Music

“How Dare She”: Amy-Lin Slezak Tackles Judgment Head-On

Amy-Lin Slezak’s new single, “How Dare She,” kicks down the door with a question that’s less query, more accusation hurled across the digital divide. Slezak, who comes dusted with the rigour of opera and theatre training and is now navigating the independent release currents after raising a family, certainly knows about delivering a line with intent. And this one lands squarely. https://open.spotify.com/album/2p9AmZOeCrrsGm4HafrEqi?si=noRc0H-DR9-kRLxdD2Qkog The track pulses with...

Beyond the Map: Seema Farswani’s Bold “Under A Blazing Sun.”

Seema Farswani’s new single, “Under A Blazing Sun,” shimmers in much like that first blast of heat when you step off a plane somewhere thrillingly unfamiliar – a bright, almost disorienting welcome. The songwriter and producer immediately sets out a clear map of intent: a pop-rock engine chugging with determination, quickly threaded through with the intricate, evocative embroidery of Arabian strings and Middle Eastern...

Dave Curl Shares His Take On Wealth Inequality “Zueri”

Folk music has always had a special relationship with social commentary. From Woody Guthrie's dust bowl ballads to Bob Dylan's protest anthems, the genre...

The Raw Urgency of Michellar’s “LOVE PEACE WAR- acoustic remix”

There is something frantically urgent about the way Michellar delivers "LOVE PEACE WAR- acoustic remix". After a staggering forty-year silence, a gap wide enough...

Nyinée’s “Tolotolo” Captures The Warmth and Teasing Joy of Public Affection

Nyinée, a Nigerian singer on the rise, just released her new song called “Tolotolo.” A song about a sweet, loving, and clearly romantic kind...

A Mental Vacation: Tony Frissore’s “Island Lantern Festival”

With “Island Lantern Festival”, Tony Frissore manages to soundtrack a specific kind of mental vacation I didn’t realize I was overdue for taking. Ostensibly...

Severing the Nerve: Eye of TJ Drops “Letting Go of You (Acoustic)”

With Eye of TJ dropping "Letting Go of You (Acoustic)", I found myself staring at a crack in my ceiling, contemplating how the ghost...

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...