CCT Beats has consistently demonstrated that he is talented and skilled. One can wonder how he finds such experienced musicians for each new track and idea. The high production standards and catchy atmosphere of the song are also present here. O'Hara's voice sounds like a soothing lullaby, and the song is well-composed. Despite the fact that the songs' stated purpose is to draw attention to problems...

Listening to Paul Louis Villani's new EP, The Other Side of Silence, feels less like pressing play and more like cracking open a locked diary found in a derelict building. It’s a messy, confrontational, and deeply private affair, where industrial-strength riffs grind against lyrics that feel surgically exposed. Villani doesn't write anthems for crowds; he seems to be recording the dissonant hum of his...