Review & Press Interview: Ella Bright & Producers on ‘Off Campus’ Soundtrack
Based on the beloved hockey romance book series by Elle Kennedy, Prime Video’s Off Campus tells the love story between Hannah, a music major who expresses herself through music, and a hockey player, Garrett. Their relationship starts off as a handshake deal to fake a relationship together, but slowly grows into real romance. Music is […]
Review & Press Interview: ‘Serial Romantic’ by Jai’Len Josey
‘Serial Romantic’ traces the progression of a relationship, capturing its different stages across each track. Like a sonic film, every song feels like a chapter with its own atmosphere, while together they form a cohesive narrative. “Housewife and “New Girl” focus on the beginning of a relationship, but in dramatically different angles. In “Housewife,” Jai’Len […]
Review & Press Interview: ‘Tales of a Failed Shapeshifter’ by Em Beihold
Tales of a Failed Shapeshifter is whimsical and darkly honest. On her debut LP, Em Beihold dives into the darkest corners of her heart and brings otherwise buried and suppressed emotions through quirky, lighthearted melodies. Beihold is in an honest conversation with herself throughout the album. From her failed attempt to be someone else to […]
Review & Press Interview: ‘VOL.3’ by Novulent
‘VOL. 3’ is an immersion, with thoughtful and deeply felt storytelling. From the first note, everything that exists sonically and visually in this album has been deliberate. The Taxes-born artist, Novulent, approaches music-making the way he’d write a full-length feature film, heavily influenced by cinema. Sounds and visuals come together to tell an emotive story. […]
Review & Press Interview: ‘From Another Room’ by Diana Silvers
The truth that lives in folk music doesn’t come out as a drastic scream, but instead, it flows out as emotional documentary of the voices that beg to be heard. Having built a career in the film world, Diana Silvers never intentionally pursued a career in music, but a plane ride in September 2024 became […]
Review & Press Interview: ‘ACE’ by Madison Cunningham
It’s hard to believe that much of Ace came from intense emotional confessions such as anger. “Just accept that you have anger,” Cunningham said. “I have a lot of anger.” She never put the structure first, even though she has mastered the form of expression. For Cunningham, writing music equals letting raw emotions spill out […]
Review & Press Interview: “clue/talk” and “play” by The Two Lips
Dreamy pop meets lo-fi aesthetic defines this era in the best friend Filipino-Latina duo The Two Lips’ discovery. From “clue” to “talk” and their latest “play,” the world never feels too big or overwhelming in their music. Self-contained in an ethereal bubble, where everything is tender, feathery with a hint of melancholy, there’s two sides […]
Review & Press Interview: ‘Speak Like the Dead’ by Return to Dust
Even though it’s only been a year since Return to Dust released their self-titled debut album, ‘Speak Like the Dead’ catches them in a completely different mindset. Spotlighted by a drastic expansion of sound and symbolism, a shift in themes, and the deepening of lyricism, the new EP feels like a rebirth, with ghosts living […]
Review & Press Interview: “All This to Say I Love You” by Elliot James Reay
Elliot James Reay doesn’t sound like this era. His voice is smooth and full. His love is intense, sunny, and incredibly romantic–an old soul whose entire personality feels surreal in the modern light, yet authentic and unmistaken. With sounds that feel warm and rough edged, as if coming from a vintage player, ‘All This to […]
“VIOLET“ by Glass Mansions
Hailing from Austin, Texas, Glass Mansions is an alternative rock duo, fronted by Jayna Doyle. With thrilling synths and ground-shattering beats, the new release, “VIOLET” investigates digitial brainwashing and the endless seek for meaning and purpose. Doyle’s sultry vocal is coiled in eletronic flickers, haunting and elevating while the track sonically captures the motion of […]