Weekly5 / Paid-only / Edition #197: From Pool Floats to Sonic Denim This week's picks feature Pool Girl, RIP Swirl & Mother Soki, Lone Aires, The Mountain Goats, and Leon III. By Janosch Tröhler-Nordström / 9 Aug 2026
One of Five / Leon III – Brushstrokes Texan band Leon III deliver an opulent piece of sonic denim. By Janosch Tröhler-Nordström / 8 Aug 2026
Offbeat / Offbeat #10 – Escaping the Frictionless We were promised a frictionless digital future. Turns out, we actually prefer human friction, right? By Janosch Tröhler-Nordström / 7 Aug 2026
Sound Business / Professional tier / Quick Summer Update The Sound Business #14 • A smaller roundup in the heat wave. By Janosch Tröhler-Nordström / 6 Aug 2026
Music / Tender Ender embraces simplicity to find grace & beauty in “Darkness” Today, we celebrate the premiere of “Darkness”, the new single by Swiss artist Tender Ender. By Janosch Tröhler-Nordström / 5 Aug 2026
Weekly5 / Paid-only / Edition #196: High-velocity crashes and galactic sermons 5 new hand-picked tracks featuring Vienna Vienna, Clara Mann, Gurry Wurry, Big Truck, and Locust & Olive Kimoto. By Janosch Tröhler-Nordström / 2 Aug 2026
One of Five / Gurry Wurry – Polaroid of Pain A bit quirky, a bit odd. That’s the initial impression. But beneath the eccentricity, Scotsman Dave King sneakily expands this tiny song into something of stadium-sized proportions, all while keeping its whimsical personality intact. By Janosch Tröhler-Nordström / 31 Jul 2026
Offbeat / Offbeat #9 – A Space to Share Our Passion Beyond the one-way stream of traditional music journalism. By Janosch Tröhler-Nordström / 31 Jul 2026
Weekly5 / Paid-only / Edition #195 This week, we recommend the new songs by Swimming Pool, Sad Cypress, Annabelle Chairlegs, Radio Free Alice, and The Bankes Brothers. By Janosch Tröhler-Nordström / 26 Jul 2026
One of Five / Swimming Pool – Hold Your Horses Zurich/The Hague duo Swimming Pool bring together the seemingly incompatible in their new single. By Janosch Tröhler-Nordström / 25 Jul 2026
Offbeat / Offbeat #8 – Wellness for the Soul A day at Paléo and impressions from Reeds Festival. By Janosch Tröhler-Nordström / 24 Jul 2026
Music / The Cure for Weltschmerz Missing The Cure once was painful enough. A day at Paléo Festival was the chance to finally make it right—and get wellness for the soul. By Janosch Tröhler-Nordström / 23 Jul 2026
