There’s a certain unease that settles over you the moment Death Drive begins. This is not the kind of record that gently eases you in – it drags you straight into its storm, confronting human fragility, political decay and the self destructive instincts we can’t seem to shake off.
Revvnant, who is the brainchild of Elias Schutzman, makes no apologies for the weight it carries. This is music that confronts, unsettles and still somehow manages to seduce with moments of strange beauty.
Amit Rai Sharma is a London-born Indian, based between London, UK and Changhua, Taiwan. Frontman and singer of notable London band Ex Libras, Amit has cultivated a career in creativity over the years through various disciplines including sound art, composition for theatre & dance, and public installations. Now, as a solo artist, Amit is ready […]
Some songs are written in hindsight, piecing together a story long after the wounds have healed. Shallow is not one of them. Animals In Denial began writing it while still trapped in the very relationship that inspired it. A relationship that was built on deception, obsession and manipulation so surreal it borders on the cinematic. […]
In this interview spotlight, I chat with Laguna (of Mountain Girl Records) about the latest release (Sweetlips), earliest music memories, dream collabs, and more. Full Q&A along with links and music below. Can you describe your sound for our readers? I can throw out descriptors like fuzz, psychedelic, “VHS glam”, but how do you describe […]
For a band barely four years into their journey, Stigma sound like they’ve lived a thousand lives – and their full length debut “Second Chance” bears the weight of every one of them.
Gritty, melodic, and lyrically rich, this album is a defiant statement of identity and intent from a German alt metal act that refuses to be boxed in by genre conventions or industry trends.
Last weekend I took a ride over to Dallas to catch The Eagle‘s BFD 2025 mini festival. The Eagle is a Dallas based rock station, that used to do this every year before they were taken off of the air. With the station recently coming back on iHeartRadio, they decided to bring BFD (Big F*ckin […]
Few artists bridge the gap between conceptual art and immersive listening quite like Ben Neill.
A composer, performer and the inventor of the electro acoustic Mutantrumpet, Neill has long been known for bending the boundaries of sound and fusing acoustic tradition with digital innovation.
But with Morphic Resonance, the first release from his forthcoming album Amalgam Sphere, Neill enters especially ambitious territory as he explores the radical theories of evolutionary biologist Rupert Sheldrake.
Brooklyn-based Filipino-American Indie artist CIAO MALZ (Malia DelaCruz) has released herEP, ‘Safe Then Sorry,’ via the non-binary-owned Audio Antihero label (Frog / Magana /Nosferatu D2 / Cloud), and sees her collaborate with guitarist James Chrisman (Sister.) and drummerFelix Walworth (Told Slant / Florist). In this interview spotlight, I chat with CIAO MALZ about the latest […]
With new single “Progress,” Sound Strider delivers a blistering critique of modern development ideology, setting the tone for his debut album, “Mechanical Animist”.
This lead single pulls no punches, laying bare the cracks in the foundation of capitalism, consumerism, and systemic oppression. All wrapped up in a hypnotic post-industrial groove, the track seethes with an existential frustration that mirrors the disillusionment of the 2020’s so far.
Electronic artist Marek Kubala has had a diverse career since the release of his debut EP, ‘Awhile’, in 2018. Not one to be pigeonholed, Marek signed to shoegaze label Shore Dive Records, with the project embracing a chameleonic approach to songwriting. Fusing crisp electro with indie guitars and soulful vocals, Marek’s expansive sound has attracted […]
