Protected: Ratyński’s “Surprise Stopover” Moves Between Strings and Silence
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Vincent Projects “Lumang Gitara” Introduces Kundiman with AI
Let me ask a question that has been bugging my mind lately. Can I or anyone who calls themselves, “purist” really accept AI in music? Let Vincent Projects’ newest album, “Lumang Gitara,” make a case for that. Vincent Projects is an indie music producer from San Jose, California, but was born in the Philippines. This
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Audius’ “Trigger” Ricochets Between Desire And Destruction
You can’t go wrong with music that feels like a dual experience: sometimes painful, sometimes unexpectedly bright. Audius carries that exact energy with his latest single “Trigger”. Audius isn’t exactly new in the scene, offering his range from Urban to Amapiano and countless production collaborations with emerging artists. But even with over 20 years of
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Memento Mori Comes Across Less Like a Polished Debut and More Like a Manifesto
So, here’s the situation: MEMENTO MORI, the debut album from Esbjerg-based artist L¥AN, isn’t just an album. It’s the soundtrack to a Psychedelic Horror Book they also wrote. Yes, really. On paper, that sounds pretentious. In practice? It’s surprisingly compelling. Recorded in a small apartment on what sounds like the barest of setups, MEMENTO MORI
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This Is in Fact the Album Everyone Wants: Messy, Collaborative, Equal Parts Heartfelt and Absurd
Chris Portka has named his record The Album Everyone Wants. Which is a bold move. Most people don’t want any album at all. Most people want, I don’t know, a sandwich, or functioning public transit. But Portka is nothing if not audacious, and it fits: this is the most collaborative, ambitious, and frankly bafflingly sincere
Jordan Corey’s The Tunnel + The Light Is an Album for Liminal Spaces
Some albums arrive with a quiet confidence, and some storm into the room, waving their arms, demanding you listen. Jordan’s The Tunnel + The Light somehow does both. It isn’t shouting, but it radiates urgency, like someone leaning across the table at 2 a.m. to tell you a story they have to get out, because
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Protected: Cydan’s Newest Track, “Falling 4 U” Hits Us Right in the Feels
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The “Just Silence” EP Is a Gift from Barbonus to Us
In a world where lyricism and arrangement intertwine with simplicity, the universe gave us the EP Just Silence from Freiburg, Germany’s very own, Barbonus. Join me as I lay out this EP’s beauty and why it’s a gift from Barbonus to you. The synth riff throughout the first track, “Just Silence,” created this sci-fi video
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Sarina’s “The Fool” Is Breaking, Burning, and Becoming All At Once
The moment Sarina enters the stage, expect an extraordinary, striking performance that deserves to make headlines. And with her latest project The Fool, you’ll get a curation of tracks that is less like an EP and more of an unapologetic statement with no filter, no restraint. Tokyo alt-rock/pop-punk artist Sarina is back with The Fool,
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