EP: bloc bloc bloc – inspirational 
Album: parallel – frail 
Album: The Mad Mile – Legroom 
EP: bloc bloc bloc – inspirational
New wave shimmer and post-punk urgency on “inspirational” feel like dancing through the pain, where groove and melancholy coexist.
Album: parallel – frail
The new album from parallel is hazy, distinctive, melancholic and a resounding success.
Album: The Mad Mile – Legroom
Legroom is crammed full of chugging riffs and elegant motifs, with more light and shade than a Renaissance painting.
Single: Sea of Days – Ignite
There’s a slow-burning production in the verse, but then the chorus becomes like a cathartic experience. With a thrilling soundscape, my brain felt the warm embrace of several great throwback acts from the 90s.
Single: Wealthy Jane – Judy Wept
Ripping emo riffs and gut-wrenching lyrics from this New York band’s debut single may leave you in tears
Album: Olive Jones – For Mary
Olive blends her soul, jazz and blues influences to create an album that is destined to become a modern classic.
Single: Red Langur – Crawl
Red Langur distills pop perfection and tragic self-awareness into three minutes that crawl underneath your skin.
Single: Paper Sister – Dreamy
The title defines the song: Glassy, liquid textures with a gentle blur around the edges make Paper Sister’s new single sing.
Single: Libby Ember – News At The Party
A finely balanced assortment of instruments accompany a tragic tune about dealing with heartbreak in a crowded room.
Single: Feverishh – Empty World
Slow, thick and very, very loud, the new tune from Feverishh is not here to fuck around. Dedicate four and a half minutes of your time and there will be no doubt.
Single: St.Arnaud – Midwest Superstardom
Delectable slide guitar smothers this song like dripping hot fudge on your Midwestern summer evening sundae treat.
Single: Andronoids – In The End
Catchy vocals, at once raw and diffuse, ride a hazy wash of jangle and grit in this instant classic banger that dares the listener to remain immobile, knowing full well that it’s already won the wager.
Single: Piner – Odelia
Piner is a wonderful addition to the women-led singer-songwriter golden age, and “Odelia” is worth many repeat plays.
Single: Rosier – Plus d’aimis (feat. Safia Nolin)
From the first three seconds of that dissonant paralysis-demon chording, we know we’re in trouble.
Single: Bleary – Bug
Bug is so goddamn catchy I’m tempted to object to it being called shoegaze.
Album: Sleeps While Walking – Sleeps II
The staples are still there, the lamenting vocals, the solemn yet heavy guitar, the overall washed-out sound, but there is something more mature about this record. It isn’t just sad for the sake of being sad; it tackles the emotion with purpose and refuses to give in or let go.
Single: Andreas Grundel – Lydia
Nearly twelve years later, Andreas Grundel’s dreamy single gets new life to transcend new listeners
Single: Heimat – All the Things I Could Have Done
The chorused guitar, the heavy drums, the slow groove; it induces swaying, and it’s a hell of an earworm.
EP: Boxing Club – What’s The State Done To You?
London-via-Glasgow band in the vein of Idles and Shame emerge assured and fully formed on their debut EP.
Interview: Murkage Dave
An urban wordsmith and singular musical visionary, his music is an amalgamation of many different styles and influences combined in a way that is uniquely, explicitly his.
