Author: 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 […]

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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 […]

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Get A Job Review
May
17
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Get A Job Review

 

Get A Job by SPLINTER is an energetic and excitable rock banger, exploring the frustration we feel about work. It covers the expectations of getting a job and the anger we feel succumbing to the rat race. The track also gives us a perspective on the alternatively hollow life of a rockstar, forever burdened by […]

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A’ma Get My Way Review
May
13
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A’ma Get My Way Review

 

A’ma Get My Way by NNENNAYA KELLY is a confident afrobeats and pop fusion track about the power of feminine confidence and love. The foundation is the excellent, powerful vocal performance by NNENNAYA KELLY. Perfectly expressing the confidence at the core of the song’s identity, she shows her personality through her delivery of the lyrics. […]

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Love On Fire Review
May
11
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Love On Fire Review

 

Love On Fire by LAUGHING CATS is a brilliantly crafted electronic pop track with some psychedelic alternative influences that elevate it to the next level. Beginning with this repeated, syncopated shout, from the opening bell Love On Fire establishes its stylish verve. The exclamation is energetic, bold, and unapologetic. It’s also got a flirty undertone […]

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Fragmented Night Review
May
2
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Fragmented Night Review

 

Fragmented Night by RICHARD TYLER EPPERSON is an introspective and emotionally resonant alt-rock, pop project that captured my attention from the first listen. It also has some folk elements that are especially apparent in the vocal performance. There is a noticeable harmony present on the vocal during important lines and phrases. It elevates the performance […]

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Flaunt You Review
Apr
29
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Flaunt You Review

 

Flaunt You by ROBIN SWANN is a bold yet emotionally compelling indie pop track detailing the queer experience of falling in love outside of the mainstream and traditional expectation of heterosexual romance. The phrase “Flaunt You” is an incredibly bold statement within the track, suggesting they don’t want to simply be in love, they want […]

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Madness Gladness Review
Apr
17
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Madness Gladness Review

 

Madness Gladness by ZACHARY MASON is an ethereal dream pop track exploring a narrative of falling in love, filled with madness but also gladness of being in love. That dichotomy is the foundation of the song’s narrative but interestingly, the melody feels very centred and unified. This is totally in contrast with the track thematically. […]

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The Lotto Review
Apr
9
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The Lotto Review

 

The Lotto by BAILEY PERRIE is an emotional and personal anthem about regret and lost love, focusing on the concept of your love interest choosing someone else. There is a palpable sense of pain and regret in PERRIE’s voice. You get the sense that she is not just singing the words but truly feeling them. […]

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Not Giving In Review
Apr
6
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Not Giving In Review

 

Not Giving In by LUDWIG JONSSON is an exciting but deeply poignant track about standing up for yourself, especially in the face of the distortion and noise we face daily. The guitar was the factor that made me fall for the track at the start. It has a crunchy distortion and bold execution that injects […]

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