In a world that seems increasingly split by radical sentiments, art can be the unifying force and provide the much-needed common ground. Matt Smith, a devoted tunesmith, is a firm believer in this rationale by heart. In the emotive new project ...this is not ok..., he is unflinchingly candid about the conflicted state of society. Expanding its horizons, the album carries thoughtful contemplations regarding more intricate facets of life. In terms of musical scope, ...this is n

Tom Leonard’s What Has Been and What Will Be , released on February 6th through Shore Dive Records, is his second album and a clear step forward in how confidently he handles his sound. Written at home in Manchester and later mixed and mastered at Woods Studio in Norway by Bjorn Kulseng Berg, the record carries a personal weight that runs deeper than genre labels. From “Clarity” through to the closing track “Fade Away,” Leonard keeps returning to ideas of memory and what we c

Indie rockers Trainwreck Boyfriend certainly have the acumen for crafting emotional rock anthems, as this is pretty evident after listening to their newest album. There's an impressive diversity in the style of songs included under this milestone project. The members haven't hesitated to experiment with a broad mind, eschewing predictability and refusing to tether themselves to any particular style. Undeniably, the album's merit lies in its vibrant display of instrumentation

Haven West Veraguas is a 22-year-old Massachusetts-born writer, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist now based in London, and The Black and White EP  is the first release in a planned three-part series that continues with The Colors EP  and ends with The Gradient LP . He handles the work himself across writing, performance, and production, and that control shows up in the EP’s consistency and sequencing. Framed as an existential and political alternative folk EP, The B