The Hook That Comes Back Three Times on twirl by honni, and How to Hear It
A Two-Minute Hyperpop and Electronic Rock Debut From the Good Boy Records Roster twirl is over in one minute and 55 seconds, and honni spends... Read More
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The 80s Drum-Machine Sound and Where It Went on Feels Like Heaven by MΛDLY
A 2018 Dream Pop Single Built From Programmed Drums, Synth Pads and a Floating Vocal A drum machine drives Feels Like Heaven, while lush synth... Read More
The Rave Piano Sound and Where It Went on Feel Alive by DJ Jon
Essex Producer Pairs Old-Skool Piano Chords with Whitney Breanne’s Soul Vocal at 130 BPM Old-skool house piano chords open Feel Alive, the 2025 single from... Read More
Why Nineties Trip-Hop Keeps Coming Back on True True Self by Transformuse
Ayam’s Vocal Line and ChrisTala’s Beat Turn an Old Bristol Template Into Ecstatic Dance True True Self was written, arranged and mixed in the countryside... Read More
Why the Slower, Pre-Screen World Keeps Coming Back in Alex Shkudun’s NO TIME
A Pop-Rap Single Sets Storytelling Verses Against a Melodic Chorus Built on One Line The first production choice on NO TIME is the setting: late-night... Read More
Sky Ride Packs Johannes Jae’s Flight-Themed Melodic Techno Into Less Than Three Minutes
A Stuttgart-Born DJ and Pilot Brings Melodic Techno, House and Dance-Pop Onto One Runway Sky Ride runs for two minutes and 51 seconds, the length... Read More
Viridenis Ventus Opens Z8phyR’s Octochromatic Project with Melodic Progressive House in Three Cuts
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An Oklahoma Native Starts a Light-to-Colour Concept Series on His Own Cool Breeze Label Viridenis Ventus comes as one composition in three cuts: a 6:14... Read More
City Circuits Turn a Break-Up Into Upbeat Indie Pop on Anybody Else (Not You), and How to Hear It
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Toronto Trio Treat a Break-Up as Good News, with 1980s Pop Cues and Warm Vocals City Circuits point a bright, 1980s-tinted indie pop arrangement at... Read More
Why the Bedroom Pop Era Keeps Coming Back on ยังคงรอเธอ by NackSgro
A Bangkok Singer-Songwriter Turns Three Thai Words, Still Waiting for You, Into Bedroom Pop Bedroom pop began as a production choice: record at home, and... Read More
The Missing Kick on Imvula by Mphara, and How to Hear It
A KwaDukuza Producer Turns a Song About Rain and Lost Homes Into 3Step Take one kick out of a bar of house music and the... Read More
Why Boulevard of Broken Dreams Keeps Coming Back, and How Got Dibs Rebuilt It on Piano 
Elsa Eva Writes the Eerie Chorus in Fragments, and How to Hear It 
The Mild West: Space Cowboy Newt’s Tiny Synth Sound and Where It Went 
Why Big Room Keeps Coming Back on Twilight by JOYFIRE and Christine Elise