Though the foundation of this song is an acoustic shoegaze, it has elements of Passenger and Josh Doyle’s early solo […]
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Can you call this dark pop? After Flux, one of the well-received albums of 2021, Poppy is releasing […]
‘This is our album cover’, blink-182 casually posts as the album we’ve been waiting in anticipation for finally arrives. And […]
Creeper have been building up to this long player with a series of stunning singles. Could the rest of the […]
There’s something cool about how the chorus drops a smart rhythmic change in ‘GhostsGhostsGhosts’. But perhaps I’m getting ahead of […]
I’m out of order. More specifically, I discovered Cartographer one single in, so didn’t get to write about their first […]
One of the underlying themes of all the recent blink-182 tracks is how they reference classic material, adding to these […]
HotWax kick off with an edge of funkiness in ‘High Tea’, a stomping lo-fi rock track with a tremendous sound. […]
With a series of movements spread over nine minutes, ‘Further Than Forever’ is an epic rock opera from Creeper. The […]
As ‘Sanctuary’ led us to expect, we get heavy intricate instrumentation and a superb vocal for Cartographer’s latest single, ‘Vertigo’. […]
Throwing a stylistic curveball, ‘Fell In Love’ is the story of a doomed relationship, expressed through the medium of a […]
Kill The Icon have released a new punk protest track. This is a stomping rage against our government and society. […]
The guitars kick straight in for Rachel Chinouriri’s latest single, ‘The Hills’ and they add a strong signature to this […]
Brace yourself for some melodramatic art rock as The May Divide deliver their musical oddity, Personal. Let’s make an attempt […]
Sitting on the borders of pop and rock, Kailee Morgue merges Gwen Stefani’s pop sleekness with Avril Lavigne’s bite. Morgue’s […]
Quirky music is making a giant comeback and English Teacher are one of the bands spreading its joy. The verses […]
Described as a non-album single, ‘Already Over’ is a welcome return for Mike Shinoda. It’s a pacey rock song with […]
It’s an atmospheric start for Cartographer’s ‘Sanctuary’. Piano notes cut through a wash of synth and then the song kicks […]
Were you wondering if blink-182’s classic line-up reunion would give us more of those moments we hold so fondly? Well, […]
Descartes A Kant have dropped their album, After Destruction. This is one of those rare examples where the concept encourages […]
This new single from The Nightmares is a delightful melancholic love song that delivers rapid verses and half-beat chorus lines […]
Like every good Halloween Horror, Magnolia Park are bang on time with their sequel to the Halloween Mixtape. ‘Antidote’ is […]
The latest release from Sea Girls is really rather brilliant. ‘Weekends and Workdays’ definitely has their signature with the verse […]
Ushering in October, ‘A Burial of Dreams’ is the title track from the forthcoming debut album from Deceits. It’s a […]