Maraad’s new album, “BUFF”, is a strange and beautiful paradox, an object forged in the very fire it’s meant to protect you from. Each track is presented as a "buff," a bit of protective magic for the spirit, but the energy humming underneath feels less like a polished shield and more like the faint, determined glow around a figure in a centuries-old altarpiece—somehow both...

Australian solo artist StarAV just shared an intensely vulnerable new single, “falling down.” The multi-talented producer and lyricist harnesses atmospheric breakcore to chart a deeply personal journey through profound guilt, self-loathing, and the painful realities of a destructive past dynamic. https://open.spotify.com/album/3zHvjsJ5xkcjwxO0JPlSV7?si=bLLEXpJESN2oMDV94_Pv2g It begins with an entirely empty, sweeping drone that echoes endlessly, feeling like an abandoned sanctuary. I initially braced for a gentle meditation on regret....