Tag: Katie Belle's "Symptoms": A Modern Pop Elixir

More Than a Record, A Life: Robin James Hurt’s “A Song, A Story Told”

Robin James Hurt’s “A Song, A Story Told” arrives with a sound you can almost run a thumb over, like worn corduroy. In an age of sterile, diamond-polished productions, this album is a defiantly handmade thing, tracked onto vintage cassette machines. The result is not a flaw, but an ingredient. A faint, persistent hiss breathes alongside the instruments, a ghost in the machine who...

Bad Valentines Etch “Memory Tattoos” into Your Soul

Bad Valentines offer up their new EP, "Memory Tattoos," and these four songs arrived like a bundle of stubbornly persistent wildflowers pushing through cracked pavement. This Helsinki quintet, veterans of the Finnish indie scene, isn't peddling easy comforts; they’re dragging the raw, beautiful mess of existence into the flickering neon glow of their glam-punk-pop leanings. https://open.spotify.com/album/225MfCZIbTNTA5m9tOollK?si=CeZ8sF8qTwWuZ1dLciMy-g The EP itself feels like being buttonholed by someone with...

Katie Belle’s “West Coast” Shimmers With LA-Inspired Pop Magic

Katie Belle's "West Coast" Captures LA's Magnetic Charm in Infectious Pop Anthem The rising pop star Katie Belle just released her new song "West Coast,"...

Katie Belle’s “Symptoms”: A Modern Pop Elixir

If one were to immerse themselves in the environment of modern popular music, one would find that there is a dynamic and broad assortment...