Music

Drifting In: Jamie Somerville’s Dreamy Tale, ‘Lonely Walkers’

Jamie Somerville’s new single, “Lonely Walkers,” drifts in like morning fog rolling over a deserted pier. It’s a track born from a home setting, and you feel that intimacy immediately – a close-mic'd vulnerability mapping the difficult terrain of profound solitude. Somerville, a London solo artist, clearly understands the peculiar weight of wanting connection while simultaneously building fortifications against the possibility of it. https://open.spotify.com/track/0pqbuFAcyMYC3JEZvomxxY?si=eb849e7f5ccb4d4a Drawing from...

Danqua Releases His Latest Single “Orison”

Ghana's Revolutionary Voice Danqua Transforms Afrobeat Through Spiritual Innovation. Danqua, emerging from the vibrant streets of Accra, doesn't just participate in Ghana's musical conversation—he transforms it. In his ground-breaking piece "Orison," Danqua makes both a musical and a spiritual statement. The structure of the track's percussion forms a complicated beat that pulls listeners into its gravitational field. Not only is this piece technically impressive, but there is...

Wild At Heart: TC TENET’s “Animals” Howls In

TC TENET’s new single, “Animals,” arrives with the sort of confident thud you’d expect from a well-aimed Doc Marten hitting a hollow stage. This...

A Raw Nerve: “In All My Nightmares I Am Alone” by Post Death Soundtrack

Post Death Soundtrack’s latest offering, “In All My Nightmares I Am Alone,” arrived not so much as a collection of songs, but as a...

Synth & Strut: Balwako Unleashes “B!tch Please.”

Balwako’s new single, "Bitch Please," doesn’t so much arrive as detonate – a burst of queer dark-pop that rattles the windows of expectation. This...

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...

“Dance of Life”: Dalma’s Melancholy Beauty of Being

Dalma’s new single, “Dance of Life,” arrived in my mental airspace much like discovering a pressed flower between the pages of a dense philosophical...

‘I’m Doing Me’: Anna Faè’s Invitation-Only Sound.

Anna Faè’s new single, 'I’m Doing Me,' has alighted, feeling less like a song dropped into the ether and more like a personal edict...

“I Wonder”: The Resilient Clarity of No Ordinary Fish.

No Ordinary Fish. The name itself conjures expectations beyond the usual shoal, doesn't it? And their new single, "I Wonder," largely delivers on that...

Shedding Pretense: ESTRADA Music Project’s Bold “We Are Not God.”

ESTRADA Music Project’s new single, "We Are Not God," presents a fascinating study in contrasts, much like its creator, Dr. Alejandro Estrada. When not...

Lost Your Spark? Seema Farswani’ “Got My Mojo Working” Understands.

Seema Farswani’s single, ‘Got My Mojo Working’ featuring Dem-C, has been looping in my head, and it feels less like a track and more...

The Emotional Arc of Dylan Forshner’s “Hopeless Optimism.”

Dylan Forshner's new EP, “Hopeless Optimism,” presents itself not so much as a collection of songs but as a series of candid diary entries...

Step into the Current: Roger Knox’s “Buluunarbi & The Old North Star.”

Roger Knox’s “Buluunarbi & The Old North Star” has settled in, and it’s like unearthing a geode – outwardly unassuming country bedrock, but crack...

Is This Us? Rubanq’s “Worldwide Dead” Forces a Hard Look.

Rubanq’s “Worldwide Dead” slides into your listening not with a bang, but with the gritty inevitability of a slowly tightening knot. Joel Patric, the...