Review
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Scythe – ‘Middle8’ review
Chiptune for seaside holidays
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Julia Andersson – ‘Forever the Forest Sings’ Review
Piano solo comfort blankets inspired by the Finnish forest
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Jonathan Fitas – ‘A Quiet Place’ Review
Five short pieces between dreaming and wake.
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Charlotte Martin – ‘Stromata 2.0’ Review
A one-off album performance, reimagined 20 years later
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Arcana – ‘Magna Silentia’ Review
A choral and dark ambient song cycle on grief.
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As Seas Exhale – ‘Boreal’ Review
The warmest Arctic ambient classical hug
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Biomigrant – ‘Cetáceo’ Review
Merging the humpback whale song into fresh Afro-Latin electronica.
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Postmodern Machine – ‘The End is a Beginning’ Review
Piano-inspired, machine-driven... or machine-inspired, piano-driven?
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Marley Carroll – ‘Southern Research Station’ Review
Introspective focus through organic melodies and confident grooves
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Aythis – ‘The Black Beyond’ Review
Darkwave artist turns to dark ambient for a tonal experiment.
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Manu Delago & Max ZT – ‘Deuce’ Review
A union of handpan and hammered dulcimer made in paradise.
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Baths – 3 Negative Pop(?) Songs – Review
3 quirky earworms to cry-dance to
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Bison Rouge – ‘Her Salt’ Review
The very best of cellotronica and alternative songwriting.
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Kishi Bashi – Kishi Bashi / ‘Tall Tall Trees & The Sound Sanctuary’ Review
An intricate exploration between plants and humans, and the organic and the symphonic.
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Gentle Love – ‘Prescription for Sleep: Ghibli’ Review
Ghibli gets the sax and piano arrangement treatment, and this one is a cracker!
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Gus Ferguson – ‘Requiem for Gaza’ Review
A Neo-Brutalist triptych with something bold and important to say.
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i Häxa – ‘Oceans’ Review
A cataclysm of fantastic folk metal.
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Elizabeth Vogler – ‘Au Nom Deus Asos’ Review
A voice comparible to Lisa Gerrard.
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RUMTUM – ‘In a Forest EP’ Review
Late 90s downtempo for 2am post-club vibes.
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Throw Down Bones – ‘4EP’ Review
Workout music for demons
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Abigail Hubbard – ‘People Watching’ Review
Discovering a trip hop gem, 14 years after its release.
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A Thousand Mad Things – ‘Hate It’ Review
Theatrical dark wave and synth pop for all our sad goths needs
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Mileece – ‘Foundations’ Review
Computer music and phone tones as lullabies.
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Nanika – ‘Fears’ Review
This new French trio merge electro-rock and industrial pop to sing about inner fears.
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Manic Pixxies – ‘I know my headphones really well’ review
Alternative art rock meets riot grrrl energy.
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Flickers from the Fen – ‘Coda for Gielinor’ Review
Welcome to dungeon synth.
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SHHE – ‘Thalassa’ Review
A sonic dive into sunken ruins.
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Jesca Hoop – ‘Long Wave Home’ Review
Indie folk that packs a punch through introspection.
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Mia Doi Todd – ‘Human Experience’ Review
Domestic bliss in Hawaii makes a pitch for the summer album of 2026.
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Alessandro Ambrosi – ‘The River in The Sky’ Review
The accordion takes a peaceful tour of Japan's natural landscapes.
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Linus Alberg – ‘UON’ Review
Turning the harmonium into a full string section in this cinematic piano collection.
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Kathryn Mohr – ‘Carve’ Review
One woman, one guitar, endless distortion effects.
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Karin Park – ‘EVO’ Review
Top tier dark synth pop from an artist who continues to evolve and expand her craft.
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The White Mages – ‘Ode to Final Fantasy’ Review
Beautifully arranged with delicate tones and thoughtful original twists.
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Roboctopus – ‘Vaporchip Volume 1’ Review
What if a Gameboy and some disco music got stuck in an elevator?
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Blurstem – ‘Fallen Fragments’ Review
Late night piano, reimagined through nearly a decade of memories.
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PILOTPRIEST – ‘Spring EP’ review
A prelude to Silent Hill Townfall
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Otoboke Beaver – ‘Is The New Album Out Yet?’ Review
No-one does high-energy punk quite like this.
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Paul Cheneour & Zhuyang Liu – ‘Fire Serpent’ Review
A beautiful collection of guzheng and flute intertwined performances.
