Rolling with… The Usual Suspects – Bubbles
The Usual Suspects open their ‘Growing Pains’ EP with ‘Bubbles’, a warm indie folk moment built on gentle vocal harmonies and everyday nostalgia. Based in Kansas City, the band leans into small memories that feel big, bike rides, parks, road trips to nowhere in particular, and evenings ending under streetlights. The lyrics move like snapshots…
Rolling with… Art Pop – teenage scum
‘teenage scum’ is a raw burst of frustration and chaos, where guitars splinter and rhythms stumble like a pissed-off sleepwalker. It’s the sound of refusing to fit in, of proudly owning your “too much” with cracked, urgent vocals that cut through the noise. Art Pop’s music feels like a broken kaleidoscope—twisted, unpredictable, but mesmerizing. These…
Toasting… Ash – Girl From Mars
There’s a shimmer in the heatwave haze of brit pop’s golden age, and in 1995, that shimmer had a name: ‘Girl From Mars’. Ash, the teenage trio from Northern Ireland, dropped this interstellar indie pop blast when frontman Tim Wheeler was just 18 years old—a fact that feels almost unfair considering how sticky and timeless…
Rolling with… Angie Fights Crime – The Weight of the World
‘The Weight of the World’ is a highlight from ‘Savior of the World’, showcasing Angie Fights Crime’s evolving sound. The track blends moody synth textures with a steady driving rhythm, creating a spacious yet emotionally dense atmosphere. Daniel Jordan’s guest vocals add a raw, human edge, perfectly complementing the track’s introspective tone. The production is…
Rolling with… Frank Rabeyrolles – A picture of you
Frank Rabeyrolles’ ‘A picture of you’ opens ‘In conversations’ with a hazy, dreamlike atmosphere, blurring the lines between psych-pop, indie folk, and experimental lo-fi. Swirling synths and delicate acoustic strums create a lush yet fragile sonic landscape, while melancholic melodies drift like faded memories. The track feels intimate yet expansive, carrying a sense of nostalgia…
Toasting… Salad – Drink The Elixir
Pure 90s indie magic. ‘Drink the Elixir’ is a full-throttle rush, a dizzy swirl of jangly guitars, hypnotic rhythms, and Maria van der Lugt’s effortlessly cool vocals. Dropping in 1997 as the lead single from ‘Ice Cream’, this track is peak Brit-pop energy, blending melody with a raw, almost psychedelic intensity. Salad float between dreamy…
Toasting… Blur – Song 2
Blur’s 1997 self-titled masterpiece gave us ‘Song 2’, 127 seconds of blistering brit pop chaos that’s as electrifying now as it was then. With its raw, distorted guitars, pounding drums, and Damon Albarn’s shout-along hook “Woo-hoo!” this track smashed the charts and became a global anthem. The surreal lyrics, like “When I feel heavy metal”,…
Rolling with… Maverick Smith – Coal for Christmas
Maverick Smith crashes the holiday scene with ‘Coal for Christmas’, a raw, rock-laced anthem for those over the sugar-coated cheer. Channeling the grit of indie rock and the defiance of punk but also power pop, the track swaps tinsel for truth, with lyrics that cut through the holiday fluff like frost on a December morning.…
Rolling with… retroshade – Ursa Minor
Brooklyn-based retroshade bursts onto the scene with their haunting debut single ‘Ursa Minor’, a celestial anthem wrapped in moody guitars and dreamy, otherworldly vibes. The female-fronted power trio channels serious 4AD energy, blending the shadowy allure of shoegaze with the delicate ethereality of dream pop. ‘Ursa Minor’ feels like a hymn to the unseen world,…
Rolling with… Icarus Phoenix – Doctor! Doctor!
Icarus Phoenix’s new single, ‘Doctor! Doctor!’ is like a heart-to-heart with your favorite therapist, but with a killer soundtrack. Inspired by a real-life doctor’s visit and a mental health quiz that hit a bit too close to home, this track dives into the artist’s struggle with feeling like a ghost in his own life. The…
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