Music

The Pleasant Dread of Korda Korder’s “You Still Turn Me Inside Out.”

There's a specific kind of pleasant dread in the opening moments of Korda Korder’s new single, "You Still Turn Me Inside Out," like standing at the entrance of a cathedral you know is haunted by something benevolent. The East Sussex outfit calls this a gothic lament, and they aren't wrong, but it’s a lamentation born from awe, not sorrow. Guitars fall like silver rain...

From Ache to Anthem: Julia Faulks’ “Colours.”

Julia Faulks’ new EP, “Colours”, doesn’t so much present a palette as it does the messy, satisfying work of mixing the paints yourself. It's a six-song study in emotional reciprocity, a sonic accounting of what it costs to love and what it means to be loved in return. https://open.spotify.com/album/6o7E8t0HKQCUiu9uINpATo?si=612B0YA9TJCuKfH-ndCupg Faulks operates in that murky, humid space she calls the “in-between,” where affection curdles into obligation and...

Ted Stanley Releases Quiet Planet Song In Flux “Shoreline”

Some songs are protests. Others are warnings. But a rare few are something else entirely: they are stories that transport you to another place,...

Weston Day Navigates the Emotional Flood in “Storms”

Listening to Weston Day release "Storms" feels a bit like opening a window during a gale just to see if the glass will hold....

Dancing on the Picket Line with Deptford Sound Collective’s Latest Single

With Deptford Sound Collective dropping "Give Me . Give Me . Give Me, I want it all", I found myself suspended somewhere between a...

Jake Vera Discovers A “Lost” Human Connection In His Latest Album

Have you ever felt a strange sense of nostalgia for a time you never lived in? Like a phantom limb for a past that...

Udeigwe’s “Live In Williamsburg” Is A Raw Document Of Human Connection

What does it mean for music to be “live” anymore? In an era of backing tracks, digital corrections, and performances polished to a frictionless...

Dying Habit Channels High-Voltage Grit in “There Is No Sky”

There is a specific kind of electricity that runs through Dying Habit and their latest album "There Is No Sky", a static charge that...

The Beautiful Contradiction of Hidden Shores and “Neon Silence”

There is something deliciously conspiratorial about Hidden Shores and the release of the "Neon Silence" EP. I find myself picturing the artist wiping chalk...

The Long Road Home: Block’s “Over And Over”

To understand a song like “Over And Over,” you first have to understand the road it travelled to get here. This is not a...

The Mechanical Heart of SLAPPER’s “Into the Light”

Listening to SLAPPER and the new instrumental single "Into the Light" feels like catching a glimpse of a future we were promised decades ago...

Freddie Perry Celebrates Life’s Chaos in “WHAT EVEN IS LIFE?”

Freddie Perry has captured a very specific brand of Saturday afternoon existentialism in his new single "WHAT EVEN IS LIFE?" It’s a track that...

One Pulse: Luma Saint Unites the World with “All of Us”

Luma Saint invites us into a shared space with "All of Us," a track that feels like the sonic equivalent of finding a familiar...

A Synth-Pop Sanctuary: Lynney Williamson’s “I See You”

Lynney Williamson has delivered a pulse-quickening embrace with her remix single, "I See You." There is something inherently charming about a Glasgow artist crafting...