I have been listening to music since I can remember: every genre, every artist, every edgy and niche subculture.
I am a great listener: I take pride in discovering unheard gems, trying to connect with their authors.
It never gets old, really… somehow, music keeps hypnotising us, surprising us, always, always offering something new. Must be some sort of magic.
A gritty burst of cosmic new wave wrapped in retro allure and leftfield euphoria. Once again, My Life As A Moth basks in the widest pool of influences possible, yet lands somewhere unmistakably singular. With ‘Starlet City’, the project reaches its zenith, at least so far.
‘How The Story Ends’ is the latest chapter of The Notwist saga, a perfect introduction to their upcoming album ‘News from Planet Zombie’, out on March 3rd 2026 via Morr Music. It temporarily swaps the group’s electronic flair for a lovable, live-coded, jangly arrangement.
Marking East x West Records’ inaugural release, ‘There’s a Last Time for Everything’ catapults Estonian band Town Flesh into the limelight, as they uncover their nostalgic and hypnotic rock’n’roll allure.
Thanks to a writing style that’s hypnotic, futuristic, but also emotional and highly relatable, talented creative Kansh is past the point of being a bedroom producer, having now become a full-blown global sensation.
We appreciate the heightened introspection behind ‘Nobody’s Home’. Among tender alt-folk tinges and evocative melodies, franxie uncovers the pains of escaping an overwhelming reality through dissociation.
A highly meaningful and personal album, ‘American Doll’ feels like a pivotal moment for Jae.ci, a heartfelt reckoning with their own experience as an international adoptee. The record sparks a conversation around identity and hidden trauma, one that’s frankly overdue.
As Valborg Ólafs learns to appreciate a slower lifestyle in the countryside, ‘Breathe With Me’ takes the listener along for the ride. Introspective, heartwarming, and bucolic, the piece manifests all of its indie-folk allure and ethereal elegance.
A nocturne and hypnotic effort wrapped in mystery and moon-lit mysticism, ‘Story’ represents Kat Kikta’s latest musical frontier. Listeners are taken through a meditative journey that ends in renewal and rebirth.
Surely, Pegasuses are one of the most gifted alt-folk duos in Britain. Part playful and part reflective, their songs are as heartwarming as they are familiar, like laughing with a friend you hadn’t seen in a long time.
Kerry Kenny’s ‘Finbar’ is a theatrical venture into Irish Folklore, a euphoric, hypnotic gem steeped in a continuous whirlwind of dramatic fiddles and kinetic escapism. It’s the torchbearer of a forthcoming album.
Aircraft’s latest album speaks to all the gloomy darkwave heads out there. Lining up a wide pool of like-minded influences, be it industrial shores or post-punk chaos, the Ukrainian creative develops a gritty, nostalgic aural world that’s both prophetic and descriptive.
American troubadour BOSCO has returned with more insights into his purposeful songwriting and a seismic genre shift. ‘One Goodbye’ orients itself towards heartwarming folk allure and introspective imagery.