There’s a particular kind of magic that happens when a bunch of creatives pile into a studio without a plan. Sometimes, you get chaos. Sometimes, you get overproduced noise with a hundred hands on the mixer. And sometimes, you get a track like FIRE by Pronto Valid FIRE wasn’t supposed to exist. It was the […]
With a persistent beat and a wicked energy brought to you by the guitar with its multiple effects including but not limited to what sounds like the wah pedal, this song’s melody really sticks with you, as there’s something captivating about how the vocals are layered up. It definitely adds emphasis to what Me &
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Just from the introductive set of sounds, you’d instantly know that this song will keep you on your toes. The immediate image in mind would be a stage flashing red and black, which is mostly this track’s palette. “All Is Well In Hell” is both thrilling and exciting, mainly because of the suspense relayed by
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TORRANCE’s debut studio album, Galaxy of Punks, isn’t content with being just a collection of songs. No, it’s a hyperactive, genre-smashing rollercoaster that grabs you by the face and demands you have a good time. It’s pop, it’s rock, it’s dance; it’s everything, all at once, and somehow, it works. TORRANCE himself is a full-on
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Having a very early start in the world of music during his childhood in Australia, Ivan Bullock, the man behind the titles of Mystral Tide and Minorarc, embraced the field with open arms up until moving to Japan. Surrounded by music and creativity for most of his life, he expertized piano, experimenting with that very
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Imagine you’ve just gone through a breakup, and I mean one of those breakups. The kind where you don’t cry into ice cream; you plot. Now imagine instead of sending an ill-advised text at 2 AM, you grab a guitar, crank the distortion, and write a song that absolutely scorches your ex from existence. That’s
Alright, so READ MY MIND (VIBES SONG) is Wild Horse kicking down the door to 2025 and yelling, “Hey, we’re still here, and we have even MORE vibes now.” It’s their first single with the new four-piece lineup, and that allows them to have a sound that’s fuller, and all for the better. Sonically, imagine
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Industrial-meets-alternative rock band Dozenz is back, and this time they’ve decided to smash alternative rock and electronic music together in a way that absolutely should not work—but somehow does. Their latest album is a ridiculous blend of raw emotion, industrial crunch, and sweeping cinematic nonsense, all wrapped up in a dark, moody aesthetic that somehow
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Have you ever put on an album and suddenly felt like you were the main character in a slow-burning indie film about loneliness? That’s Breakfast, the latest EP from Hong Kong-based Besides. It doesn’t just play in the background; it seeps into the room, filling every quiet space with the kind of melancholy that makes
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Have you ever heard an album so delicate, so beautifully constructed, that it makes you feel like you should apologize to it for existing in its presence? That’s Beloved by David Schaefer. This is an album so soft and introspective it feels less like a collection of songs and more like the ghost of an
