Matroda’s distorted basslines meet KLP’s courtroom diction on “Bullshit,” clearing the floor of pretenders

Matroda and KLP have released “Bullshit,” a Croatia-meets-Australia broadside dropped on October 24 via Insomniac Records. The record is less a single than a filtration system, sifting clout-choked air until pulse remains. Matroda’s relentless…

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M. Byrd finds grace in transition on “A Better Place,” an 11-song indie-pop diary.

Certain albums arrive like a key discovered in an old coat pocket—unexpected, familiar in the hand, and suddenly unlocking rooms you thought you’d sealed. M. Byrd’s new project ”A Better Place” is that kind of key…

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ANTH turns breakup scars into a pop-rap roast on “I hate You,” feat. Corey Nyell on the hook.

Consider this a stand-up routine with 808s—ANTH has released “I hate You,” a pop-rap missile that detonates with grin-and-grimace energy, featuring Corey Nyell — on the Hook. The U.S. rapper leans into an…

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Toronto hardware duo World News release “ON STEROIDS,” an analog-only debut that breathes through cables.

A warehouse light blinks once, twice, then yields to a tide of electricity—so begins “ON STEROIDS”, the debut LP from Toronto hardware duo World News, a record that breathes through cables rather than code…

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EP Review — JulianTheGirl & Dais dial up an experimental R&B confessional on New Project “Tales From The Modem”

A glitching neon diary cracked open at 3 a.m.—that’s what the EP project “Tales From The Modem” feels like, JulianTheGirl and Dais trading stories across fiber-optic nerves instead of notebook pages….

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Aussie Artist Elaskia slows the heart rate and sharpens the truth on “Either Way I Lose.”

Imagine a night surfer reading the tide by moonlight—Elaskia’s “Either Way I Lose” rides that calm, mid-tempo swell, carrying you toward the quiet where honesty finally speaks. Australia’s alt-pop and adult contemporary artisan sketches…

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Dive into “SOL” A URNM’s Favourite Single From Filipino-American storyteller Labit’s Debut Album.

Labit’s single “SOL,” the namesake centerpiece of his debut album SOL, unveiled on October 17th, radiates like a slow dawn crossing a quiet room. The Filipino-American singer, songwriter, and storyteller builds a contemporary R&B reverie on tender, soul-washed piano, letting…

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Brittany Campbell aka 01L4N’s New Single “Creep With Me” invites perfect surrender at mid-tempo

Brittany Campbell has released “Creep With Me,” a dark, mid-tempo R&B incantation that slides like silk through moonlit rooms. Co-produced with Aaron Day and Dayloop, the track is cast in 6/8—Scorpio-season time—where soft synths glow…

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UK Singer-songwriter Eleazar unveils “Eleven,” a South London R&B nocturne

A hush like rain on warm pavement, Eleazar’s latest single “Eleven,” is a South London nocturne that threads contemporary R&B with neo-soul filigree and indie poise. The track moves at a chill, mid-tempo sway, its soft piano keys sketching lantern-light…

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Damien McFly marries radio lift to quiet honesty on New Album “for those who care.”

A proverb from nonnas and nurses alike could fit here: care is a slow craft, but it outlives spectacle. Damien McFly’s “for those who care” , an Italian folk-pop/indie-pop album whose quiet engineering…

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On Her EP “For The Record,” Micae turns bedroom folk into diaristic symphonies of breath, string, and sincerity.

Call it a Polaroid EP: Micae’s “For The Record” feels like a hand-warmed snapshot pulled from a coat pocket—creased, human, and stubbornly present. The Canadian singer-songwriter builds a folk miniature with nothing more than guitar and her velvety…

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UK Singer-songwriter Billy Reekie Turns Heartbreak Cinematic on the soaring single “Easier.”

UK singer-songwriter Billy Reekie released “Easier,” a mid-tempo pop-rock/indie-pop ballad that turns private grief into widescreen cinema. He builds an immersive, narrative coil: dynamic guitars…

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StarRing Chen Paints a Nocturnal Portrait of Taipei with Violin, Grit, and Grace In Single “Lost in Taipei (流浪台北)”

Streetlights are a city’s pulse when doctors clock out and StarRing Chen (陳星甫) has released “Lost in Taipei 流浪台北,” a Mandarin pop-rock ballad for the hour when scrubs meet a guitar case. Written after a dusk shift, the song traces exhaustion that…

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NAVY returns with “Here For You,” a Caribbean R&B-pop ballad That Will Make You Want To Fall In Love

NAVY has released “Here For You,” a Caribbean R&B-pop ballad that glows like dusk on seawater. The Dominican singer—already a fixture from GRAMMYs Reimagined and Apple Music Home Sessions to tours across France, Dominica, and the UK—offers…

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EP Review — Avivie’s self-titled “Atmos” turns club pulse into moving meditation across four analog-driven cuts.

Like a lighthouse teaching the ocean to breathe, Avivie’s Atmos arrives as a self-titled statement of intent: dance music that meditates, meditation that moves. The four-song electronic set locates a rare balance between pulse and pause, sculpted…

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On Her New Single “Abigail,” Susie McCollum writes to her younger self and turns restraint into refuge.

Susie McCollum has released “Abigail,” a hush-toned dispatch that extends the promise of her 2024 debut EP, Tempt My Fate. The American indie artist frames a chill meditation in the crosswinds of indie pop and neo-soul: supple grooves, gauzy…

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Tavia Rhodes turns grief, love, and flight into motion on “HER SAY,” a live-band soul-folk-rock set.

Like a campfire story told to the tide, Tavia Rhodes releases HER SAY and the coast answers back. The Seattle singer-songwriter—whose gigs have matured into a full-band electricity—turns grief, love, and flight into a living document you can hear breathing…

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Swedish singer LOVA delivers an unsentimental, tender valediction on “Leave It Beautiful.”

LOVA has released “Leave It Beautiful,” a Swedish indie-pop valediction with a quiet R&B afterglow. The track moves at a mid-tempo saunter, powered by understated percussion and a cushion of velvet harmonies that cradle…

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