Album Review

Mission To Sleep’s “A Spark or The End” Is Every Rock Indulger’s Dream

It’s gritty. It’s undeniable. Presenting a release that goes this hard is a milestone in itself but new listeners will be shocked when they find out “A Spark or The End” is Mission To Sleep‘s debut album. The band brings more than just a spark — they bring new colors and something refreshing back to […]

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The Quiet One by Ray DA Worst aren’t just playing to the underground; they’re reshaping it with every bar, every beat, and every precision-placed scratch

In the modern music economy, where “albums” are often just glorified TikTok delivery systems and attention spans have been reduced to the lifespan of a sneeze, The Quiet One is, frankly, obnoxious. In a good way. Let me explain. It is 33 tracks long. Thirty-three. That’s not an album. That’s a novella. That’s an unabridged

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“Open Highway” Is A Fusion Of Simplicity and Complexity

There’s a sense of familiarity and nostalgia between the lines, and a clear distinction of Guided by Voices’ influence on the overall vibe. “Open Highway” is a win for those who dig indie, alternative rock, and lo-fi tunes, as this record is everything in between; it’s almost difficult to figure out which category it fits

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“Before the Animals Know You’re Dead” already knows your name. And the animals are listening

Krohme’s “Before the Animals Know You’re Dead” is not here to entertain you. It’s here to test whether or not your soul is up to date. Following the apocalyptic grief spiral of The Ceremony of Innocence, which is an album that sounded like it was pulled from the wreckage of a society that tried “vibes”

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Fu Lai by Yudes won’t just move you; it might actually change how you hear everything else

Let’s get one thing straight: Fu Lai by Yudes is not here to make you feel cool; it’s here to make you feel everything. This isn’t some curated global fusion playlist with easy hooks and celebrity cosigns. No phonetic training wheels, no Dua Lipa cameo to guide you in gently. This album opens in Mandarin-English

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Saline absolutely refuses to be ignored. It won’t let you

Some albums ease you in, like a warm bath. Saline is not one of those albums. Saline is the equivalent of being dragged into the ocean by some primordial horror, held under until your lungs burn, and then being thrown back onto the shore, gasping, confused, and somehow wanting to do it again. This debut

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Cat’s Game by Eric Schroeder is the sound of an artist tossing his inner monologue into the nearest amp and letting it scream

Eric Schroeder has apparently decided that subtlety is for cowards. Cat’s Game is what happens when a musician who’s spent years carefully crafting harmonic introspection finally looks around, shrugs, and mutters “screw it” before plugging in everything he owns and turning it all the way up. The result? A lean; loud; emotionally wrecked album that

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Hey Man, “Slow Progress” Is Still Progress

Through solid basslines, slinky riffs, and defining beats, this album fully encapsulates the experiences and struggles of one that may be applicable to many. “Slow Progress” consists of twelve tracks, each of which tells a story within a similar path. It embodies the sound of alternative hip-hop, with rap that leaves no detail behind. It

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The duality is the point of Undertow

On February 21st, 2025, Dashed to Shivers, a band that sounds like they were formed when four Romantic poets were cursed to wander the Münsterland countryside until they learned power chords, released Undertow, their second full-length album. It also marks the debut of their new frontman, Sebastian Kavermann, whose voice is less “lead singer” and

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