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Straylings – Call Back Your Name (2024)

Straylings’ third studio album Call Back Your Name emerges as a nuanced exploration of personal transformation, weaving together psychedelic folk textures with deeply introspective storytelling. The...

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Lauri Järvilehto – Songs About Sadness (2024)

If music and philosophy had a love child, it would sound a lot like Lauri Järvilehto’s Songs About Sadness. This album is a testament to the Finnish artist’s ability to transform profound...

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bby ivy – Closing Chapters (2024)

bby ivy’s latest EP, Closing Chapters, is an emotional odyssey. The Norwegian-born, London-based artist takes listeners on a journey through heartbreak, healing, and self-discovery with a sound that...

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Gracie Mauk – Vol. 1 (2024)

Embracing her passion for music at an early age, singer-songwriter Gracie Mauk began studying classical piano at the tender age of 4. Yet, while her fingers walked across the classical sphere, her...

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Deltawelle – My Own God (2024)

In our 2023 interview with Deltawelle, guitarist and frontman Franz Schneeweiß explained: “…with music, you can conserve the things going on in your mind. You can express inner conflicts that are...

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RORO and snapir – Colors Left (2025)

I love a good collaboration, they always seem to tap in a different layer of creativity and when they work you get something truly special. I’m confident in saying this is one of those times. RORO and...

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Old Silence – Too Soon To Be Gone (2024)

Bringing a new side to grunge, Old Silence is the self-described “neo-grunge” group set to intoxicate audiences, ensnare senses, and pioneer a brand-new breed of rock. Inspired by the likes of Rage...

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Stuffed Foxes – Standardized (2024)

French post-psych and shoegaze mavens Stuffed Foxes return with Standardized, a mesmerising addition to their already compelling discography. Building on the sonic foundations laid in their 2022 dual...

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Naesia – Indecisive (2025)

Naesia’s debut EP, Indecisive, is more than just a collection of songs – it’s an immersive emotional experience. From the moment the opening notes of ‘Mr. Mysterious’ play, listeners are drawn into a...

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Nancy Nova – Tour De Force (2025)

Legendary 80s disco artist Nancy Nova has just released her much-anticipated album, Tour De Force, an electrifying blend of retro synths and modern techno beats. The album, which features 16 tracks,...

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Surfing Pointers – Surfing Pointers (2024)

Surfing Pointers is a psyche and shoe-gaze garage band from Manchester, England, who have just released an EP on BirthDIY Records, and these four songs have been a long-time-coming. Formed in 2019,...

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Ditz – Never Exhale (2025)

Straight out the traps in 2025, Ditz are hitting us with phenomenal use of noise in Never Exhale. It’s been a long time that I’ve been looking forward to an album after hearing one song, but since...

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Tess Parks – Pomegranate (2024)

After reviewing ‘Koalas’ way back at the end of August, the anticipation of Tess Parks’ next record has been palpable. Having spent the end of 2024 exploring her back catalogue I was ready for some...

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JJ Sweetheart – Big Things (2025)

Valentine’s Day 2025 has JJ Sweetheart delving into the notion of romance with his debut EP Big Things. Having just returned from a nearly four month, 1,000 mile solo hike through the Arizona desert,...

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Cassie Ann – Journey of the Heart (2025)

Cassie Ann is one of those fortunate people who knew what they wanted to do, see and get out of life before entering adulthood. As a youngster, raised near Munich, she began learning the piano and...

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Craigology – Secrets from a Gemstone (2025)

Craigology’s new EP, Secrets from a Gemstone, is nothing short of a musical odyssey, offering a mesmerizing blend of ambient piano, neoclassical elegance, smooth electronic jazz, and orchestral...

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Aistis – Caviar For Seagulls (2025)

In the realm of alternative folk, few voices resonate as deeply and universally as Aistis, and with the release of his latest album, Caviar For Seagulls, this Montreal-based artist cements his status...

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Pickle Juice – Cheeky EP With The Boys (2025)

Fusing international inspirations and influences in one high-powered burst of music, we have the international five-piece Pickle Juice. Born from a “lack-lustre snow season in 2023”, the Canada-based...

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Jazzhole – Moonlight Mile (2025)

Combining jazz grooves with soul has decades behind itself, and adding hip-hop to the mix at least two. There were so many names and labels given to this, you can call them grooves –  everything from...

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A. Lee Edwards – Interpreting Heart Sounds, Vol. I (2025)

After three decades of music-making, A. Lee Edwards steps into the solo spotlight with Interpreting Heart Sounds, Vol. I, a collection that proves good things come to those who wait. Rooted in...

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