Big Winner – Blissin’ Out
Big Winner doesn’t need a band. Charles Griffin Gibson does it all himself, and “Blissin’ Out” is proof that one guy with a cheap classical guitar and a bag of sound effects can make something that hits harder than a room full of amps. This is DIY art rock from an Oslo-based filmmaker who walked […]
Faint Halos – Honeybee
Faint Halos don’t rush things. The band took a fifteen-year break, and “Honeybee” is the proof that good songs don’t die. They just wait. This track is the closer on their upcoming album, and it’s got a history that reads like a rock novel. Paul, the songwriter, wrote it back in 2007, played it once […]
GOODTWIN – Roadside
GOODTWIN isn’t here to play it safe. The Los Angeles alt-pop project led by Augusta “Gus” Alexander just dropped “Roadside,” and it’s the kind of track that makes you want to roll the windows down and drive until the gas tank runs dry. This isn’t a headbanger, but it’s got a pulse. A real one. […]
Sheykh Forever – Fire in the Master’s House
Sheykh Forever isn’t here to make you comfortable. The project from Iraqi-born, London-based musician Mostafa Al just dropped a fourteen-track album called “Fire in the Master’s House“, and it’s a beast. Four years in the making. Written, produced, mixed, and mastered entirely at home by Al himself. That’s not a small detail. That’s total control. […]
Hallaballoo – Gravity
Hallaballoo have been at this for a while. The Minneapolis crew started as friends jamming in basements back in the early 2000s. No grand plan, but a bunch of people who liked playing together. That turned into rehearsals, then shows, then tours. And now they’ve got a new album called “Gravity“, released October 2, 2026. […]
Manufracture Music – System Apathy
Manufracture Music doesn’t make music for the faint of heart. The Vienna-based project of producer and sound designer Valerian Steel is back with “System Apathy“, a dark, hardware-driven industrial/EBM single that feels like a machine coming to life just to watch the world burn. This isn’t a song. It’s a transmission from a broken future. […]
The Burton D’Agostini Procedure – Float Over Here
The Burton D’Agostini Procedure have been at this since they were teenagers. Jeff Burton and John D’Agostini met in college, started a band, and never really stopped. That kind of history shows. On “Float Over Here“, you can feel two guys who know each other’s moves without having to talk about it. Burton handles the […]
Ross Atlan – I Can Feel Your Hands
Ross Atlan didn’t come out of nowhere. He’s a Minneapolis grunge scene veteran who moved back to Iowa to chase singing and songwriting. His debut single “I Can Feel Your Hands” is the first shot from a series of songs he’s rolling out, and it lands with a warm, lived-in rock feel. This isn’t a […]
Nick Liberatore – Parallel
Nick Liberatore isn’t some kid with a laptop. He’s a drummer who’s paid his dues on the road, touring with The Goddamn Comedy Jam and Tom Waits War Songs. Now he’s stepping out front with “Parallel“, his debut solo single, and it’s clear he’s got more than just rhythm on his mind. This track comes […]
SANTA CLAWS – Sands of time
SANTA CLAWS aren’t in a hurry. And that’s exactly why “Sands of time” works. The Brittany-based five-piece has been kicking around since 2017. They dropped their debut album produced by Greg Gordon—the guy who worked with Oasis and Supergrass—and then life got in the way. Lineup changes. A pandemic. Years of writing and waiting and […]
Ruut – Gravity
Ruut doesn’t do anything halfway. The Finnish-born, Baltimore-based singer just dropped Gravity, a ten-track album that’s been sitting in her back pocket for fifteen years. And she’s not treating it like some dusty relic. She’s treating it like a second chance. Let’s get the backstory straight, because it matters. Ruut was born in Kuopio, Finland, […]
Hamish – Significant Others
Hamish doesn’t mess around. The Stroud songwriter has been carrying these songs since 2012, and now they’re finally out in the world on Significant Others, a 15-track, hour-plus album that feels like a lifetime in the making. And in a way, it is. Hamish has a simple rule for his music: good melody, good words. […]