Music

The Bristol Collective Shines: “Kaya Street’s Summer Singles”.

Listening to Kaya Street’s new four-part single series—” Kaya Street Summer Singles” from "Revolutionary Minds" through to "Start Again"—feels less like queuing up a playlist and more like walking through four rooms of a single, sprawling house. Each one is painted a different colour, holds a different temperature, but they’re all unmistakably connected by the same foundation. https://open.spotify.com/album/4lAZIzS8UEfR5g8RlEeWz1?si=pks_1ftjSOWhRaKJucc4CQ This is the Bristol collective’s genius: crafting a...

Anabel Rose Reflects On Growing Up and Letting Go In “Imperfect Daughters”

We spend our lives chasing dreams and goals, not knowing the curveballs life will throw at us. How do you deal with it? Like many of us who find ourselves at such crossroads, Anabel Rose offers a moment of reflection in her new song.  Titled 'Imperfect Daughters', the ballad digs into the subconscious of anyone whose life has taken an unexpected detour. The honest and...

Digital Disorientation: Asta Bria’s “Dragonfly” Soars.

The first encounter with Asta Bria’s new single, “Dragonfly,” is a calculated disorientation. For an artist who once cozied up to funk’s leisurely sway,...

The Uncluttered Beauty of Lucas Pasley’s “Laissez-Faire Love.”

Listening to Lucas Pasley’s new single, “Laissez-Faire Love,” is less like pressing play and more like easing into a worn-in armchair that has held...

The Cold Room: Brendan Pegg’s “I Can Tell.”

With his new single, “I Can Tell,” Brendan Pegg documents not the loud crash of a relationship’s end, but the awful, held-breath silence just...

“Ruined”: Caitty Navigates the Treacherous Heart.

Listening to Caitty’s new single, "Ruined," is a bit like discovering a breathtakingly beautiful, venomous flower growing in the cracks of a city pavement....

Love’s Eternal Echo: Dive into Lost Lot’s “Waiting”

Lost Lot’s new single, “Waiting,” does a funny thing to the air in the room. It settles it. For three-and-a-half minutes, everything seems to...

The Potent Magic of Helena May’s ‘Side Effects’.

Helena May’s new single, “Side Effects,” doesn’t just enter a room; it strides in with the kind of confident, hip-swinging swagger that makes you...

Da Big Mike Set To Take Over With New Song “DOINZ”

Growing up on legendary Afrobeat giants, Da Big Mike is slowly conquering this space with his new single “DOINZ.” The addictive drumming, slick basslines, and...

Listen Deep: Sound Liberation’s Complex “Elegy”

Sound Liberation’s “Elegy” isn’t so much an album as it is an unbolting of several sonic cages, letting the inhabitants mingle, argue, and eventually,...

Maverick Smith Ignites A Raw Rebellion with “We Make Fire, They Make Smoke”

Maverick Smith’s “We Make Fire, They Make Smoke” lands not with a thud, but with the distinct, satisfying crackle of something catching alight. It’s...

Introspection in Motion: Farbod Biglari’s “Waltz for Baran”

Farbod Biglari’s new single, "Waltz for Baran (The Rain Waltz)," arrived like a polite invitation to a forgotten ballroom, where the chandeliers are lit...

Instant Happiness Hit: Mick J Clark’s “Anuther Sunny Hulliday”

Mick J Clark unfurls “Anuther Sunny Hulliday,” and one finds oneself contemplating the peculiar architecture of joy, especially when it’s blueprinting escape for the...

Vie Jester’s ‘Masquerade’: What Lies Beneath the Covers?

Vie Jester’s new EP, ‘Masquerade’, presents itself like a costume box found in an attic that smells faintly of ozone and old, ambitious blueprints....