Reviews

It takes a certain sort of bravery to do political satire in the contemporary world–the bravery that combines acuity with real musicianship. Albert Ahlf strikes that balance with “The MAGA Song” which is simultaneously cabaret throwdown and folk-rock sermon. The very first chord of the piano tells you that you...

The vibrant pop that Eylsia Nicolas has released in her song A Beautiful Mess is precisely the type of club pop that you want to dance to. It is not a mere electro-pop song that tries to squeeze itself into a mould – it possesses authentic personality and catchy energy...

Even though it may seem like a lesson in itself, Brian Hunsaker’s Power Over You qualifies as a bold feat in the art of writing power ballads, and it does so by showing that an independent artist can indeed create a full-fledged cinema musical. After his famous debut Haunted, Hunsaker...

The newest single of Michellar, Never Say Sorry is more of a turning point in the career of a songwriter rather than another release. She is based in San Francisco and has a talent of transforming raw vulnerability into the music that actually resonates and the track is evidence of...

The Ophelia Moon project is not planning to cease its journey into the depths of life and its mysteries with the song Muse Maestro Melody Maker, possibly their most alluring contribution so far. This partnership between Darren O. Moon and Maya Mikity reflects the interest of the project in analyzing...

The most recent addition of The Quiet North by Fredrik Kristiansen is the masterpiece of Nordic self-reflection and worldly musical sensationalism, Borrowed Light. The production of the track is also worth mentioning as the Norwegian base of Kristiansen is mixed with input of session musicians in Ukraine, Spain and South...

One of the most shocking of the joint struggles by Mogal and Teck-Zilla, Away With Words, finds the Cornwall-based rapper just as assured and technically assured as possible in his solo song, Click Clack. This song is ticking with energy that is electric and it picks your attention in the...

Challenge is a rarest energy when the artist prefers to extract fuel out of a struggle, and this is what Big Zaddy Hev embodies in the track to create a perfect capture of that fuel on the song Wurrd (Can I Get A). It is not simply a song, it...

The Quiet North has something about its song, Carry The Quiet, which feels so reassuring that I did not anticipate at the time I hit the play button. Fredrik Kristiansen has made it look as though he took a hand, in the middle of the commotion–this is what we have...

Liquid Reality by Anupam Shobhakar is as revelational as it is classical and dystopian–a sound experience that is both archaic and cybernetic. The revelation that he had made to the interpretation of Indian classic music with fretless guitar, I was at once tempted to know how he would expand upon...

A certain magic is present when an artist manages to capture the fleeting sense of movement, and that is precisely what Michellar does with September. Here, the San Francisco-based artist has created something truly beautiful–a folk meditation that is timeless and incredibly intimate at the same time. The DNA of...

I was absolutely surprised with Butterfly Heart by The Music Of Sound in the most good way possible. I wasn’t anticipating much when I first pressed play but within a few seconds I was already glued to those gorgeous shimmering synths that in an instant transported me back to the...

Knock Knock by K Frxsty is pounding you like a freight train during the first few seconds, and frankly speaking, that is what you want in underground hip-hop. This is not music to listen to when you are in weak health because it is raw, pure street energy that makes...

Brand New Day by The Muster Point Project is a song that takes a bit of time to settle on your skin. But when it does, the truth is that it embeds like few songs can. In an age where music is churned out for clickbait reactions, the organic feel...

There is a certain irresistible power in music that turns a mundane train ride into the epic tale of redemption and Tom Minor captures that power in his “Next Stop Brixton” with the energy and emotional depth that are altogether surprising. This songwriter/singer has created an upbeat indie rock song...

CAUSING A COMMOTION by The New Citizen Kane is one of those releases that creep upon you. What at first seems to be yet another electronic collection soon turns out to be something much more than that- an emotional rollercoaster that is somehow introspective and at the same time impossible...

Los Angeles duo Social Gravy are something special indeed, and the EP A Different Kind proves that, and shows why Brad Kohn and Vee Bordukov have deserved their reputation as romantic rockin-rollers with content. The four songs of this release portray their capability to walk the line between commercial and...

Not To Be Taken is an uncomfortable trip through some of the darker recesses of the human mind, as well as being as confrontational as you might expect of someone who cites Dolly Parton and Slipknot as influences. This Barry-based artist has come up with something truly disturbing in the...

Melbourne trio Remit has produced something truly unnerving with their debut album Questions Unanswered and I mean that in the best way possible. This is not music that tries to soothe, it is art that wants you to face the uneasy truths of our divided world. The album was Written...

There is a certain captivating quality to an artist who comes out of the gate with a fully-formed debut album and Amara-Fe does just that with her album Reborn. This is not a tentative start of a novice, this is the surefooted step of someone who knows her voice and...