Confidence can easily be mistaken for arrogance, especially when its history remains unseen. On “D.P.W.M (Don’t Play With Me),” London-based, Malawian artist YesaYa turns that tension into a hard-hitting UK rap statement,...
For centuries, the Silk Road connected people, ideas, and cultures across vast distances. But what if the journey wasn't only about reaching another place, but also about discovering something within yourself? On...
Allister Ainsworth and Jacob Connor, the Auckland duo behind Microbes, timed the release of "Dire Tribes" for October 7th, ahead of the New Zealand General Election. They began the song together in...
Most of what went into "I'm A Vine" came from Tara Van's community. The Toronto soul artist recorded the single, released October 9th, at Apartment Sea Sound, the east-end hub run by...
“Stolen Valor” by Tony Frissore featuring AXIOM builds an unexpectedly restrained soundscape for a subject carrying this much emotional weight. A slow funk groove, atmospheric synths, and distant sirens create a dark...
There is something almost sacred about five o'clock on a Friday afternoon. For the factory worker whose hands have carried the week's weight, the waitress who's smiled through another double shift, or...
DECISIONS OUTPACING RESPONSIBILITY!
On Bad Strategies, Tony Frissore uses groove as a lens for examining how power operates, and how easily it detaches from accountability. The track doesn’t approach its subject through confrontation...
There’s a certain stillness that settles in when you press play on Wonders Await—the kind of quiet that makes you lean closer, as if someone is about to tell you a story...
BETWEEN THEN AND NOW, AND WHAT REMAINS!
There’s a calm certainty in the way Bekim!’s We Belong Together begins, as if it’s already mid-conversation when you arrive; a clean four-on-the-floor kick sets the...
Rockhampton's Thickshake released "Through the Daylight" back in August 2024, a single he wrote, recorded, mixed, and mastered entirely on his own. Thickshake is a multi-instrumentalist who handles all the parts himself,...
Dominican singer Kerwin Garcia released “Navidad Sin Tí” back in November. It’s a melancholic Christmas song about missing a loved one during the festive season. Christmas is a very important time for...
Vilnius rapper Omni-Science dropped "Astronaut" back in December 2021 with vocalist Oxana. The track pulls from 90s boom bap and early 2000s European pop, mixing jazzy samples and hard-hitting drums with Oxana's...
Hamburg's Sabrina Nejmah released "Don't You Worry" on December 12th, her second track. Born in 2008, she's the daughter of a Moroccan mother and a German father, and she spends her free...
THE GRANDIOSITY OF DARKNESS EMBODIED!
There are tracks that announce themselves, and others that arrive quietly and rearrange the air around you. DUOMO’s Phantom belongs firmly to the latter. From its opening swell,...
