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The Turmoil Within: John Keenan’s “Wreckage of the Past” Reviewed.

Listening to John Keenan’s “Wreckage of the Past” feels like being handed the audio diary of a ghost who is not yet dead. This is an 18-song excavation of a psyche at war, made all the more intense by the knowledge that Keenan is the sole architect—producer, writer, mixer, and tormented protagonist. The whole project has the hermetically sealed, slightly feverish quality of a...
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Unpacking the Cure: Creative Vibrations’ “Sunday Bummer.”

Listening to Creative Vibrations’ new album, “Sunday Bummer”, feels a lot like the ailment it’s named for. It’s not an abrupt sadness, but a...

Holding Your Breath with Cuzoh’s Gritty “Slow Down.”

Listening to Cuzoh’s new single, “Slow Down,” feels a bit like holding your breath without realizing you’re doing it. The Hempstead-born artist has crafted...

The Suit, The Void: H-dMan Such’s “Empty Phrases.”

The new single from Slovakian DIY architect H-dMan Such, “Empty Phrases,” begins with a sound that feels both familiar and askew, like a classic...

Haus of Sound’s “Mirage”: The Shattered Oasis.

The first listen of Haus of Sound’s new single, “Mirage,” is like walking into a room where a beautifully ornate vase has just been...

Ooberfuse Unlocks Joy with “Zeeba Da Boo.”

The new single “Zeeba Da Boo” from Ooberfuse arrives sounding like a magical phrase you’d chant to fix a sputtering time machine. It’s an...

“My Fairytale”: Jeremy Ryan’s Song of Lost Wishes.

There’s a strange comfort in calling your personal disaster a fairytale, and Jeremy Ryan’s new single, “My Fairytale,” lives entirely in that conflicted space....

“Black It Out”: Kevin Driscoll’s Haunting Ache.

Kevin Driscoll’s debut single, “Black It Out,” doesn’t so much introduce a new artist as it kicks open the door to a room mid-deconstruction....

Shattered and Soaring: ‘The Imperfectionist’ by Nothing Concrete.

Nothing Concrete’s new album, “The Imperfectionist”, is less a collection of songs and more a vessel that’s been around the world a few times,...

gnomes’ “Microclimbs”: Finding Safety in Paradox.

Listening to gnomes’ new EP, “Microclimbs,” feels less like hearing songs and more like stumbling upon a meticulously catalogued collection of internal weather systems....

The Curious Weight of Adriana Spuria’s “Stone.”

Adriana Spuria’s new single, “Stone,” presents itself with the polished feel of a perfect skipping-stone, but listening closely reveals it has the curious weight...

Electrified Love: 2 Divide’s “Don’t Stop the Love” Reworked Grabs Hold.

With 2 Divide’s new single, “Don’t Stop the Love” Reworked, one doesn’t simply listen; one is dropped into a running conversation between panic and...

ORWAX Unveils “Everything’s Addictive”: A Grim Diagnosis

The single from Syracuse’s ORWAX, “Everything's Addictive,” doesn’t so much ask a question as it does state a grim, unblinking diagnosis for the modern...