Music

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, collecting scuffs and stories. It’s a beautifully unsteady thing, this record from the duo of Fergus McKay and Gaia Miato. They’ve crafted a dusty, globetrotting shuffle where bluesy resignation and the dramatic posture of tango are held together by the...

From Isolation to Anthem: Emily Daccarett Unveils “Another World”

Multidisciplinary artist Emily Daccarett maps out the strange, beautiful geography of grief and eternal devotion on her new two-track EP, "Another World". https://open.spotify.com/album/6nmbMkULCfCwQWtUitUnEm?si=QCMOCzaMQSmQvGjj5TE5JA We constantly talk about losing people, but we rarely discuss where that massive, suddenly homeless love is supposed to go. Daccarett, an artist who fuses couture training with a sharp cinematic vision, gives that immense emotion a pulsating, alternative-pop body. Written after the...

Swaying Through the Sorrow with Tomasz Kowalczyk and Benita Rose’s “Benita Rose Plays Tomasz Kowalczyk”

Tomasz Kowalczyk and Benita Rose have delivered something beautifully startling with their collaborative album, "Benita Rose Plays Tomasz Kowalczyk". It takes a staggering amount...

Stadium-Sized Catharsis: Sonic Rade Unveils “Berlin”

For their fifth studio album, the Geneva-based indie rock outfit Sonic Rade shares "Berlin", an intensely resonant record heavily steeped in the aura of...

Harsh Language Delivers a Jagged Sonic Shock on “Helium Heart”

London-based band Harsh Language recently dropped their staggering new single "Helium Heart," successfully capturing the untethered, dizzying panic of sudden grief. The three-piece Sean...

Teen Angst Meets Aggressive Fuzz: LED Unveils “YOUR PERFECT”

When the Los Angeles teen trio LED dropped their new single "YOUR PERFECT", I was violently thrown back into the absolute, suffocating gravity of...

Litiges! Channels The Weight Of The Past Into A Post-Punk Anthem In ‘You’re Freakin’ Me Out’

The Parisian Litiges! quartet delivers a visceral debut single 'You're Freakin' Me Out' that explores the exhaustion of conditional love. There is a distinct, heavy...

MILYAM Commands The Shadows In ‘Lost In The Jungle’

In the current environment of alternative pop, artists are increasingly expected to deliver music that functions as a multi-sensory experience. MILYAM, an independent artist...

Austin Feldman Engineers A Perpetual Motion Machine In ‘Time’

The club environment operates on its own internal clock. Minutes stretch into hours under the strobe lights, and hours compress into fleeting moments when...

Alex Winters Dismantles The Architecture of Self-Preservation In ‘Break In’

The Austin-based songwriter Alex Winters turns the terrifying act of emotional surrender into a towering alt-rock confession. There is a specific kind of silence that...

Disruption as Survival: Antoin Gibson Strikes Hard with “Diss Tribute”

London-based sonic architect Antoin Gibson throws us a jagged anchor in a sea of engineered algorithms with her ferocious new single, "Diss Tribute". The...

Two Whatevers Turn The Internet’s Noise Into a Dance Floor In ‘Punk Deluxe’

The Chicago duo Two Whatevers drops a genre-smashing, high-energy protest album 'Punk Deluxe' that makes fighting hyper-capitalism sound like the best party of the...

Lauren Ash Drops The Ultimate Pop-Punk Payback In ‘F.A.F.O’

The second you hit play, you know exactly what kind of energy you are dealing with. It is the sonic equivalent of rolling your...

Liam Naughton & The Educators Bottle The Urge To Flee The Scene In ‘I Want To Go Out Tonight’

The Perth-based indie rock outfit Liam Naughton & The Educators delivers a high-energy anthem 'I Want To Go Out Tonight' for anyone who needs...