These songs take hold in secret, stealth-boldened waves. There is a sadness to it all but also a sense of quiet hope – the warm, trembling arrival of more ambient atmospherics opening up like a freshly risen sun on a soft and secret summer’s morning.
Abolish Golf brought us ‘Into Place’, an indie rock gem straight from Edinburgh. It explores uncertainty while longing for clarity.
Be prepared to be confronted by WAN’s brutal sound in this bold track!
Recorded alone at home with nothing but soft guitars and a voice that sounds like it’s right there in the room with you, “See You Around” trades perfection for something more intimate and raw.
Fast paced drums and hypnotic, delay soaked vocals makes “In Time” feel like it’s floating outside of time itself, simple in structure but hard to shake off.
Simple guitars and raw, breathy vocals carry “Backburner” from quiet frustration to an emotional peak, showing that music doesn’t need to be complicated to hit hard.
France’s PÆRISH delivers a striking rock experience exploring the themes of emotional exhaustion, depression, and anxiety.
“What Great Light” by Fountain Road: A sonic storm, delivering flashes of hope in the maelstrom of contemporary dread.
A two minute blast of distorted guitars and punky drums that grabs you from the first radio static crackle and doesn’t let go.
The NYC three-piece offers a sense of escapism which doesn’t last long due to a daunting reality.
Brighton’s Had Sandy said “Let’s take you back to high school” with their new song.
I listened several times just to have a grasp of what the hell was happening (complimentary).
The feeling they invoke is quiet, inexplicable, and intangible; the way the best feelings are experienced.
Listening to ‘Immaterial’ will transport you to the middle of a tumultuous, crashing sea.
Bold, clean, fresh, and powerful: Doc Turbo is bringing skanking back with their new album.
Clover reminds me about the importance of leaning into life and accepting it just as it is, never forgetting to be grateful for the ability to experience this blip in time.
Stemming from a track from decades ago, Silver Firs taps no phase singer Flurina Häberli to dish against the dominance of men in the scene.
Chicago’s horn-heavy punk legends return with a new song on an upcoming with a boisterous – but not unbelievable – title.
The Chicago ska band releases a live favorite that calls to action every member of the generation in a position of power to leave behind a better world for the next.
“mine hænder” is a staggeringly mature debut – heartfelt, achingly beautiful, and one of Grubby’s top tracks of the year.
Album: desksnail – Lights Leak 
Single: Abolish Golf – Into Place 
Single: WAN – Someday You Will Know 
