A Future That Never Quite Happened
Some songs want to be analysed. Others demand complete surrender. Egopusher’s “Pearl” is cinematic dance music that dissolves time, space, and the listener.
Audio Essays
Turning into a To-do List
Your exhaustion isn’t a personal failure; it’s not a bug but a feature of the system. In this Ghost Note, Odd Beholder drags the pressure to function out of the most private sphere and into the open.
A lingering menace
“Only the Weak Prey on the Kind” by Swedish duo Morabeza Tobacco references a famous bassline, imposing a sense of danger, a threat emerging from blue twilight, annoucing itself with crystalline guitars.
Browsing a non-linear timeline
“Sedimento” by Microhm & Imaabs is a mind-bending song that feels like a window into a culture, not a single piece of art. To understand why this particular song haunts me, we need to examine the fabric beneath the sound.
BLUAI – It's Gotta Be Me
Pain sounds beautiful. Delicately picked guitars and a soft arrangement drawn from Americana and folk traditions open the track, as Belgian trio BLUAI captures a gut-wrenching realisation.
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.
Swimming Pool – Hold Your Horses
Zurich/The Hague duo Swimming Pool bring together the seemingly incompatible in their new single.
Chelsea Wolfe – Death Is Not The End
Californian artist Chelsea Wolfe once more embraces darkness. Delicate at first, then it erupts with roaring guitars and crashing drums.
Adna – I've Been Here Before
Adna’s latest single still carries the same truth: vulnerability isn’t an aesthetic but a necessity. And proves once more that gentle music is a deadly weapon.
Ella Ronen – At Seventeen
Janis Ian's "At Seventeen" aches gently. Ella Ronen's cover removes the gentleness.
Pixie McCann – Living in Memory
UK newcomer Pixie McCann’s debut EP is out today. The song “Living in Memory” is the perfect trap: crystalline pop that springs into a gripping anthem.