All posts on 2023

First heard by global audiences on Sahel Sounds’ Music from Saharan WhatsApp series, Malian guitar hero Bounaly (the stage name of Ali “Bounaly” Traore) makes …

The following are 25 of the tracks (first that came in mind, so might have forgotten a  few hundreds!) I got hooked on within 2023 …

Part-Time Custodian, the New Jersey-honed alternative indie rock outfit, unveils their 6-track EP Vacant Valleys, featuring the standout track Twisted In The Whiteout. With subtle …

Norwegian art rockers Dim Gray make a triumphant return with their much-anticipated follow-up to the acclaimed 2020 debut album Flown—enter Firmament. Within this treasure trove, …

Independent artist Sahel, hailing from Torrance, California, recently dropped the captivating Blue Shade. The track delves into seeking solace in the mind amid life’s overwhelming …

Sad Devotion makes a thunderous debut on the synth-pop scene with an electrifying maxi single. Behind the alias is the editor-in-chief of the Swedish Synth.nu …

Patricio Franzi, an Argentine artist residing in Buenos Aires, showcases his remarkable talents as a composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist in the recent release Isleñas – …

Nashville-based Matched, the collaborative project of husband and wife duo Ben Parks and Emily Townsend Hall, unveils their mesmerizing second single, When We Fell. The …

Hailing from Meanjin/Brisbane, DOLLY ZOOM drops a gem with The Secret, part of their recently released 6-track EP, Sonderless. A frustration anthem, the song encapsulates …

Baltimore’s indie rock maestros, Thunder Club, unleash their latest sonic juggernaut, Cedar, a four-piece explosion of tight, groovy verses that effortlessly ascend into soaring singalong …