31.12.2025-2026

 

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27.12.2025-EMILY JANE WHITE Ode To Sentience (Talitres,2010)

 

NEOFOLK

   After her debut E.P. and first album, White seemed firmly pegged as a gloomy, miserabilist artist, a champion of the sad song.  But Ode To Sentience, while it’s far from being a radical departure, has plenty of surprises. There are minor chords and mourning string arrangements throughout, but there’s pedal steel on “Broken Words”, a light breath of fresh air. There’s tight composition and clever pop songwriting in “The Black Oak”, and bright drums lead the way on “The Cliff”, another song with a country tilt. In a song about someone thinking about taking their life, White summons Townes Van Zandt, or maybe he just reminds her of herself: “It’s as if you were waiting around to die, and you found something to mend the frayed corners of your mind.”

https://www.sendspace.com/file/qvilt9

25.12.2025-MORIARTY Epitaph (Air Rytmo,2015)

 

AMERICANA

   They are influenced by Americana, sing in English, take their name from a character in Jack Kerouac’s On the Road, and recorded this engaging acoustic set in the attic of a farmhouse in eastern France.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/dl0ozpprziyut4o/MTEpitaph.zip/file

23.12.2025-BLACK NEEDLE NOISE These Mortal Covers (COP International,2022)

 

DARKWAVE

   You will find songs originally penned by Sonny Bono, Bob Thiele / George Douglas / George Weiss, Farrar John / Farrar John Clifford, Joseph Lee Wood / Michael Paul Roche / Mitchell Dean Margolin / Ronald Lewis Emory, M. L. Gore, Miles Gregory, W.T. Ward / John Osbourne / Tony Iommi / Terence Butler, R. Robinson / C. Robinson, Peter Lawrence Buck / Michael E. Mills / William Berry / Michael J. Stipe, Russ Conway / Lyndon Haley and Chris Butler.

    The vocal lines were executed by Anjela Piccard, Dr Strangefryer, Tom Berger, Beca, Anjela Piccard, Rebecca Coseboom, Pinky and Betty X.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/fqpnzm

21.12.2025-LISA HANNIGAN At Swim (Hoop,2016)

 

INDIE FOLK

   At Swim is an incredibly soft record. Contrasting our harsh world, all of the album's instruments are played gently and with care, while Hannigan's hushed and raspy voice is as commanding as ever as she exudes a quiet confidence. On "Anahorish," a gorgeous a cappella interpretation of Seamus Heaney's poem, we hear the full powers of Hannigan's voice, but she dazzles all the same on denser tracks like "We, the Drowned" or "Barton," which is flecked with a muted electronic beat. Her voice punctures the thick layers of instrumentation with ease.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/z4znn6

17.12.2025-PICTORIA VARK The Parts I Dread (Get Better,2022)

 

INDIE ROCK

   Summoning the communal energy of a live band, the indie rock songwriter’s debut explores uneasy emotions, anxiety spirals, and perseverance.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/b0jkj8

15.12.2025-BALMORHEA Pendant World (Deutsche Grammophon,2023)

 

NEO-CLASSICAL

   Subtlety is a delicate art form. Too little, and one runs the risk of being too obvious, clunky, or blatant. Too much, and no one gets the joke, takes the hint, or catches the drift. Finding the right amount of subtlety makes comedy funnier and mysteries more intriguing; it can also lead to music that is full of the magic that leaves the listener wanting to hear more. Performing and recording together since 2007, Balmorhea has often explored the auditory world of subtle minimalism and restraint, and they continue to do so on their latest, "Pendant World", their second release on the Deutsche Grammophon label. 

https://www.sendspace.com/file/lpagoz

13.12.2025-WILD BELLE Everybody One Of A Kind (Love Tone,2019)

 

INDIE ROCK

   Wild Belle, the funk-rock concoction of sibling duo Natalie and Elliot Bergman, have built their rising musical career on an ever-changing foundation of influences, sounds, and enigmatic worlds—and the engulfing textures of their third studio album Everybody One Of A Kind is no different. A drifting, passionate mixture of sizzling rock bombast and elusively funky a-la saxophones and beat-mixing—the album is as ferociously concussive in its sonic production as it is in Natalie’s darting lyricism. 

https://www.sendspace.com/file/9mlbls

10.12.2025-ME THE TIGER Envy (Progress,2024)

 

ELECTROPOP

   Even if Me The Tiger can only be classified as synth pop (how would you describe it otherwise?), it’s more than that, as this trio is looking for a very specific sound that sometimes has an apocalyptic feel. The best example is the opening song Ariana, in which singer Gabriella Åström shouts the words: Cuz We Are Dead!

   These three Swedes might have some Depeche Mode albums in their collections, but they surely haven’t used them to come up with their own tunes, which that graces them.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/sy2vz8

   

08.12.2025-FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS Unbreakable Hearts (Goremount,2014)

 

ALTERNATIVE ROCK

   ‘Unbreakable Hearts’ is without doubt the best Fearless Vampire Killers have ever sounded in the studio, with heart-wrenching defiant vocals accompanied by a sturdy concept and great instrumentals. Refusing to be fenced into one genre, the only way is up for these rising stars.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/p0kpn3

06.12.2025-GYPSY & The CAT Virtual islands (Alsatian Music,2016)

 

INDIE POP

   Enjoy the lush composition and feel-good summer waves of the duo's third album 'Virtual Islands.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/wtvlku

04.12.2025-JENSEN McRAE Are You Happy Now? (Human Re Sources,2022)

 

FOLK

   Up-and-coming singer-songwriter Jensen McRae is one of the most exciting and prominent black voices in the folk-pop scene. McRae is from a black-Jewish background, and explores themes of race and gender in her music. Comparable to the likes of Tracy Chapman and Joni Mitchell, her works explore the complexities of youth, womanhood and hypersensitivity. Her haunting voice and cathartic lyricism creates a saccharine listening experience.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/eq1377

02.12.2025-FACES ON TV Night Funeral (Unday,2018)

 

INDIE POP

An excellent official debut by the Belgian musician/producer who has already made a name for himself in his native country.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/c7h4qx

29.11.2025-MONOLITH Domination (Hands,2016)

ELECTRONIC / INDUSTRIAL

   “Domination” proves that Monolith is not exactly repeating himself. This is a project with a great sound, which is in constant evolution. I was totally convinced by the mix between techno ‘Berliner’ influences and damaging industrial treatments. There are several cool songs on his album, but I really have a preference for “The Bell Witch” and “Bitter Years”.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/1zd2gg

 

27.11.2025-WINTER SEVERITY INDEX Disgelo (Icy Cold,2022)

 

POST PUNK

   Hailing from the underground depths of Italy’s alternative music scene, Simona aka Winter Severity Index has journeyed from self-taught guitarist to a composer who crafts hauntingly evocative soundscapes. As Winter Severity Index evolves from a full band to her solo vision, Simona opens up about the relentless passion that drives her, the artistic challenges of staying true to an independent ethos, and the complex emotions woven into her latest album, “Disgelo.” With a finger on the pulse of Europe’s shifting subcultures, she offers a look at what it means to create outside the mainstream, to rebel against the ordinary, and to thrive in a world that often prefers the familiar over the innovative.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/32ac2c

25.11.2025-MILLIONYOUNG Rare Form (Mishu,2018)

 

INDIE / ELETRONICA

   Mike Diaz is an American musician who continues with his project called Millionyoung. Like other well-known names in the music scene such as Teen Daze, Toro Y Moi, and Washed Out, Millionyoung also started out in the Chillwave genre. With his discography growing, the musician brought new airs to his sound, encompassing other genres and expanding his electronic music. A good example of this was his previous album, 'Variable' (2013). Millionyoung appropriates current electronic music, and much of his sound encompasses Downtempo and Chillwave itself; however, in the ten tracks, we can perceive that the musician also doesn't forget to include echoes of Disco Music and 80s influences (Art Of Noise, Orange Juice, and New Order are some examples). An album that offers both danceable moments to enjoy a night with friends ('Concept Of Time') or a more relaxing mood, creating a very introspective soundscape ('What To Do').

https://www.sendspace.com/file/kyrvm2

23.11.2025-ANITA TIJOUX Kaos (Oveja Negra,2007)

 

HIP HOP

   Difficulties with her record label during the recording of her first solo album meant that it never was released to the public, so Tijoux changed labels and started over. Kaos saw Tijoux take advantage of her artistic freedom, editing and experimenting with more upbeat, poppier styles, like “Gol”, and also enter into slower songs, such as “A Veces”, featuring fellow Chilean rapper Hortodoj.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/fu891o

21.11.2025-CARMEN CONSOLI Volevo Fare La Rockstar (Polydor,2021)

 

POP / ROCK

   “Volevo fare la rockstar” arrives six years after “L'abitudine di ritorno” and is one of the albums that best captures the greatness of the Sicilian singer-songwriter.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/zkh8rr

19.11.2025-BONNY LIGHT HORSEMAN Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free (Jagjaguwar,2024)

 

INDIE FOLK

   While previous releases relied on traditional songs to lend a weight to their art, Bonny Light Horseman have become a primordial, acoustic force of nature on Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free. Most of these songs sound like they were written over a century ago, and performed with instruments just as storied. The only sounds that don't murmur with age are the clear, full-throated voices of Anais Mitchell and Eric D. Johnson. With a few folk-pop dabbling exceptions, the trio maintain the timeless, fireside publican house atmosphere for the entire runtime.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/jj8j49

17.11.2025-JAMAICA Ventura (Control Freak,2014)

 

ALTERNATIVE ROCK

   The French duo of Florent Lyonnet and Antoine Hilaire recorded their second album in Los Angeles right on Ventura Boulevard, which explains both the title and the sunshine sound. From the very first note, it's the typical Jamaica sound – but that doesn't mean reggae; instead, there are melodic singalongs and effect-laden guitars with a few synths and sound effects thrown in.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/qjca9r

15.11.2025-EMILY WELLS This World Is Too___For You (Thesis And Instinct,2019)

 

INDIE ROCK

   Emily Wells makes a dramatic statement on This World is Too___For You. The musician, composer, and producer has clearly hit her stride on her sixth release, a masterful, epic collection of songs. A striking blend of orchestral and goth music, this album is a slow-burner that is equal parts heart wrenching, sexy, and meditative. Wells follows in the footsteps of legends like Björk and Annie Lennox with ethereal, minimalist tracks including “Remind Me To Remember” and the classically tinged “Stay Up.” Album standout “Come On Doom, Let’s Party” shows Wells at her best—haunting, emotional, and suspenseful.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/jwvnuo

12.11.2025-FIRST AID KIT The Lion's Roar (Redeye,2012)

 

INDIE FOLK

   Country music has become a free-trade zone: Witness “Emmylou,” a love song about Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris, sung by two Swedes with old-school sibling-act harmonies. Johanna and Klara Söderberg are indie rockers at heart: They recorded this set in Omaha with Bright Eyes’ Mike Mogis; Conor Oberst does his own Gram Parsons turn on “King of the World.” The songs shuffle styles, but the voices transcend genre distinctions.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/2wkjdk

10.11.2025-JANE WEAVER Love In Constant Spectacle (Fire,2024)

 

INDIE FOLK

   Love in Constant Spectacle features all of Weaver's strengths and none of her (very few) weaknesses. There's a kind of magical play here that conceals the emotional weight the album continuously heaves skyward, any evidence of the effort smoothed out in the subtitles.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/02jjvw

07.11.2025-HULDA HUIMA Ilma (Helmi Levyt,2021)

 

INDIE FOLK

   Hulda Huima has completed her best album, which is called “Ilma”. It is a follow-up to the album “Maa” released in 2019. The album crystallizes all of Hulda Huima’s best aspects: simply gorgeous folk rock songs, beautiful melancholy, uncomplicated expression, poetic stories about nature and the rough and stylish playing of the band Hitaat sekunnit. A new angle is brought to the album by Samuli Tanner’s ingenious production, which combines electronic soundscapes with organic band sound. 

https://www.sendspace.com/file/o6rf1s

05.11.2025-MOUNTAIN MAN Magic Ship (Bella Union,2018)

 

INDIE FOLK

   It has been eight years since Mountain Man released their debut LP Made the Harbor — a timeless barebones record — and this sophomore album is of the same vein. The majority of the songs are sung a cappella, and what little instrumentation is present is softly played on acoustic guitar. In either case, listeners are able to revel in the intricacies of Mountain Man's entwined voices. On "AGT," for example, Meath, Sauser-Monnig and Sarlé tumble easily up and down the hills and valleys of their melody, while later, the trio's hushed humming in "Whale Song" feels like it's a mimicry of a whale's low frequency vocalizations.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/myvpax

03.11.2025-ASOBI SEKSU Fluorescence (Polyvinyl,2011)

 

SHOEGAZE

   Asobi Seksu are consis-tently literal with their album titles. For 2009's Hush, the duo of James Hanna and Yuki Chikudate toned down the guitar overdrive to allow their crystalline songcraft to glimmer. And Fluorescence, their fourth studio album, has an overwhelming brightness -- neon synth squiggles illuminate the shoegaze surge of "Counterglow," while epic centerpiece "Leave the Drummer Out There" is spotlighted by said instrument's crisp martial beat. But amid the air-raid guitars of the anthemic "Trails," Chikudate finds space to soar from a hushed coo to an outright howl: "Please, don't leave me here with nothing."

https://www.sendspace.com/file/ab6q4r

01.11.2025-SUSANNE SUNDFOR The Silicone Veil (EMI,2012)

 

FOLKTRONICA

   Carefully orchestrated, beautiful sung, and imaginatively written; I hadn't even heard the name Susanne Sundfør a week before I first heard this album, and yet The Silicone Veil falls so comfortably into my own tastes that I feel as if I've known about her for years. With a little more exposure, she has the potential to be a star.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/1m3fkp

30.10.2025-LAURA CAHEN Une Fille (PIAS,2021)

 

CHANSON / POP

   With Une Fille , Laura Cahen confirms all the hopes placed in her on the occasion of the release of her first album, Nord in 2017. We are witnessing the emergence of a great songwriter, a possible missing link between Anne Sylvestre and Portishead.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/5cvqsw

28.10.2025-ANN MARGARET HOGAN Honeysuckle Burials (Downwards,2020)

 

MODERN CLASSICAL

   While Anni Hogan’s last album, Lost in Blue, featured a variety of collaborators, she has returned to minimalist solo experimental music for the recently released Honeysuckle Burials.  Released as Ann Margaret Hogan,

 Honeysuckle Burials features eight atmospheric pieces that bring together piano and nature field recordings.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/gnkuqn

26.10.2025-MIKAELA DAVIS AND SOUTHERN STAR Mikaela Davis And Southern Star (Kill Rock stars,2023)

 

INDIE FOLK / ALT. COUNTRY

   On a stirring full-band album, the classically trained harpist lets her instrument become an integral part of her twangy, easygoing rock’n’roll sound.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/izp7up

24.10.2025-MAGDALENA BAY Mercurial World (Luminelle,2021)

SYNTHPOP

     

Even with all its ambitious themes and artful genre explorations, the appeal behind Mercurial World is fundamental and immediate; Magdalena Bay are quite simply talented pop songsmiths. Their debut is first and foremost a smartly crafted record, full of irresistible melodic hooks and detailed production. The results are all-enveloping and mesmerizing, crafting a glittery pop landscape with plenty of layers to uncover and unexpected new territory to explore with each listen. 

https://www.sendspace.com/file/jjapgt

                                                                                  

22.10.2025-SWITCHFOOT Interrobang (Fantasy,2021)

 

ALTERNATIVE ROCK

   Switchfoot’s interrobang opens with the benediction “beloved,” written in series of statements/questions accurately expressing the album’s symbolic title, a non-standard punctuation mark indicating questions asked like they are exclamations. “I start to recognize I need you/Like you need me,” front man Jon Foreman admits during this nearly six-minute rumination. The album closes with the anthemic, melodically Beatle-eque “electricity,” featuring a lyric that posits how human-to-human created electricity is as essential as the energy flowing across powerlines. Foreman suggests turning off our cellphones and creating a much more organic current. In between these back-to-basics cries for human contact, Switchfoot has given us an emotionally compelling response to our troubled socio/political times.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/fjv4cv

20.10.2025-TARA NOME DOYLE Alchemy (Martin Hossbach,2020)

 

INDIE POP

   The core of the musical force of her songs relies on her delicate voice, the instrumentation is never more than subtle. But out of this minimalistic, often atmospheric folk-pop vibe, arise entire realms of substance and bliss.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/8ymcyw

19.10.2025-HAIM Something To Tell You (Columbia,2017)

 

POP ROCK

   The LA sisters stick resolutely to their roots on a slick, second retro album.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/xo54vn

16.10.2025-JULIA BLAIR Better Out Than In (Crutch Of Memory,2022)

 

BAROQUE POP

   Julia Blair was born of this world as a force to smother the disquieting agents of despair- and as a gentle soul that no-less employs her mighty voice to speak truth to power. Those who know her personally know this, and those who have heard her sing know this as well. On her debut solo album for Crutch of Memory Enterprises, Better Out Than In, Julia proclaims her fondness for self-expression and demonstrates her aptitude for dynamics: from the explosive nature of a pop hook to the firm, comforting grip of a lullaby. She does so at-times anecdotally, while utilizing the marriage of sophisticated arrangements and plain-spoken lyrical language.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/ee47hh