August 2025

Ball in the House’s “Take A Chance” is Unashamedly Romantic in the Best Way

Don’t you just love it when music makes you feel all giggly and carefree? Like this world is already messy as it is so why not just love, and feel, and dance your heart out? Ball in the House knows exactly how to elevate that feeling into their latest single Take A Chance. Ball in […]

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“Car Crash” by Love Ghost Is a Reminder That Sometimes, Devastation Doesn’t Need to Roar

There’s a certain kind of bravery in deciding, “You know what, we’re not going to hide behind walls of distortion, flashy production tricks, or layers of sonic bombast today. Today, we’re just going to sit down at the piano, strip it all back, and make you feel something.” Love Ghost’s “Car Crash” is exactly that

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Patrick Costello Proves on Baltimore City/Let the Brothers Breathe That Anger Doesn’t Have to Be Dour or Joyless

Elvis Costello has always been proof that pop music doesn’t have to be about holding hands on beaches or staring wistfully out of rain-streaked windows. Sometimes, it can also be about calling out militarism, or gleefully spitting bile at Margaret Thatcher in three and a half minutes flat. His best political work wore its anger

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“Ride Or Die Kinda Girl” Is Irian Darkwood’s Way Of Seizing The Day

Just from the gritty introduction and the classic rock riff, listeners already know that they’re in for a treat. “Ride Or Die Kinda Girl” is both a rock anthem and a naturally uplifting song, with its main themes of loyalty and bouncing back. You honestly can’t go wrong with an aggressive yet meaningful song like

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There’s A Lot Unraveling In Alex Wellkers’ “reach the stars”

Explored through extensive wordplay and metaphors, paired with intricate sounds of classical rock and grunge and everything in between, there is no doubt that “reach the stars” covers every inevitable thing to be experienced in a person’s life, from the perspective of the artist, related to the audiences’. However, this album is curated with finesse

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The7thGatekeeper’s “Not to Be Taken” is an Inescapable, Doom-Foreboding Force

Sometimes, music doesn’t have to be bright or fun or even comfortable to stick. At times, it should sound like straight from an old, decaying basement—molds creeping across the ceiling and the walls. And yes, that’s the exact space The7thGatekeeper drags you into with his latest single, Not to Be Taken. The track welcomes you

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Here’s the Thing About When I Close My Eyes by Boy Grapes: It’s Contradictory, Messy, Abrasive, and Occasionally Exhausting

Ambition is a dangerous word in music. Usually, it’s a polite synonym for “bloated” or “overlong,” reserved for when a band decides that what the world really needs is their 80-minute prog rock double album where each track is a metaphor for different kinds of soup. But with When I Close My Eyes, Boy Grapes

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Shelita’s Not Begging for Your Attention on You Will Want My Love; She’s Assuming She Already Has It

Pop music in 2025 is split clean down the middle. On one side, you’ve got the overcaffeinated algorithm-bait songs where the chorus kicks in before you’ve even realized there was a verse, desperately waving its arms for your attention like it’s about to drown. On the other side, you’ve got the slow-burners: tracks that sound

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