Every once in a while, a song comes along that doesn’t just sound beautiful. It also feels like a moment of truth. Ian Ward’s brand new single, “Ocean Eyes” is exactly this kind of song. You think you are just listening to a pop song, but before you know it you are staring off into space, remembering your own version of the story he is telling. Continue reading
Ray Ray Star’s latest single “Feelin’” is out now! With its big rock sound, this song is a reflection on addiction, recovery and the struggle to reconnect with genuine emotions after years of living in survival mode. Continue reading
Alex Thomen isn’t the kind of artist you can easily pin down. Trained as a composer, he has written everything from cinematic trailer music to intimate solo piano pieces, and now he’s dropped a satirical rock single that feels both timely and timeless.
“Where Did They Go Wrong?” is sharp, funny and just a little bit tragic. It’s a song that digs into the irony of people you once knew taking turns you never would have expected. Continue reading
Some songs arrive polished, packaged and ready for radio. Others are born from the trenches of lived experience, carved out of nights when survival itself feels uncertain.
Ray Ray Star’s brand new single, “One Step Away,” belongs to the latter. It is unfiltered, and full of the honesty of someone who has not only walked through the fire but continues to face its heat every single day. Continue reading
Reeya Banerjee combines her power and perspective in her latest album release, This Place. The album is drawn from her own life experiences, from love, heartache and lessons that she has learnt along the way.
So in that sense, it is autobiographical. However she expands on them artistically creating grand rock soundscape to carry her vision, her emotion across to the listener. Continue reading
ellakate’s new single “Love’s Liability” turns the push and pull of intimacy into a shimmering alt pop confessional.
Over a backdrop of crisp drums, synth textures and a pulse that is equal parts retro and with plenty of forward momentum, ellakate paints love as both a high stakes thrill and a quiet vulnerability. Continue reading
There’s a rare kind of debut that makes you stop and wonder where an artist could possibly go next.
Electric, the first EP from 17 year-old New Yorker Zoey Madison, is one of those moments. It’s a four song set steeped in shimmering pop hooks and plush R&B textures. This is the work of an artist who has clearly done her homework and, more importantly, knows how to make her influences her own.
Produced by industry veteran Matt Chiaravalle and co-written with hitmaker Aimée Proal, the EP feels like a perfect intersection of craft and burst of youth. Continue reading
On new album Far Inside, Italian composer Marco Di Stefano turns orchestral music into a living, breathing world of its own.
It’s an album that resists easy classification. Part film score, part folk chronicle, part meditation on memory. Instead of writing a suite of disconnected pieces, Di Stefano shapes Far Inside as a continuous emotional arc, a journey inward that still manages to feel expansive and global. Continue reading
Washington, D.C. based artist Lakaff has always described his sound as “heart music”. It’s quirky, soulful and genre bending, because “soul music” was already taken.
A singer songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer, Lakaff draws on influences as wide ranging as Oasis, Disclosure, Shania Twain, The Prodigy, Kasabian and 50 Cent, blurring the boundaries between rock, EDM, house and hip-hop with dexterous basslines, diced-up beats, indie-rock guitars, horns and unexpected textures. Continue reading
Kenzy Kyx’s debut EP Glitter is a radiant, heartfelt exploration of self-discovery and unapologetic joy.
From the very first note, her voice evoking the ethereal qualities of Stevie Nicks and the sultry allure of Lana Del Rey draws listeners into a world where classic vibes seamlessly meet modern pop sensibilities.
Glitter captures the emotional highs and lows of navigating one’s twenties, balancing introspection with a playful, effervescent energy. Continue reading
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