Tag: Song for Lena album by Steven Browley

The Calm Hum of Mastery in Zov.yay’s “No Watches”

Listening to Zov.yay’s new single, “No Watches,” is like catching yourself forgetting what day of the week it is, and then deciding you quite like it. There’s a distinct feeling of unshouldering here, a shedding of temporal anxiety. Zov.yay’s flow is less a performance and more a conversation you’ve walked into, a comfortable, self-assured account of having arrived somewhere important without having watched the...

Dancing Alone with thinking silly’s “Small Town Syndrome”

Listening to “Small Town Syndrome” by thinking silly is an exercise in delightful contradiction. Dylan Morrison’s project, shaped here by the production hand of collaborator Margot Taylor, builds a sleek, propulsive chassis of dark pop and minimal techno, only to house an engine of pure, grinding ache. It’s the sound of someone forcing a smile so wide their face hurts, a dance track for...

Rewind and Repeat: Steven Browley’s “Song for Lena” is Pure Nostalgia Tape

Steven Browley's "Song for Lena" isn't just another track dusting off the 90s; it's like finding a mixtape your older sibling swore they'd destroyed,...