimsey’s new EP, “PERSEPHONE,” is a bit like finding an antique music box that only plays minor chords. You wind it...

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,...