On 16th October Scottish-born, Chicago-based singer-songwriter Chris Connelly releases his new album Doo Wop In The Dark: A Portrait of Lou Reed via Shipwrecked Industries, and we’re delighted to ...

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Let the Alpine Play is a 16-track album blending heavy rock and post-punk atmospherics with meticulous production. Each track is beautifully mixed with a controlled chaos—everything occupies its own ...

It is hard to believe we are already past the midpoint of 2026. The year has passed so quickly that, all of a sudden, Punk Christmas, otherwise known as Rebellion Festival, had arrived again — and ...

Cel Rayzer is the debut full-length album from Chicago band Cel Ray. Formed in 2021 and releasing their debut EP Cellular Raymond in 2023, Cel Rayzer marks my first dive into the band’s wonderfully ...

The members of chest. “have breathed music through every pore, having first connected in the darkness and vibrations of Supersonic, one of Paris’ beating hearts of independent music”. They could have ...

Alison Cotton ‘s new album The Gods Laugh joins a long line of her albums that inhabit dark and ancient parts of our collective past, drawing from folklore and collaging myriad sounds into layered and ...

“I’ve struggled with depression and anxiety my whole adult life, and in recent years found relief in letting go of that insatiable search for happiness and peace.” So says Celine Cairo, whose album ...

Andy Dufresne dug a tunnel to freedom with a tiny rock hammer. He had been in prison for 19 years. Holly Head frontman Joe Moss started writing ‘No Gain’ on a piece of paper he had to request from a ...

Listening to the music of Sumie (Sandra Nagano) is to cast off the stresses of the world and be transported to the most beautiful landscape. For many reasons Stardust In Valleys is quite simply her ...

“What is work?” – it’s the name of a non-existent Haddaway B-side. It’s the first three words of this review. It’s also the howl of existential despair I ask myself at precisely 9:04am every morning ...