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Antoin Gibson – The Rise and Fall of Eternity
What if death isn’t the end of existence, but the beginning of something we cannot comprehend? On The Rise and Fall of Eternity, London-based independent artist Antoin Gibson explores this unsettling possibility through a five-track conceptual EP that confronts mortality, identity, humanity’s destructive tendencies and the mysteries of consciousness. Rather than offering reassuring answers, Gibson…
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Sugar Darling – “Sasquatch”
Some bands write songs to fit neatly into a genre. Sugar Darling seem more interested in seeing how far they can stretch one before it breaks. With “Sasquatch,” the Guildford-based outfit continue their exploration of progressive rock, psychedelic textures and alternative punk, embracing a maximalist approach that favours eccentricity, theatricality and creative unpredictability over conventional…
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Brandes – “Behind Your Eyes”
Some love stories end because two people stop loving each other. Others are shaped by circumstances that slowly push them apart, leaving feelings that never quite disappear. On “Behind Your Eyes,” British singer-songwriter Brandes explores the quieter heartbreak of the second kind: a love marked by tenderness and desire, but ultimately complicated by emotional and…
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Orshina – Requiem for NOVA
Some albums are created to entertain. Others emerge from experiences so painful that making music becomes a way to express what ordinary words cannot. On Requiem for NOVA, Tel Aviv-based artist Orshina transforms profound personal grief into a musical memorial, confronting loss while searching for comfort, hope and some measure of understanding in a world…
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Grey & Purple Songbook – “Love Through the Window”
Sometimes, a person can become part of your day without ever becoming part of your life. You notice them through a window, across a street, or in the quiet rhythm of a familiar routine. You know nothing about their story, yet their presence begins to mean something to you. On “Love Through the Window,” Norwegian…
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Dale Cornelius – What Is Carried, What Is Left Behind?
Some experiences stay with us long after the moment itself has passed. They become fragments of memory, sounds, places and feelings that change meaning as we grow older. On What Is Carried, What Is Left Behind?, Australian composer Dale Cornelius explores these intangible connections through six modern classical compositions that bring together string quartet, synthesizers…
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Owen Steib – “Jolie”
There is something refreshing about an artist who arrives decades after a musical era has passed but sounds as though he belongs right in the middle of it. At just 18, New York City songwriter and guitarist Owen Steib is making his debut with “Jolie,” a guitar-driven indie rock single that revisits the melodic rush…
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Longboat – Proud of My Postcode
What does it mean to belong somewhere that wasn’t originally home? For Longboat, the answer lies in the details: the history embedded in British streets, the peculiarities of everyday life, and the small cultural observations that gradually turn a foreign place into something familiar. On Proud of My Postcode, the Seattle-born musical project turns its…
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Mi’Kael Chalyce – Smoke & Mirrors
Healing rarely happens in a straight line. Sometimes, the clarity that comes with leaving a difficult chapter behind arrives years after the events themselves, when the people, relationships and choices that once seemed right begin to look different. On Smoke & Mirrors, Nashville-born singer-songwriter Mi’Kael Chalyce explores that complicated space between illusion and truth, creating…
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Grey & Purple Songbook – “Fateful Ski Trip”
History is filled with moments when the fate of an entire nation rests on the courage of a handful of people. For Norwegian musical storytelling project Grey & Purple Songbook, “Fateful Ski Trip” revisits one such moment, transforming a perilous winter escape during Norway’s medieval civil war into a song about loyalty, survival and the…
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