Music

Music Group, Level 4 Intend To Celebrate This “Christmas With You”

Level 4 releases festive music just in time. Christmas With You is the group's first holiday album of original Christmas songs. Music was designed to be felt before it was heard, and their Christmas tune brings back warm memories you didn't actually expect. It has the emotional depth and authenticity of the golden age of rich, soulful albums from the first note. No pressure to...

HJ Soul Explores Spiritual Rebirth in “Unbreakable”

Listening to HJ Soul’s new single "Unbreakable" is a bit like realizing you've been holding your breath for a decade and finally deciding to exhale. https://open.spotify.com/track/0z65wJzSjVNGOL88e2LvvA?si=eb5fcaf7ec184efe It begins with undeniable intimacy. Lush, warm, jazzy chord progressions roll through the room with a slow, expressive cadence resembling one of those quiet late-night conversations where you actually start telling the truth. The uprising RnB singer-songwriter has plunged straight...

A!MS And ArrDee Serve Mediterranean Heat On “Need Somebody”

Anthony Melas, better known as A!MS, has spent years crafting his Mediterranean-infused take on UK rap from his base in Ayia Napa, Cyprus. Now he's...

Jack Horton Features Vesper Stockwell On “Never Know Why”

Take Jack Horton, a Portland-based singer-songwriter whose path to folk-Americana included stops at Japanese law school, Tokyo piano bars, corporate boardrooms, and government offices. His...

Kristen Castro Transforms Grief Into Golden-Hour Euphoria on “Summer Rain”

"Summer Rain" by Kristen Castro comes out at just the right time, like when the storm clouds part and the sun shines through, bathing...

Cali Tucker’s “Last Name” Proves Independence Sounds Better Than Legacy

Cali Tucker's latest single "Last Name" arrives like a perfectly timed conversation with a friend who finally found their voice. There is no need to...

The Cold Truth in Libby Ember’s “Alibi”.

Listening to Libby Ember’s single “Alibi” is a study in strange emotional temperatures. The sound is a down-tempo, sun-dusted blanket of soft guitars and...

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....