Music

Trick Shooter Social Club’s “Television”: Tuning into Love’s Low-Lit Frequency

Trick Shooter Social Club's "Television," isn't some shiny, manufactured anthem. It's a scratched-up record, the kind you pull out after a long day where everything tasted like cardboard and feels the same kind of worn in and comfortable. This Chicago outfit, led by Larry Liss and Steve Simoncic, they’ve bottled that feeling into a song about quiet corners and the kind of love that...

Issy Winstanley Presents Her Long-awaited Song “Never Have I Ever”

The song by Issy Winstanley is captivating; it has the ideal amount of atmosphere, and her laid-back manner is enticing. Her most recent single, "Never Have I Ever," exemplifies the naivety, fun, and openness that she is known for. Issy's goal with this song is to create an atmosphere in which the listener feels as though they are catching up with an old friend over a...

“Frosty”: Anacy Melts the Tinsel, Reveals the Truth

Anacy's “Frosty” just landed, and honestly, it's like finding a lone, slightly melted candy cane in the back of the cupboard – a bit...

Asteroid-ing Emotions: The Dinosaur’s Skin’s ‘Meteor Shower’ Hits Deep

Dust motes danced in the pre-dawn light, much like how my brain felt after hearing The Dinosaur’s Skin's “Meteor Shower.” Trex and Triceratops, that...

“Graves,” Hamilton Hound: Not Your Final Resting Place (For Listening)

Hamilton Hound's "Graves" isn't something you just hear, it sort of happens to you, like finding a forgotten photograph in an old book. Ian...

“Cuentito” – A Sonic Snap Shot by Tone Ranger and Vecinoz

"Cuentito," a single from Tone Ranger (Alex Simon) collaborating with Vecinoz (Tati Bohorquez and Giovan Michael), shimmers like heat rising off desert sand. It’s...

James M LaRocque’s “All About Me”: Self-Aware or Self-Obsessed?

James M. LaRocque, or JML as the hip kids probably call him, dropped "All About Me". It's a classic rock single, which, you know,...

Mardi Gras’ “Sandcastle”: When Towers Fall and Melodies Rise

Mardi Gras, six souls strong – Liina Rätsep, Fabrizio Fontanelli, Alessandro Matilli, Carlo Di Tore Tosti, Valerio Giovanardi, Fabrizio Del Marchesato. A sonic stew...

Catching “Snowflakes Flight” with Edditter: A Sonic Snow Day

First thought? It doesn’t sound like someone trying too hard, which is always a relief. It’s not that self-important throb you sometimes get with...

Tomas Raae’s “Jeg Glemmer Dig Aldrig”: A Nordic Echo in Sound

A broken teacup, stained with Earl Grey, hums with the same quiet ache as "Jeg Glemmer Dig Aldrig." Tomas Raae and the ethereal voice...

Orchestral Twinkles: Eric Harmsen’s “All the Christmas Lights” is an Experience

Okay, let's pretend the universe coughed up "All the Christmas Lights." Not literally, of course, though I did find a sparkly rock in my...

Rich Allen’s “No Pinks”: The Unsaid Screams

I saw a pigeon wearing a tiny top hat yesterday. It has absolutely nothing to do with Rich Allen's new single, "No Pinks", but,...

Unearthing Feelings with Jeán et Joie’s “Ma”

The color of a worn-out teddy bear, the kind that smells faintly of dried chamomile tea and forgotten childhood adventures—that's what “Ma,” the new...

Love’s Slow Rain: Mi’Kael Chalyce Finds Her Sun in “Faded Love”

Sometimes healing sounds less like a whisper and more like a storm—a sonic reckoning that blows through the debris of old wounds, scattering the...