Album: Scarlet Dahlias – Identity Crisis
Identity Crisis is not an album that asks for your attention politely. It sits there,
Month: December 2025
Single: Synthetic Friend – Potion Seller
There’s nothing more refreshing than an upbeat acoustic guitar melody to open a new track.
Album: Veinmelter – An Endless Ocean
Seven songs, twenty-seven minutes, one killer album. That’s right, Veinmelter (proper name Winston Harrison) released
Single: Trainfantome – Here The Mermaids Play
WARNING! LISTEN AT YOUR OWN RISK! This siren call is as seductive as it is
Single: Shadowing – Alive
This current decade has brought back the lo-fi post-punk sound in a big way, with
Album: Windy Fields – Windy Fields
One more post before I take some time for the holidays and the new year.
EP: Eliot Thompson – At The Water’s Edge
Released on December 19, 2025 (the day I’m writing this!), the new EP from Eliot
Single: Self Torque – Del Shannon
Somewhere between blaring trumpets and punchy punk energy, Self Torque has carved out a song
Single: Self Torque – Wicker Incident
Straight from Brighton, London comes the trio Self Torque to display their forthcoming debut album.
Single: Venice Treacle – Bad Aji
I need to give Exeter’s Venice Treacle credit for christening a genre I have always
Single: Thornbraver – Catch
Pao Altamirano, the brains and voice behind LA-based Thornbraver, has been busy lately. As a
Single: caed – throw me in
Don’t be fooled by the lower case, caed (proper name Caedmon Moore) is making waves
Single: Double Truck – Who Can Count On Careless Love?
Philadelphian musician Sam Thacker and his revolving cast of musician pals have done it again.
EP: SloNewsLife – ansible
The opening track of Seattle-based musician Brad Freeman’s SloNewsLife debut EP is somewhat of a
Album: Double A – 2004 ways to lose
Released on August 15, 2025, 2004 ways to lose by Double A has quickly become
Single: BLOODY RUN – Lay Low
It’s good to sometimes step out of your comfort zone, and that’s precisely what I
Single: Ghost Orange – Phantoms (Part II)
Start-Track’s very own Ghost Orange (Callum Foulds) released “Phantoms” five years ago with lyrics that
EP: LoveLunacy – Everlasting
Everlasting is the latest release by Sacramento, California, artist LoveLunacy. A double single that moves
Single: Sugarbeets – Dreaming w/out You
As I write this, the temperature reads 20 degrees, but listening to Sugarbeets’ new single
EP: We’re Here! To Kill – Worth It
Fast, loud, and stripped down to the essentials, Worth It is the newest single by