There is a specific kind of digital claustrophobia embedded in the latest release from Watch Me Die Inside, aptly titled “Infinity Fall I”. Aleph, the sonic architect behind this Cypriot project, seems less interested in adhering to genre boundaries and more interested in the musical equivalent of grinding your teeth while smiling politely at a dinner party. https://open.spotify.com/album/7o1Yvn040TzJuKyzVEJvFu?si=AMUM4ofoTRipwHWAjUg3pw The title track, "Infinity Fall I", sets a...

There's a specific kind of pleasant dread in the opening moments of Korda Korder’s new single, "You Still Turn Me Inside Out," like standing at the entrance of a cathedral you know is haunted by something benevolent. The East Sussex outfit calls this a gothic lament, and they aren't wrong, but it’s a lamentation born from awe, not sorrow. Guitars fall like silver rain...