Review
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Akira Yamaoka – ‘Return to Silent Hill’ Original Motion Picture Soundtrack review
A worth addition to the industrial hellscape of Silent Hill.
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Sō Percussion – ‘Amid The Noise Live’ review
A fascinating album that explores the quiet moments percussion can provide.
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Boy Without Batteries – ‘Glass Cannon’ review
An emotional journey from despair to healing... through hardcore chiptune?!
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Kate de Rosset – ‘It Will Burn’ Review
Your ambient pop, air sprite energetic boost is here.
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Tidiane Thiam – ‘Siftorde’ Review
The innate rhythm of desert blues and Sahelian folk will charm your soul.
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Fields of Mildew – ‘IV’ Review
A beautifully melancholic marriage of century-old folk and modern-day post rock production.
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Hideyuki Hashimoto – ‘Sign’ Review
An intimate piano solo EP, perfect for a slice-of-life anime.
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Grizzly Cogs – ‘Tiny Jukebox’ Review
10-second blasts of chiptune euphoria for the '90s arcade lover.
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Linda Rum – ‘Vienna’ Review
A warm and uplifting tribute to a city of creative spirit.
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Dan Terminus – ‘NOIR’ Review
A deliciously dark cyberpunk darksynth odyssey.
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This Is The Kit – ‘Live at The Minack Theatre’ Review
Folk-rock at its finest.
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Hannes Kretzer – ‘O’ Review
A gong bath like you've never heard before...
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Hideaki Masago – Jomon Journey Review
Flutes, kalimba, and Yae's motherly folk voice collide in an album designed to heal.
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Bill Brennan & Andy McNeill – ‘Dreaming in Gamelan’ Review
The gamelan at its beautifully ethereal best.
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Kalandra – ‘Mørketid’ Review
An atmospheric collection of songs to warm your chill in the darkest of months.
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Yuuf – ‘Mt. Sava’ Review
Slinky, breezy, and another musicianship showcase of instrumental rock breaking traditional genre boundaries.
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Iglooghost – ‘Bronze Claw Iso’ Review
Embrace Crane Musik with industrial artistry
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Eve Matin – ‘TRANSMUTANCIA’ Review
The Harp: Unleashed and Untamed.
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Void Comp – ‘Doesn’t Mean Anything’ Review
Indietronica artist Void Comp takes the dry, desert synth rock approach for his new EP.
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Björk – ‘Cornucopia’ Review
A feast for the eyes, the ears, and the soul.
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Jesca Hoop – Selective Memory Review
Reimagining her 2017 album as a sweet, stripped back banjo-rock performance
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Seikilo Ancient World Music – ‘Sacred Harmony’ Review
Ancient lyres from thousands of years sparkle back into life.
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Blurstem – ‘The Quiet Ache’ Review
Arctic isolation and inner perseverance collide in this beautiful ambient album.
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NERiMA – ‘All My Mistakes’ Review
When emo rock meets pop sensibilities, anthems happen.
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JFDR – from figure 8 Review
An intimate, emotional live performance.
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Mitski – The Land: The Live Album Review
A great performance of an artist that commands the stage.
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mikedrop & LoFi VGM – Silent Hill 2 EP Review
I'll be waiting for you in my lo-fi beats to scream to place, James.
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Muuju – Bedforms Review
The essence of lo-fi beats, merged with downtempo rhythms you can dance to.
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Scarlet Rae – ‘No Heavy Goodbyes’ Review
Acoustic rock plugged directly into the shoegaze realm as Scarlet Rae tackles grief and loss on her new EP.
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King Vatra – Bells From The Deep Review
Welcome to dungeon chants and vapor cave music. The ghosts of centuries ago will thank you.
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PICE – Game Over Review
A fond farewell to a fakebit artist in a career spanning gem.
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MSPAINT – No Separation Review
Synths become guitars and basses lead the way in this hopeful synth punk tour de force.
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Camilla Sparksss – ICU RUN Review
The most visceral noise pop album of 2025 is here to give you emotional damage in the best way possible.
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In The Pines – ‘Sunbeam Dream’ Review
Psych rock greatness from the back of a vintage synth repair shop.
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Lorenzo Montanà – VION Review
A bold and beautiful exploration of brushed jazz drum loops and imaginative electronica.
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Maryam Rahmani – Kamand Review
The mystical roots of Persia meet the flamenco beats of today.
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Lara Somogyi and Jean-Michel Blais – désert Review
A superb union of emotive harp and piano for an "I can't believe that's an improvisation" album for the ages.
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Luke Schneider – For Dancing in Quiet Light Review
Turning the pedal steel guitar into a new age ambience drone machine.
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Highasakite – Testament Review
Religious tinged indie pop and emotionally-charged performances mark out 'Testament' as Highasakite's most impactful album this decade.
