Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5)

Are you ready for your close‑up, world? If not, get ready. Amity’s second single is a news flash put to music, and it is blisteringly bold. His song isn’t a protest anthem in the traditional sense -…

Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5)

“Lies,” the latest single from Fever Dream -  the self-described “4‑piece noise‑makers”  - is an anthem drenched in emotional recoil. The track opens with a grimy, pulse‑driven bassline that slithers beneath an addictive lead guitar,…

Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5)

Domi Hawken, the indie alt‑rock force emerging from London, is unapologetically telling her story - and she’s not whispering it. “Break My Heart Again” is a guitar‑driven pulse of defiance, where Hawken’s vocal sits right at the…

Alternative Rock · Released 2/13/2026

Krooked Tongue wasted no time pulling listeners straight into the heart of their latest release, “Blood Shark.” The Bristol-based Alternative Rock trio deliver a track that is all grit, shadow, and adrenaline - a tight,…

Indie Rock · Released 2/5/2026

Jamie Button’s new single “Some Nights” feels like opening a time capsule you didn’t know you buried but suddenly needed. The Scottish singer‑songwriter leans into a John Lennon-esque vocal presence, the kind that carries a…

Lemon Drink’s “Patsy Kensit” spins with all the fizzy sparkle of a well‑mixed indie pop rock cocktail:  light on its feet, but strong enough to knock some sense into you if you’re listening closely.

The harmonies have that unmistakable nostalgic…

Single released 30 January 2026 | From the debut album A Field of Manmade Fires (out 27 February 2026)

BRSR’s latest single, “Portals,” lands like a neon‑lit fever dream - an alt‑rock offering that wears its influences proudly on its…

This year, music reminded us why it matters - why it moves, why it heals, why it provokes. From global icons reinventing themselves to indie voices carving new lanes, 2025 was a study in sound and storytelling. Here’s a rewind…

https://music.apple.com/us/album/love-is-like/1821537686

Maroon 5 — Love Is Like

A butterfly at the flame: the risk, the burn, the glow.
Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)

Maroon 5’s eighth studio album arrives with a promise: fewer outside voices, more of the band’s own pen and…

Released August 22, 2025

As a music journalist who keeps my ears to the street, I’m always searching for releases that speak to the everyday listener – the ones grinding through life, waiting for that weekend moment when music becomes…

Released: October 18, 2024 (Live Version)

I’ve had Cape Town to Cairo Live on repeat for a week now, and it’s more than just an album, it’s a journey. “Home Again” hit me hard. It transported me straight back to…

Let’s get one thing straight: The Life of a Showgirl isn’t just an album – it’s a statement. A reclamation. A sonic pivot that pulls from the golden eras of music – the soul of the ’60s, the shimmer of…

In their latest release, Wild Horse—an electrifying indie pop trio from East Sussex—delivers a heartfelt anthem called “Don’t Wait” that resonates deeply with anyone standing at the crossroads of change. It’s not just a breakup song—it’s a liberation ballad.

From…

The latest single, “You & I,” by San Demas follows the music outline of “less is more” when it comes to production, similar to how the Rolling Stones achieved this effect on their single "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction."  This…

A musical bomb has arrived from the UK, sure to blow you away! Toy Parlour, a new outfit comprised of members from UK alternative scene hitters Beach Riot and Gnarlah, has already made a significant impact with their single "…

It is no secret that the music scene has become pretty stagnant with lullaby tracks that put you to sleep and redundant club cuts that get burned out.  As a music journalist, the pot of music had simmered down to…

FINAL, Vol. 2 was released on March 29th.  I wanted to give my readers six weeks to settle into the Spring / Summer 24 music scene before I published my review of Enrique Iglesias’ highly anticipated, LAST, studio album.  

FINAL,…

Country Music is having its movement in 2024.  True, Country music has never faded away, but Pop music and Hip-Hop has been dominating the airwaves.  And while I have been tired of some of the songs that major labels force…

The song “Reason” is a single off of J Vessel’s upcoming EP entitled XO.  The song begins with a subtly provoking piano that modulates into the verse as it is joined by a teasing hi-hat.  Filled with Afro percussions,…

In today’s world of music, it is hard to find music that truly allows the listener to use their five senses to simply exist in the now - their sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste.  Some mainstream, and now some…

When have you put on an album in today’s world of music, in 2023, and you were speechless? Completely moved or totally frozen by emotions in your mind that were asleep?  For me, it’s been a minute.  In comes Swedish…

It all starts with a piano ….

The “The Traveller” is a song by Czech Republic singer/songwriter Yana.  Featuring Maurice Culligan (from the Irish band Interference), “The Traveller” (‘s) storyline is an homage to Fergus O'Farrell, the late front man…

It is award season for music.  When I attend a music award show in person, or from my couch, what I love seeing the most are the bands that have longevity - those bands that have been bent by history’s…

“You Save Me” is a beautiful ballad written by Jessica Lynn and sang by Lynn and Liam Wakefield.  In this song, “music” is the hero.  Coming out of the heart of Lynn, she used descriptive words to support…