The inspiration for the project was an envisioned world ruled by a tyrannical regime, within which individuality is deleted, and a revolutionary movement must ignite the final fight for liberation.
Rock
From the rising success of his band to embracing the solo creative life, ZCon delivers an enchanting original style this season, with the cascading electronic riffs and hazy, reverb-kissed vocals and tones of Cocaine Mirror.
Fans of Americana, soft rock, Nashville storytelling and eighties power-ballads will rejoice throughout the humble highs and lows of Echoes and Embers. Bob Berdanier suffers no unwarranted influence from modern trends, and instead writes from a place of real human feeling, creating with skill and understanding, towards precisely what an audience needs and connects with.
The brilliant Lion Drome continue their climb, this time briefly softening the mood with something sultry, funky, but ultimately dark and intense in its commitment to concept. Featuring lush vocals, expressive and fluid, with long-form verse melodies that descend and satisfy with charm and character, Goodnight Sleep Tight is a compelling taste of the upcoming … Continued
Creative and interesting rock music, great riffs and a strong groove – an old-school progressive rock tone and gritty, accessible leading voice. CJ Seventy captures something surprisingly raw and real for this track, and delivers a conceptual story and motivational tone all at once.
Deep Eddy Records hold closely to authenticity and vibe, celebrating the best in instrumental traditions and guitar music, with a genre-fusing surf revival that’s invigorating.
Modern pop-punk with emotional vulnerability and unfiltered passion. Mira’s Age brings through an album of energising riffs, licks, live drums and hooks, whilst diving into stories that reflect on issues like anxiety, attention craving, accountability, mental anguish, and heartbreak.
Bright and beautiful indie rock, high energy guitars, bass and drums backing distantly mixed, nostalgic indie vocals – Robin Brown delivers short, snappy lines and precise storytelling, with the melodic charm and uplifting groove of Alone in Sydney.
Be Happy cries out loud for you, its chorus resounding and looping in the mind, and it’s the perfect antidote to the trivial fakeness of forced joy and overproduction from much of the recent music realm.
Realtime rock and roll artist Daneka Nation takes on the mighty Vixen, with this anthemic and live-sounding version of the unforgettable yesteryear single How Much Love.
Written as an ode to their beloved cat Tracii, about the ‘paradox of love and the limitations of time’, Ashes Upon a Zephyr is simultaneously a tribute to Brazil’s renowned Orelha the dog, and overall, makes for a melodic and passionate dedication to everyone who’s loved and lost a treasured pet.
London’s Dream Delay access something real and profound with this single – a stunning introduction, to an alt-rock act with a clear sense of purpose and songwriting charm that resounds.