Shelia Taylor
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DEBUT EP REVIEW: Catacouture by ghostbells
Catacouture is a collection that moves with a predator’s grace through the neon-slicked alleyways of the modern club scene.
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SOUND CHECK: False Idols by Contrasts
Contrasts is a band that knows exactly how to build something beautiful just to watch the weight of it bring…
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DEBUT ALBUM REVIEW: Karma Waters by Nook & Cranny
A record shaped by movement, memory, and the quiet confidence of musicians who know when to let the music lead.
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DEBUT ALBUM REVIEW: And I’d Do It Again by Only the Poets
And I’d Do It Again leaves one in the wreckage, feeling a little more exposed but significantly lighter.
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WATCH: “Friend or Faux” by Bitter Kisses featuring ChuggaBoom
A fully realised force of controlled anger and swaggering musical truth.
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QUICK SPIN: “Mechanical Woman” by Mechanical Woman
The sound of a woman entirely her own invention, one that is an old soul who found her voice in…
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NEW NOISE: “The Alpha” by Hex Poseur
“The Alpha” is a sharp edged piece of work that manages to feel both menacing and skeptical.
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QUICK SPIN: Temporary Tragedy” by ROREY
By letting vulnerability move forward rather than collapse inward, “Temporary Tragedy” finds ROREY turning private reckoning into something steady and…
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SOUND CHECK: Nothing Is All I Am by Virtue In Vain
Nothing Is All I Am by Virtue in Vain is a visceral pressure release.
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QUICK SPIN: “No Hay Adonde Ir” by Ana Schon
“No Hay Adonde Ir” places Ana Schon at the intersection of pressure and release, where noise-pop textures and Spanish lyrics…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Herezjarcha by Profane Elegy
This is black metal that thinks in long arcs, where violence and restraint circle each other.
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QUICK SPIN: “Haunted” by Crooked Fingers
By letting electronic pulses and emotional fallout share the same room without canceling each other out, Crooked Fingers steps into…
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DEBUT SINGLE: “Spoiler Alert” by Miss Configure
Miss Configure turns the concept of the pop anthem into a document of surrender.
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NEW NOISE: “Toy Soldiers” by Alberta Cross
A track that feels like a caffeinated stroll through rain slicked London streets after years spent breathing in Brooklyn dust.
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QUICK SPIN: “Reverie” by Re:O
“Reverie” shows Re:O leaning into restraint and detail by allowing tone and pacing to do the emotional heavy lifting. The…
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QUICK SPIN: “Midnight Creep” by The Darts
“Midnight Creep” shows a clear affection for rock and roll’s shadowy corners but it’s also freakishly delicious.
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NEW NOISE: “Lazy Susan” by Gatlin Black
“Lazy Susan” is a sobering and well crafted statement that trusts one to sit with discomfort rather than escape it.
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QUICK SPIN: “Griever” by Avery Cochrane
A snappy pop song that captures the complexity of past feelings.
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QUICK SPIN: “Lost in LA” by Jordan Anthony
“Lost in LA” captures the strange loneliness of chasing a dream in a crowded city.
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NEW NOISE: “Flowers in the Water” by The Boxer Rebellion
A modern guide for living life instead of missing it.
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QUICK SPIN: “It’s a Sin” by Ghost
It sharpens the song’s latent menace without flattening its emotional core.
