All together, alluring and elegantly effortless, Rory McBride’s “Stay Blue” offers a delicious divided moodiness, half melancholic and half expectant.
Simultaneously majestic and heartbreaking, “Wind of Hope” unveils the opulent, enthralling vocals of Natisa Gogol. The woman can sing.
Imaginative and unlike most contemporary hip-hop, with “Affinity,” Pure Order offers a unique blend of hip-hop and psychedelia.
Vaguely reminiscent of Ennio Morricone tinted with punk-lite aromas, Erik & The Worldly Savages’ ‘FUTURE THUNDER VOID’ displays a contagious, reckless dynamism.
Set apart by the perfectly flawed authenticity of the voices of Mike Stinson and Johnny Irion, Working My Way Down is first-rate.
Simultaneously whimsical and admonishing, Ajay Mathur’s “Common Mistake” (Yakketeeyak Music) starts absurdly and somehow transforms into a charismatic track.
A chat with Ruby Topaz’s Mark Bram about his influences, how he got started in music, his writing process, and his gear.
At the end of 2022, Wake Up! Music Group CEO/Founder Pepper Gomez won an auction supporting WiMN, resulting in a photo shoot with renowned photographer Mark Maryanovich.
Akin to an emotive ballad, GNS & V-Sensei ‘s “LOVE A LIE” reveals a troubling sense of love’s impending futility, as well as its undeniable attraction.
Highlighted by the irresistibly alluring, hypnotic voice of Josephine Olivia, VOSH’s ‘Vessel’ (Trash Casual Records) is harmonically complex and oh-so-severely superior.
Social: There’s an inarticulate sadness hovering over Centershift’s “Fade Away” (Auspicious Recordings), conveying a profound array of emotions, including regret and the ache of unease.
Too vibrant to be termed ambient music, ‘Always Becoming’ fuses hints of folk-pop and dream-pop elements into imaginative sonic creations.