Tag: Cory Batchler

Riax Delivers Floor-Shaking Catharsis on “Saved My Life”

Listening to Riax’s new single, "Saved My Life," feels like receiving a thank-you note from the future while standing in the middle of a lightning storm. Here is the furious, floor-shaking kick drum of Euphoric Hardstyle, a sound designed for packed crowds and laser-split darkness, yet it’s delivering an intensely private message of self-reconciliation. It’s a baffling, brilliant collision. The beat wants to obliterate...

“Country Dreams”: Soul Provider’s Search for Meaning

"Country Dreams," the new album from Soul Provider, arrived... and, well, it didn't arrive on a golden chariot pulled by unicorns. It just showed up. Sixteen tracks of pure, unadulterated country – or, at least, that's what they're calling it. There is a lot of Americana in it. There's a definite flavor, a sort of sonic stew of love, loss, hope, and resilience. Think...

Love Ghost Fuses Global Sounds With Poignant Authenticity In ‘Veneno’

Love Ghost, an indie band from Los Angeles that has played alongside the likes of the Smashing Pumpkins, Green Day, and R.E.M. at Germany's...