Derrick Lee
Grace Inspace Announces Heavy Hair EP and Shares Haunting New Single “Emergency Contact”
LOS ANGELES, CA- Grace Inspace’s new single “Emergency Contact” feels like a lucid dream you can’t quite place. There’s an uncanny familiarity woven through its melody, as if it’s tugging on something half-remembered from the back of your mind. That sense of déjà vu…
Charles Kelley’s “Steal Your Heart” Channels 80s Power Pop Perfection
LOS ANGELES, CA- My first impression of “Steal Your Heart” is that it feels like Charles Kelley has stepped into an entirely new creative lane… and it suits him. The melody of the chorus (“Who’s gonna steal your heart tonight / Who’s gonna kill…
Elise Trouw’s “Perfect Girl” Turns Concept Pop Into Sharp Social Satire
LOS ANGELES, CA- My introduction to Elise Trouw came years ago when she released that mashup of the Foo Fighters and Bobby Caldwell’s What You Won’t Do for Love. Even then, it was clear that she had an ear for balance and a mind…
Saint Harison Returns With “ghosted,” a Soulful Reflection on Heartbreak and Emotional Disconnection
LOS ANGELES, CA- Saint Harison’s latest single “ghosted” is a slow burn that feels like it was lifted straight from a smoky after-hours lounge somewhere between heartbreak and closure. It is his first release since 2023’s lost a friend EP, and it reminds us…
Annabelle Chairlegs Rekindles Her Spark with “Concrete Trees” Ahead of Upcoming Album Waking Up
LOS ANGELES, CA- I’ve been following Annabelle Chairlegs since 2017, the first year I made the trek out to Austin, TX for SXSW. They were one of the first bands I got to see when I arrived, and they’ve stuck with me ever since….
Puscifer Unleashes “Pendulum” and a Dark New Era with Normal Isn’t
LOS ANGELES, CA- Puscifer’s never been easy to define. What started as Maynard James Keenan’s surrealist playground for sonic experimentation and character-driven satire has become a self-contained universe. It’s a musical realm that’s as much performance art as it is music. Across its existence,…
Genesis Owusu Turns Chaos Into Commentary on “Death Cult Zombie”
LOS ANGELES, CA- Genesis Owusu has never been afraid to turn a political sermon into a party. His new single, Death Cult Zombie, is proof that you can package heavy commentary inside a high-voltage, campy spectacle and still make people move. It’s a delirious,…
JULESY’s Flip the Bed Is a Confident, Honest, and Cohesive Debut Album
LOS ANGELES, CA- When JULESY first began teasing tracks from her debut Flip the Bed, I was intrigued. The initial singles had the sort of raw emotional clarity that promised a compelling first outing. I even had plans to write a review about one of…
sundayclub Turn Heartbreak into Dream-Pop Beauty with “Nuclear Fallout”
LOS ANGELES, CA- It was one of those quiet Sunday afternoons when the mind wants to drift and the body wants to stay still. I wasn’t planning on falling into new music, but then I pressed play on a song called “Nuclear Fallout” by…
Florence Road Deliver Raw Emotion and Rock Precision on New Single “Miss”
LOS ANGELES, CA- I can’t remember exactly how I stumbled upon Florence Road, but I do remember trusting my gut. Something about this young Irish band caught my ear early on… enough that I ordered their debut EP Fall Back on vinyl. Only 500…