
Let’s talk about Mortez—a sonic fever dream born out of the glitz and grit of Los Angeles, but carrying the spirit of something far older, darker, and more mystical. The duo—Brett Daniels and Rachele Royale—aren’t just making music. They’re casting spells. Their debut original single “Coven,” released May 11th, 2025, feels less like a song and more like an incantation whispered through velvet curtains in some velvet-draped gothic hideaway. It’s dramatic. It’s orchestral. And most of all, it’s real.Let’s talk about Mortez—a sonic fever dream born out of the glitz and grit of Los Angeles, but carrying the spirit of something far older, darker, and more mystical. The duo—Brett Daniels and Rachele Royale—aren’t just making music. They’re casting spells. Their debut original single “Coven,” released May 11th, 2025, feels less like a song and more like an incantation whispered through velvet curtains in some velvet-draped gothic hideaway. It’s dramatic. It’s orchestral. And most of all, it’s real.
Neue isn’t just an album — it’s a soul cleanse.
In this stunning full-length collaboration between Ross Christopher (violin/cello) and Eddy Ruyter (piano extraordinaire), Neue presents itself not as a playlist of tracks, but as an immersive sound journey — one that feels like a deep breath, a quiet walk through memory, and a dream you didn’t know you’d been carrying.
There’s something timeless and a little bit haunted about Todd Adelman’s upcoming album Western Soul. Not haunted in a spooky sense—more like it’s inhabited by ghosts of all the great American songwriters who came before. It’s a fourteen-track truth serum for a country that's a little busted up right now but still has soul, grit, and stories worth telling. This record doesn’t scream or preach. It listens. It watches. Then it leans in and whispers the real stuff straight from the gut.
If you’ve ever dreamed of what it might feel like to fall head over heels in a smoky Parisian jazz bar, GIANFRANCO GFN’s latest track, Boulevard de l'Amour "Fall In Love," just handed you the soundtrack.
Ways of the Dreamer, the debut album from Portugal-based artist and breathwork practitioner Lena Younes, feels like it was crafted for the soul. It’s not just an album; it’s a whispered conversation with grief, healing, and legacy. At its heart sits the powerful lead single, “Presence” — a gut-wrenching yet beautifully tender tribute to a mother lost and a grandmother never known.
Crooked Cranes—three lifelong best friends and a younger brother from Fuquay Varina, North Carolina— channel chaos into their debut EP, “This Is Only A Test,” a garage-rock Molotov cocktail with a stoner soul.
With "We Both Know", Jesabel delivers her first-ever love song, and it lands not with fireworks, but with a sigh, a shimmer, and a slow, haunting ache. It’s not hearts and roses — it’s the real, raw tension between the ideal and the actual, the love we dream of versus the messier, more fragile love we actually live out.
Track Dogs are not just another folk band. They’re the musical version of a backyard barbecue hosted by a flamenco guitarist, an Irish poet, and a bluegrass fiddler — all while a brass band crashes the party. Their new double album Tracks Laid, Tracks Covered is a full-throttle celebration of 20 years spent fearlessly blending Americana, folk, Latino spice, rootsy soul, and genre-pure joy.
Jack Goldstein is out here cooking with cosmic fire, and “MUD MICE” is proof that genre is just another sandbox for him to stomp through barefoot and wild-eyed. It’s messy in the best way, emotionally rich, musically fearless, and weirdly, wildly infectious.
Jace Mastra isn’t trying to be anyone else. Sure, he pulls energy from big names like Juice WRLD, Post Malone, Eminem, and Chris Brown, but what he’s doing with Home, Heart & Soul is personal. It’s raw. It’s emotional. And most importantly, it’s real.
There’s something quietly seismic about AUNCE’s latest track “Zoo Friend.” It doesn’t explode — it unfolds. Like moss creeping over stone, or light filtering through early morning mist, this song creeps into your chest before you even realize it’s taken hold. And then it stays.
AMBASADORIA isn’t your typical album. It’s a glitch in the emotional matrix. A sonic novella whispered across timelines. It’s as if Tomasz Kowalczyk cracked open a parallel universe, invited a few ghosts from childhood dreams, late-night existential spirals, and inner monologues, and let them all jam out in cosmic duets.
We spoke to Tomasz about their journey so far.
With their latest single, “RAGE IS A RITUAL,” Mimi Satanistá claws through the static, spits into the void, and dares anyone listening to feel something. This is dark wave/alt-pop at its most feral, a brutal, beautiful transmission from the edge of sanity—and it demands your attention.
We spoke to Mimi about their journey so far.
DJ Super Will isn’t just dropping beats—he’s dropping emotional truth bombs. Straight outta Detroit, a city known for its grit and soul, Love & Distortion is the kind of project that pulls you out of the dancefloor haze and drops you into the heart of a deeply personal, emotional journey.
Krissy Adaluz’s new single “In the Medium” doesn’t just ask you to listen—it demands you feel. It’s the kind of track that doesn’t politely knock on the door of your psyche—it slides under the cracks, coils around your memories, and whispers truths you thought you’d buried. Somewhere between dream pop, electronic, and art pop, “In the Medium” is an experience as much as it is a song. And it’s only the beginning—this single marks the first glimpse into her upcoming 11-track self-crafted album, Conflicted.
We spoke to Krissy about her journey so far.
Have you ever heard a track that feels like a punch to the soul and a slow-burn therapy session all at once? That’s exactly what Nashville-based CS Hellmann has done with “Waves Waves,” a moody, blues-soaked alt-rock journey that hits hard, drips with grit, and leaves you wondering what the hell just ran over your emotions.
From the underground caverns of Budapest’s shadowed soul emerges a project cloaked in mystique, metaphor, and sheer emotional gravity. This isn’t your average “band drops a debut single” situation — "Walls" by /somnolence./ is a full-blown spiritual experience dressed as a song. Or maybe it’s the other way around. Either way, you won’t walk away from this one untouched.
Danielle Dennis isn’t here to play it safe. She’s not coasting on easy choruses or sanitized radio pop. With “Where to Begin”, the San Francisco-born, New Orleans-based singer-songwriter delivers a haunting, alt-rock-leaning confession that doesn’t just scratch the surface — it digs in, bleeds a little, and invites you to feel every inch of the scar.
Golden Alliance might be new to the scene, but with the release of “Cruise”, they've slammed the pedal to the metal and set their course straight for rock 'n' roll nostalgia. Released April 16th, 2025, this debut rock track doesn’t just play — it rides. And the ride it takes you on? Straight down the sun-drenched, ghost-haunted ribbon of American legend: Route 66.
Romain Gutsy has done it again — but this time, he’s not just tugging at your heartstrings, he’s yanking them straight out of your chest. “Blew My Mind” is the kind of track that doesn’t just stay in your ears — it lingers in your soul like the echo of a long, hard conversation with someone you love and fear losing.
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