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Sloe Paul turns patience into pop on Searching / Finding, a nine-song shelter for the slow slide into autumn.

A good record behaves like weather: it arrives, it lingers, and it quietly teaches you what to wear. Sloe Paul — Searching / Finding is exactly that kind of climate—nine days of pop-weather calibrated for the slow slide into autumn…

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Meredith Adelaide finds strength in softness on “To Believe I’m the Sun,” a dusk-lit Indie Folk/Soft Pop confession.

There’s a superstition that moths trust the porch light more than the moon; Meredith Adelaide’s “To Believe I’m the Sun” wonders what happens when that porch light is your own chest, humming. Across eight pieces of Indie Folk and Soft Pop parsimony…

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M. Byrd finds grace in transition on “A Better Place,” an 11-song indie-pop diary.

Certain albums arrive like a key discovered in an old coat pocket—unexpected, familiar in the hand, and suddenly unlocking rooms you thought you’d sealed. M. Byrd’s new project ”A Better Place” is that kind of key…

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EP Review — Avivie’s self-titled “Atmos” turns club pulse into moving meditation across four analog-driven cuts.

Like a lighthouse teaching the ocean to breathe, Avivie’s Atmos arrives as a self-titled statement of intent: dance music that meditates, meditation that moves. The four-song electronic set locates a rare balance between pulse and pause, sculpted…

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Vivek Mehmi’s “The Pressure Rise” Turns Emotional Closure into a Joy-Fueled Groove

Canadian polymath Vivek Mehmi releases “The Pressure Rise,” the opener of his EP project “Relation Ships Pt. 1” that sketches its epilogue. Indie-pop shimmer meets pop-rap snap as retro 80s synths and crisp contemporary drums braid flirty verses to a velveteen…

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Chris Portka’s New Project “The Album Everyone Wants” Balances Indie-Folk Warmth and Psychedelic Edge

A ribbon of tape flickers, the band exhales, and Chris Portka has unveiled “The Album Everyone Wants”—a title that winks while the music simply delivers. The U.S. songwriter’s most collaborative statement to date, this full-band set (eleven songs recorded at NYC’s Sear Sound…

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SOZI’s New EP "DREAM" Turns Disco Glow Into Philosophy on the Dance Floor

Like a disco comet streaking across an L.A. midnight, SOZI has released her EP “DREAM,” a four-song reverie that turns the glamour of summer into philosophy you can dance to. The Los Angeles singer-songwriter…

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Winnipeg Rock Quartet CAR287 Release “Looking Through the Lens”, a Roots-Driven Debut Balancing Muscle and Memory

Sparks fly the moment CAR287 release their debut, “Looking Through the Lens,” a record that remembers, argues, laughs, and stitches prairie weather into melody. The Winnipeg quartet—Jay Yarmey (vocals, acoustic guitar), Travis “Trabs” Wog (lead guitar, vocals)…

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Nabil Muquit Releases “Augustina,” a Lo-Fi Ambient Piano Piece Captures Solitude and Subtle Romance.

Frost on a practice-room window writes better poetry than most diaries; Nabil Muquit has released his song “Augustina,” an instrumental postcard that smells faintly of winter and tape. The piece, born at a lonely piano…

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On "In the Sky," Ian Ewing Crafts a Six-Track Suite Where Beatcraft Meets Stargazing

Clocks keep the minutes; the sky keeps the meaning. Ian Ewing’s EP “In the Sky” treats that axiom like a compass, a chillhop/lo-fi suite that feels both handmade and celestial—beatcraft as a form of stargazing. A self-taught…

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Decades later, Frankie Muriel proves that his single “If I Say” still stands strong

A second sunrise always throws kinder light: with his album “I’m Still Standing,” Frankie Muriel tilts the day anew, and his reimagined “If I Say” arrives like warm bourbon poured over cracked ice—Americana steady, Country-bred, and unhurried. The project’s premise…

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Paulina Chow’s “Blue” Blends Gentle Production and Honest Lyricism Into a Tender Catharsis

Mexican artist Paulina Chow releases “Blue,” an indie-folk confession from Mexico that hushes the room before it speaks. The project’s name sets the temperature; the mood is chill but lucid, like ocean light slipping under a closed door…

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Steph Wall’s “Start Your Engines” Channels Early-2000s Pop Flair Into a Chill, Midnight R&B Ride

Steph Wall dropped “Start Your Engines,” a flirt‐curious glide of indie R&B and neo-soul that doubles as the third and final single ushering in her EP “TANG!”. Like a midnight test-drive down an empty…

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With Her Single “BURST <3,” Coupdekat Blends Clubland Swagger and Algorithmic Satire into a High-Voltage Statement

Coupdekat has released her song “BURST <3,” a sugar-sharp detonation that previews her forthcoming project BLOW HER UP AND SHE’LL BURST!. This is a spinoff vignette with teeth: a clubland communiqué that both…

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Yonathan Peled, Dandi & Tal Mashiach Create a Cozy Jazz-Soul Soundscape in “French Toast”

Steam lifts off a porcelain cup as trombonist-producer Yonathan Peled releases “French Toast,” a hush-lit reverie co-crafted with composer-producer Tal Mashiach and vocalist Dandi, where Retro Soul leans…

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Dylan Rockwell Delivers a Folk-Rock Valentine of Joy and Gratitude in “I.W.A.L.Y.”

Like confetti flung from a sunrise, Dylan Rockwell releases his song “I.W.A.L.Y.,” a folk-rock valentine that jogs forward with indie-rock sneakers and a runner’s grin. The title spells a vow; the track makes…

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KØLEEN Twirls into Self-Love and Summer Radiance with Unapologetic Anthem “I Like It Like That”

Some people are sunflowers—always turning toward validation—but KØLEEN is a wild daisy breaking through sidewalk cracks, uninvited, unapologetic, and gorgeously her own. Her infectious single “I Like It Like That” radiates…

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The One Eighties Illuminate Americana with Luminous Grace on “Bottle Up the Lightning”

Legend whispers that the sky keeps souvenirs for the audacious; The One Eighties pry open the firmament with their incandescent single “Bottle Up the Lightning,” decanting raw voltage into Mason jars of melody…

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