Deja Dead - Snapshots
- English (US)
Think of this: You are alone in your room after a hectic day. You want to calm down and rewire back into your personal space to feel real again. Snapshots by Deja Dead is just the song to play.
The Nightbirds - Art.
- English (US)
An album you would put on shuffle while travelling to the countryside. The drums build with acceleration, and your car moves on the smooth asphalt just as the beat progresses. Art. by The Nightbirds is just the pick.
Hallucinophonics – Afternoon of Acid Rain
- English (US)
A song you would play at the afterparty with your friends. The calm enters as the chaos leaves, and you and your friends are winding down. Afternoon of Acid Rain by Hallucinophonics is just the song that would match the company.
Judes - Game Over, Ovèr
- English (US)
Think of this: after a long day at work, all you wish to do is rush back home, shower, and snuggle with your cats while some selected songs from your playlist add to the atmosphere. Game Over, Ovèr by Judes is exactly the kind of song that fits the scene.
Love Ghost - Rock Me Amadeus (Edit)
- English (US)
Groove to Love Ghost's excellent metal reimagination of an 80s synth-pop classic, 'Rock Me Amadeus'! The original, by Falco, had the US Charts on its knees with bold, whimsical performance, a real statement piece that was aimed to shake up the scene! Now, decades later, the track receives a hard-rocking revival from LA's own Love Ghost. This take plays right into Love Ghost's strengths, its dark, brooding goth rock sound and hypnotic vocals but still brimming with that nonchalant, rebellious energy exhibited by Falco in the original. The track opens with somber alt-rock arrangements that explode into angry rhythmic grooves. The vocals, raspy and confident, sing sinisterly in a rap flow. Its spooky, captivating and has you leaning in closer. The catchy, explosive chorus stays true to the original structure. Repeated chants of 'Amadeus' still hit home with a pulsing energy, only this time, its darker and more cinematic. Where the original thrived on whimsy, flair and spectacle, Love Ghost's modern razor-sharp alt-rock sound takes this track deeper into introspective, shadowy realms. This tribute to one of the greatest ever composers, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, rocks intensely hard. Adding to its effect, 'Rock Me Amadeus' has a pretty damn good music video too! Featuring Love Ghost in a confined space, dressed all black and face-painted silver, a twisted, gothic ode to Amadeus. And yet, it feels more true to the intensity and insanity that best describe the great composer, reimagined in the modern, dystopian lens. 'Rock Me Amadeus' is a magnetic alt-rock track, very much similar to the original dynamism, but this time with Love Ghost's alt-rock intensity and indentity.
Joyce Tratneyk - Bloody Mary
- English (US)
Joyce Tratneyk delivers a superb alt-pop track, 'Bloody Mary'! Reclaiming her power with immersive cinematic grooves, spooky organ harmonies, and her fearless, enigmatic vocals, 'Bloody Mary' has you shook and how! Think 'Bad Guy' meets 'Can't Get You Out of My Head'. The track captures the young rising LGBTQ+ artist's journey of self-discovery, coping with shame and ostracism, when she first came out. And the subtle homophobia still endures in her artistic life. She takes all that apathy and indifference and turns it into fuel for her reddening fire. Releasing this on Friday, the 13th, and the day before Valentine's was a smart choice as she ties in themes of obsession, lust, forbidden pleasures coated in a spooky shade of red and black. We open on racing effects and seductive synth pop arrangements. It's like you're being welcomed into her dark, almost vampiric world. Joyce's opening verse, honest, razor wit, and haunting, takes you on a wild ride, with her bold introduction, 'In the dark its not so scary, Im your Bloody Mary!' What follows is a catchy pop arrangement of organ synths, bass, and drumlines, spooky, seductive, and downright enthralling. Joyce adds in some very enticing vocals moans, and fading effects that beckon to listen a little more intently. Underneath all the eerie black nail polish, Joyce dives into meaningful, introspective lyricism, seeking genuine love, support, empathy, and understanding. Lines such as 'Is it a crime to love so hard & I just want you to believe in me' tells us that she hasn't given up on love just yet. The emotional depth and contrast in the tonal signals make for a compelling listen and the cathy organ melodies are difficult to forget. 'Bloody Mary' could be just that perect score the the recent 'WEdnesday' tv series on Netflix. She definitley matches the goth intensity, intelligence and unstoppable charm as the lead character, and this track's cover image is just right in that regard too! Watchers of the show will get the reference to 'Thing'!
Valiancy - Voices
- English (US)
Sometimes you connect with people through music. A new person, a new vision. You have nothing in common but your taste in music. The conversation starts over playlists, and you need your best pick for this one. Voices by Valiancy is just what would fit.
Echo Bloom 778 - The 2026 K-Hindi Collection
Dive into Echo Bloom 778's latest K-Hindi album, 'The 2026 K-Hindi Collection'! Step back, people, Echo Bloom's cooking up something here! Combining two of the most popular music genre, K-Pop and Bollywood, is such a great idea. Infact, they complement each other so well with their similar theatrical, dramatic pop sensibilities. The resulting work is a stellar collection of K-Hindi tracks that are easy to listen but also pack a punch! The artist behind Echo Bloom, Hyunwoo Kim, is an electrical engineer by day and AI Music creator by night. Driven by sheer passion and enthusiam, he hopes his music will transcend all boundaries and connect with a global audience. With the sheer number of music listeners in K-pop & Bollywood, he certainly has a massive listening audience that would savor his compositions. The title track, 'Ab Mera Waqt' is the K-Hindi version of 'Unstoppable'. It radiates that fiery determination and resolve to reach one's true potential, no matter the cost. A track to get you amped up for sure! 'Adhoora Pyar' slows things way down to a slow-burning love ballad, a lamentation of love left incomplete. By tackling fairly relatable themes, Echo Bloom's songs feel familiar and show emotional depth, irrespective of whether you understand the language or not. 'Adhoori Kahini Nahin' follows a similar trajectory but in more depth and featuring male vocals too. 'Akeli Nahin' is a soft-spoken, poetic, romantic confession that hits the feels. 'Anjaani Dastan' taps into the fear of the unknown, evoking sorrow and melancholy in droves. 'Anokha Mod' is where we sense a shift thematically. From sadness emerges another emotion. One of resilience and determination to follow your heart and the road less traveled. 'Koi Pachtawa Nahin' sounds like every free-wheelin trobodour's soundtrack. A swelling expression of looking back at love with no regrets! 'Kuch Toh Hua Hai', a fairly standard expression in Hindi songs, taps into that euphoric pink cloud feeling that only a newfound love can bring! 'Pehli Dafa' & 'Pehli Dhadkan' swims down the same pleasing bubbling stream of new love! We absolutely love the change in the tone of emotion the album shifts into here. 'The 2026 K-Hindi Collection' is a fantastically balanced album with some great, original K-Hindi tracks and sticking to the overall theme of love, loss, and finding your way back to yourself! Its truly remarkable just how advanced the AI music technology has become. This album boasts of high quality production and audio quality across the 20 tracks. A great listen along for a long drive, when you want to hear something meaningful but not too overwhelming. Especially coming from someone for whom Hindi is not their native language, crafting this speaks volumes to this artist's dedication to the art and being able to convey that genuine emotion. While also showing K-pop and Hindi music is great light! We could see this album being the soundtrack to TV series such as 'Bandish Bandits' a popular show about music, love, heritage and ambition,
Frank Joshua - Passionate Eye
Frank Joshua is an artist who paints clear and vivid imagery with his music, and in Passionate Eye, his talent is clear as daylight.
Cries Of Redemption – This Is What It Feels Like
- English (US)
Some songs just make you feel everything all at once. There is a haunting sense of power that the tune and the lyrics carry that grabs the listener from the first note and refuses to let go. This Is What It Feels Like by Cries of Redemption is just that.
Will Sims – I Gave It All for You
- English (US)
Think of this: It’s 2016, and you were just gifted your first iPod. The tracks are loaded on the device, and you have been meaning to press play for one particular song, the piece that had you up on angsty nights: I Gave It All for You by Will Sims.
Derby Hill - Derby Hill
- English (US)
In just 18 minutes, Derby Hill offers a listening experience that feels expansive, nostalgic, and quietly profound.