Tag: Mat Hook

Violet Love Carves Out Pain on “Destined to Fail”

Violet Love has offered up an EP titled "Destined to Fail," and it arrives less like a prediction and more like a pre-existing condition, a medical chart for a soul that’s been diagnosed with itself. The DIY recording quality doesn’t feel lo-fi for aesthetics; it feels necessary, like these songs could only have been born in a sealed-off room where the air was getting...

Push Forward with Trueclaw’s Propulsive “One Road.”

Trueclaw and their new single, "One Road," arrive with a curious proposition: an anthem for human perseverance co-authored by artificial intelligence. There’s an immediate, propulsive energy here, the steady cadence of a long-distance run translated into pulsing synths and an ever-evolving beat. It is a song that doesn’t shout encouragement from the sidelines; it becomes the rhythmic breath in your lungs, the metronome for...

Mat Hook Bounces Back Harder With New Song “Runaway Road”

After a long absence, Mat Hook has returned with a new song that proves he is better and more powerful than before. Mat's new single,...