With “Island Lantern Festival”, Tony Frissore manages to soundtrack a specific kind of mental vacation I didn’t realize I was overdue for taking. Ostensibly an instrumental nod to the Lunar New Year and the hopefulness of renewal, this piece operates less like a celebration and more like a gentle exhalation. https://open.spotify.com/album/3n43BcxSnavYKC0wt28GNu?si=E_50eQ_lQomyHT1RsD2Jrg It starts wet with the actual crash of ocean waves before slowly drifting inland. I...

Irish solo artist Garrett Anthony Rice explores the agonizing weight of our own complicity on his new single, "The Prisoner". Hailing from Greystones, Co. Wicklow, Rice is currently working alongside industry professionals to release an ambitious 18-song double album. This dense, alternative rock release shows off his sharp instinct for atmospheric storytelling, anchoring his status as a rising global act. https://open.spotify.com/album/2tKqlZ9koduu81J14avFJH?si=hPSMYeNjQBum3Zb7YIEm9g He takes a wildly macabre...