Apple Eyes – Be
Apple Eyes are a London duo who don’t need a fancy studio to make a racket. Their single “Be” is a synth-driven kick in the teeth that proves you can do it all yourself if you’ve got the guts. Claire Hadidjenar and Matthew Walker met at university, and together they’ve built a sound that’s part […]
Translucent Veil – The Veil
Translucent Veil don’t mess around with nostalgia. The band of local-rock veterans took a Sunday jam and turned it into a full-blown beast, and “The Veil” is the proof. This is psychedelic rock with weight, not a retro trip. It’s heavy, hazy, and built to hit you in the chest. The song opens with thick […]
Stephanie Phillips – Walking the Tightrope
Stephanie Phillips didn’t make a record to soundtrack your backyard barbecue. This is a seventh album, and it’s called “Walking the Tightrope“, and it arrives carrying the weight of a year and a half that would flatten most people. She’s based in West Chester, PA. During the writing of this thing, her younger brother died. […]
PoeTreeman – Still, the World
Let’s get one thing straight. PoeTreeman isn’t here to blow your speakers out or melt your face off with a hundred-mile-an-hour guitar solo. This is a different kind of heavy. The project from California songwriter Anthony Wayne Langston, titled “Still, the World“, is a ten-song, fifty-minute ride that hits you right in the chest instead […]
Sarina – Hell has frozen over
Sarina doesn’t do subtle. On “Hell has frozen over,” the Tokyo-based alt-rock firebrand torches every fake apology she’s ever heard. This isn’t a sad ballad. It’s a loud, proud middle finger to gaslighting and a declaration that enough is enough. The track kicks in with gritty guitars and a beat that shoves you forward. Sarina’s […]
Ivan Mudd – Getaway Car
Ivan Mudd have been quiet for a while. The Norwegian trio from Horten formed back in 2010 and cranked out three concept records between then and 2016 – Greetings Earthlings, Spaceminister, and The Supreme Plateau. They called that run the Alien Abduction Trilogy. They toured Norway and England, hit the International Pop Overthrow Festival, and […]
Electrobuddha – The Man Who Killed The World
Electrobuddha isn’t here to make you feel good. The Glasgow solo artist behind the project, Mark McCaffer, built “The Man Who Killed The World” in his home studio – he calls it Electrobuddha Towers – and he did every single thing himself. Drums, bass, guitar samples, string arrangements, vocals, lyrics. Just a guy with a […]
FORRM – PALAZZO
FORRM doesn’t make music for your phone speaker. “PALAZZO” is a beast built for big rooms, loud radios, and the kind of silence that follows a really good live show. This is the project led by artist and filmmaker Firouz FarmanFarmaian, and it’s not simply a song. It’s a piece of a bigger world. Recorded […]
Wholes – Berlin
Wholes don’t ease you in. “Berlin” opens with a single line that lands like a slap: you’re on the edge, the floor is cracking, and the whole thing is about to give way. This Belgian noise-rock crew built a track that crawls under your skin before it starts thrashing. It doesn’t hit you in the […]
Mad Painter – Island Poetry
Alright, turn the speakers up until the windows rattle, because we’ve got a record that feels like it was dug out of a dusty crate from 1972—except it wasn’t. “Island Poetry”, the new full-length from Boston’s own Mad Painter, is out on October 1, 2026, and it reminds us exactly why we fell in love […]
Romattic – Candy Smoking
Romattic don’t do romance the way you see in movies. “Candy Smoking” is a twisted love song, and it’s not here to make you feel warm inside. It’s a jab at the way modern relationships have become a checkbox, a status symbol, something you’re supposed to have even if it’s rotten. Theodor Andreas Halmrast and […]
Rosso Tierney – FEEL
Rosso Tierney doesn’t waste time. The Leeds rocker kicks the door in with “FEEL“, a track that moves like a runaway train and asks a question that’ll sit with you long after the last chord fades. This isn’t a ballad. It’s punk-edged, guitar-driven, and built on distorted riffs, heavy drums, and a solo that rips […]