Trading Shadows for Sound — Hugo Oak’s Soulful Reclamation S.M.S.tt.D is a reckoning. With this latest single, Hugo Oak breaks his silence and re-emerges with a sound that feels both ghostly and grounding. Known for his lush, gospel-drenched vocals and cinematic production, Oak dives deep into emotional terrain here, pulling from grief, transformation, and that […]
An Interview with Monsieur Herr
What’s the story behind your latest song/album? The album, “Buying Into the Hype,” was originally intended as kind of a faux-Beatles record, believe it or not, in the vein of the Rutles or Utopia’s “Deface the Music.” It wasn’t intended as anything particularly ambitious at all. Then, as things tend to do, it sort of […]
An Interview With Dom Moore
What’s the story behind your latest song/album? As I was writing the record, the idea of ‘lines’ kept cropping up. I loved the crossover the word has; lifelines, timelines, the lines we deliver in conversation, the boundaries we set as lines we will and won’t cross. ‘Actors’ is the moment of hesitation within my debut […]
Ухадиш Дистаж (Uhadish Distage) – С пепельным лицом (Ashen Face)
Trapped in the Dreamhouse: A Sonic Exorcism Uhadish Distage’s “Ashen Face” is a visceral recollection of a nightmare dragged from the psyche’s shadowy corners and turned into sound. A slow-burning fusion of industrial ambience and darkwave melancholy, this track pulls listeners into a personal purgatory born from youthful mysticism and psychological unraveling. From the very […]
Josh Orange – Believers & Dreamers (What have We Become)
A Rally Cry in Rock: Josh Orange Roars with Purpose Josh Orange’s latest single “Believers & Dreamers (What Have We Become)” is a moment. An eruption. A fiery, full-bodied demand that we stop pretending everything is okay and start really looking around. From the opening notes, there’s a tension that builds like a storm over […]
Ray Nita – The Idea of you
Disco Dreams & Desert Heartbreak: Ray Nita’s Retro Evolution Ray Nita’s latest single, The Idea of You, is a shimmering detour into nostalgic pop territory, equal parts synth-laced ballad and glittery disco dream. The Puerto Rican-born, California-based duo, made up of Tania “Ray Nita” Colón Morales and Snake Vélez, lean into a more expansive, almost […]