Brilliant punk-rock writing and a passionate all-together-now recording introduces the timeless and aptly-titled volume of French band GRINFAITH’s intoxicating anthem RIOT.
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Great songwriting, a happy guitar anthem of quirky images, big dreams, and a fine fusion of organic folk-pop realism and cinematic, fully-loaded keys, strings and rhythms to elevate a catchy jam. KRANTZ captures a timeless vibrancy and warmth, with the uplifting wonder and romance of Dance on the Moon.
Precision of niche and vastness of atmosphere – a compelling fusion of glitchy ambient layers atop a relentless hard techno pulse. TransilvaniaRotterdam is a producer at the forefront of cinematic electronic music, and Hold Me Tight Don’t Wanna Die is a fierce and confronting ode the depths of fear and desire united.
Indie’s Hemingway of the Highway returns with a fiercely poetic Americana rock single this month – the mighty Mat D brings through his most raspy and impassioned vocal presence, amidst a soaring arrangement of distorted guitars and quicker, softer indie riffs to counter underneath. Something like Springsteen with a faster-pace and deeply provocative, even profound … Continued
DownTown Mystic have long-since been a rock and roll force for a good, and their latest EP features the iconic rock’n’roll hall of fame rhythm section from Bruce Springsteen’s own legendary E Street Band.
Promising regular episodes and a consistent character strength and realism that instantly breaks down barriers and connects in a deeply human way, When Goodbye Comes Too Early is a podcast covering themes of love and loss, caregiving and advocacy, grief and healing, faith and hope, emotional resilience, and learning to breathe again after heartbreak.
Far from the end of KUNAL’s time in modern music, this single simply marks the finale of a four-year chapter of life and learning that has been this creative output and mood.
“I definitely enjoy a momentary escape of the weighty burdens that being a person who is least in the society in which they live carries with it.”
Contrast masterfully utilised – a sudden evolution from acoustic fingerpicking to full-throttle, cinematic rock. Wizherd Music Group branch out further still, with the fiercely loving then heartbroken sentiments of the genre-fusing, RnB to pop-rock arrangement and song All For You.
New music from a new era, and a brand new album already on the horizon. Sonic Pulse Project tease the philosophical depth and creative charm of The Hourglass Effect, with the high-octane full-band vibrancy and catchy, colourful chorus of Symphony of Seconds.
Australian singer and artist Simon Orton turns his thoughts and feelings towards a classic from Sting and The Police, presenting one of the most mellow and intimate acoustic takes yet, for Every Breath You Take.
Blending smooth and distinct vocals with ambient dance and reggaetón production and catchy resolves, singer and songwriter Chris Axé brings something fresh and evocative to modern Latin music, with highlight tracks from the 2026 album Estación Chris Axé.