Some albums feel carefully planned. Others feel like they were kicked into existence with muddy boots and a blown speaker. Speak for the Dead, the self-titled debut from Santa Rosa’s Speak for the Dead, belongs firmly to the second kind. This is a record that doesn’t wait for permission. It arrives loud, rough around the […]

With Zone, Twaang doesn’t just release a collection of tracks; they open a door into a heightened inner world. This five-track EP feels like stepping into a mental space where emotions are sharper, silence is louder, and every sound carries weight. It’s intimate without being fragile, intense without becoming overwhelming. What makes Zone stand out […]

Listening to pink, Tim’s latest mixtape, is like opening a door into someone growing up, looking back, and trying to figure out where “adult life” starts and teenage dreams end. This is not polished or flashy—it’s honest, a little rough around the edges, but glowing with sincerity. Right from Solo, you can feel nostalgia and […]

Miss Ricky’s sophomore album, Sounds At Night, is a beautifully intimate exploration of love, desire, and vulnerability, wrapped in a moody RnB/pop soundscape that feels like stepping into someone’s diary. Across seven tracks, the album narrates a girl’s romantic journey, from fleeting infatuation to the courage of emotional honesty, all while bathed in lush synths, […]

There’s something magical about musicians who don’t just play songs but reimagine them—dusting off the overlooked gems, polishing them with their own fingerprints, and handing them back to us as if they’ve always belonged in this form. That’s exactly what Jeff Symonds does with The Deep Dive Vol. 2, the second EP in his series […]

Some albums feel like collections of songs, and then there are albums that feel like living, breathing worlds. Herman Martinez’s UltraTerrestrial belongs firmly in the latter. Written, performed, and imagined entirely by Martinez, this record is more than music, it’s an exploration of memory, chaos, and the strange frequencies that hover just beyond everyday life. […]