Transmission Seven
Jul
9
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Transmission Seven

 

Transmission Seven by LATENIGHTBEATFEAST is a chilled out, downtempo, electronic project that showcases range as well as production props. The project crosses over a variety of tonal styles and emotional scenes while maintaining a sonic through line which brings out the project’s personality. Instead of building a narrative from beginning to end, this project crafts […]

Oliver Patterson
Beautiful
Jul
5
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Beautiful

 

Beautiful by MAAME is an ethereal and effervescent track that captures emotion above anything else. The song explores that feeling of butterflies in your stomach as you speak to someone you’re attracted to. With a charming tonal style and a wonderful guitar accompaniment, the track bottles and distills excitement and joy from beginning to end. […]

Oliver Patterson
Friendly Neighborhood Something or Other
Jun
23
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Friendly Neighborhood Something or Other

 

Friendly Neighborhood Something or Other by IAN BRODSKY is a wonderful album, utilising a mix of indie rock and jazz tones to tell intricate, developed stories through bright, bold vocals and crisp instrumentals. The title track, Friendly Neighborhood Something or Other, is an excellent example of all these aspects coming together to form a cohesive […]

Oliver Patterson
Twist of Fate
Jun
20
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Twist of Fate

 

Twist of Fate by TAHANI is a beautiful and heartwarming track about healing your inner child and finding a constant in your ever changing relationship with your father. There is something far more important in this track beyond melody and rhythm. This kind of meaningful music is both cathartic for the person writing it and […]

Oliver Patterson
Nothing New
Jun
17
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Nothing New

 

Nothing New by REPEAT is an awesome, fresh take on the alt rock, punk genres. Hailing from Sweden, the band bring a renewed vigor and energy to the rock genre with the use of this beautiful distortion on the guitars and an impassioned vocal performance. Instead of hiding from distortion REPEAT uses it like an […]

Oliver Patterson
VICIOUS LITTLE WORLD
Jun
11
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VICIOUS LITTLE WORLD

 

VICIOUS LITTLE WORLD by NOTOWNS is an astute and entertaining album tackling modern life through the genres of New-Wave and Indie-Rock with elements of punk thrown in there. The album is forged by the contradictory tones of positivity and hopelessness. These two aspects mould and form over each other, each dictating the tone of an […]

Oliver Patterson
Dora Lee (Gravity)
Jun
9
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Dora Lee (Gravity)

 

Dora Lee (Gravity) by ROSETTA WEST mixes the bold and the beautiful in this new blues-rock banger. The artist crafts this beautiful narrative about a military commander and his interaction with a deity. The track blends the two worlds beautifully with a varied tonal palette which ebbs and flows far more than I expected. The […]

Oliver Patterson
Shine
Jun
3
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Shine

 

Shine by ESANCY is a creative and heartfelt plea for people not to give up on themselves or others in life. Utilising emotive yet candid vocals and a melody that can shift and change from moment to moment, this track excels in its ability to convey its narrative. The video is also a stunning attribute, […]

Oliver Patterson
Blurry Face Review
May
25
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Blurry Face Review

 

Improvisational music is about letting creativity find its path in the unknown. It’s curious and unfiltered, and Blurry Face is one track that epitomises that. Ari Joshua on the electric guitar, Billy Martin on drums, John Medeski on the organ and clavinet team up for this single-take track. Released on April 25, 2025, Blurry Face […]

Oliver Patterson
Katharina Review
May
20
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Katharina Review

 

Katharina by ART SCHOP is a subtle and enigmatic acoustic folk track exploring the life of Katharina Kepler, the mother of Johannes Kepler, the German mathematician and astronomer born in the 16th century. The track creates this expansive musical soundscape, exploring the uncertainty within her story. You can almost hear the sands of time eroding […]

Oliver Patterson