Nick Andrea’s Ve*hic*u*lar is a revival of old-school rock, deeply infused with jazz, blues, and even country. Across this six-track EP, Andrea blends genres effortlessly, creating a sound that is both nostalgic and strikingly modern, with a soulful vocal style. Each track feels cinematic, almost like it could underscore a scene in a Tarantino film, gritty, […]
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At the heart of Forever Elsewhere, the fifth album by Jordanian pianist and composer Samer Fanek, lies the piano. Every instrument here—strings, woodwinds, guitars, drums, and synths—exists not to showcase itself, but to serve the music’s emotional depth. The result is a work that feels less like a collection of tracks and more like a
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I don’t particularly believe in the idea that a single deity created the universe with a plan, but I do believe in some composers who do, among them J.S. Bach and the great Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. With his new release “Arvo Pärt: Credo”, performed by Paavo Järvi and the Estonian Festival Orchestra, some fundamental
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Ross Stewart’s debut EP Purpose arrives as both a personal statement and a bold introduction to his artistic identity. Across five tracks, Stewart blends Blues, Rock, Soul, Americana, and Country into a collection that is diverse yet cohesive. Each song offers something distinct, rocking guitars, heartfelt ballads, poetic lyricism, yet together they form a unified portrait
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Stories Untold: Act I by Tristen Bishop is the opening chapter of a project that invites the listener to become a co-creator. Instead of dictating a specific story, the music opens up a space for imagination—whether one is a writer, a painter, or simply someone who enjoys building narratives in their mind while listening. This
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With Dark Summer, EM_LEN returns with a three-track digital album that feels both nostalgic and forward-looking. Where his previous release Sleep Infinity carved a space between post-punk melancholy and synthpop shimmer, Dark Summer embraces a darker, more experimental territory—one that recalls the discovery of underground music on late-night FM radio while pushing the artist’s sound into fresh,
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Acūstica is the third album by YUZ, the instrumental project of guitarist and composer Uriah Witztum. Across 11 tracks, YUZ opens up his most acoustic and intimate world to date. This is a journey, where Mediterranean traditions, Middle Eastern modes, flamenco rhythms, and jazz-infused colors coexist in harmony. At times joyful, at times melancholic, always deeply
With GlasGlas, both the name of the artist and the EP, we are introduced to a debut release that blends electronic soundscapes with reflective, almost philosophical themes. Written and produced between 2021 and 2022 and released in early 2023, the album moves beyond pure electronic music to explore ideas of resilience, mysticism, and transformation, carried
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Releasing a Digital Album feels at first like a promise: a chance for an independent musician to reach listeners anywhere in the world. No labels, no gatekeepers—just upload, distribute, and wait for the music to travel. That was the dream the streaming services and digital distributors sold us. But once you step into that world, another
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Rock music has never truly left—but every now and then, a new band comes along that reminds us of why we fell in love with it in the first place. The debut EP, Vice Market by Captain Mantis, does exactly that. Produced by Latin Grammy-nominated Paco Lazo and Andrés Lavalle in Monterrey, Mexico, the four-track release
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