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. […]
Segana – Midnight Masquerade
This isn’t a record that tiptoes around. Segana came out of Sydney with a clear mission: make synth-pop that hits like a rock band and sticks in your skull for days. The duo—Blair Djuna and JMap—met at JMC Academy, both studying songwriting, both already solo artists in their own right. They dropped their first single […]
Sound Waves # 62
• Weekly Song Recommendations • “Ex Honeysuckle Girl” pulls you into a hazy, unpredictable world where delicate passages gradually give way to a much heavier emotional force. Masking Girlfriend balances dreamy textures with fierce guitar-driven intensity, creating a striking alternative rock track that feels both intimate and explosive. Socials: Spotify “Skinwalker” unfolds with a haunting […]
Massimo Donelli-Paolo Rossi – Adorati Spiriti
This is not your typical rock record. Massimo Donelli-Paolo Rossi didn’t put together a collection of party anthems or breakup songs. They built a concept album with weight, history, and a message that hits harder than a wall of Marshall stacks. “Adorati Spiriti” is nine tracks of progressive rock, jazz-fusion, and world music that tells […]
Last Night Watchman – Old Blighty
Let me tell you something about the Last Night Watchman. This isn’t some kid fresh out of music school trying to get clicks on TikTok. This is a guy who’s been around the block, played in a proper Birmingham indie band called The Noseflutes back in the day, recorded sessions for the BBC, and released […]
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 […]
Sound Waves # 61
• Weekly Song Recommendations • Sand Jar turns still so far into a beautifully hazy portrait of longing, where fragile vocals and shimmering textures make every moment feel intimate yet strangely distant. The song gradually gathers emotional weight before breaking into a sweeping, cathartic release that lingers like a memory you cannot quite let go […]
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 […]
Lyons Lane – You’ll Talk About It!
Lyons Lane is a five-piece out of Detroit, and their debut EP You’ll Talk About It! just dropped. Trust me, you’re gonna want to be in on this from the ground floor. These guys didn’t just show up overnight. Frontman Mark Leo started writing songs and playing in bands when he was eight years old. […]