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✦ New Jersey-born singer-songwriter quinnie deepens her inner world with her sophomore album Paper Doll , released in the summer of 2025. Dropped on July 24, the record invites her devoted TikTok-grown audience into a fully realized realm of imagination — one that is bolder, darker, and more exposed than her previous project flounder. The title track, “ paper doll ,” plays like an allegory for a self torn apart by artificial relationships. The paper doll figure symbolizes quinnie’s delicate yet resilient spirit — one that can be peeled back layer by layer, reshaped as it folds, but never destroyed. On “ baja bird ,” she follows a childish joy only to suddenly crash into the ground. Her soft vocals tremble like an alarm going off at dawn — comforting at first, until the cracks in the melody begin to show. This tension between warmth and disruption is exactly what defines quinnie’s signature. Standout tracks from the album include: • “ hate fuck ” – an honest and unsettling confe...

✦ Berlin-based band Maiorano takes listeners on a deep journey into their roots, traumas, and the truest emotions hidden within silence with their new song “Rosa.” Known for their groovy melodies influenced by funk, soul, and world music, this time the group strips everything down to its simplest form. Rosa is a story where words carry weight, guitars speak with echoes, and the narrative flows calmly yet sharply. There’s a lot of silence in it—but this silence transforms into a silent scream. “When I picked up the guitar and played the first notes, that story came to my mind. I knew I had to write it then.” — Alex Maiorano A Darkness Drawn from Real Life: The Story of Rosa Rosa is inspired by a real story Alex heard in his youth: a quiet, striking portrayal of a young woman killed by her father. The song consists of three verses, each diving deeper than the last. The delivery is almost whispered; instead of loading words with heavy notes, it lets them carry the meaning themselves....

Emerging from the Fife region of Scotland, Jacob Alon brings a fresh perspective to the indie-folk scene with his debut album In Limerence , released on May 30, 2025. Produced by Dan Carey, the album weaves themes of longing, heartbreak, and melancholy through Alon’s delicate vocals and fingerpicked guitars. “Fairy in a Bottle” – A Fairytale Beginning Alon’s debut single, “Fairy in a Bottle,” invites the listener into a mystical journey. Combined with his otherworldly stage presence, the track sets the tone for the entire album’s atmosphere. “Liquid Gold 25” – Echoes of Soho This track is enriched with sounds recorded by Alon on the streets of Soho. It reflects the complex emotions of loneliness and love. “Don’t Fall Asleep” – In the Wake of Family Memories Dedicated to his late cousin, this song dances along the fine line between dreams and reality. Woven with family stories and personal memories, it deepens the emotional gravity of the album. “Sertraline” – The Melancholy...

Like a breeze from Montreal drifting through the noise of New York streets… When Rosier took the stage at the 2025 New Colossus Festival, the city's heartbeat slowed for a few precious minutes. This five-piece band weaved warmth and northern cool into a single thread, their songs flowing seamlessly between English and French. Tradition Breeds Tomorrow Rosier’s music grows from the earthy roots of folk — but those roots now crack through pavement and bloom on festival stages. The melancholy in their violin meets the tender glow of indie tones: both familiar and refreshingly new. The band's female vocals — delicate yet unbreakable like a silver string — add both grace and strength to every note. Bilingual, But One Spirit For Rosier, singing in two languages doesn’t mean speaking to two separate souls — it’s telling one story through different accents. Their French songs flow like poetry, while the English ones echo like introspective monologues. Listening feels like leani...

A voice echoing from Mexico, an artist who carries fragility in her chest: Silvana Estrada. When she stepped onto the stage at the 2025 Pitchfork Music Festival CDMX, she brought with her a white puppet held by delicate rods — and in that moment, the stage became more than a stage; it transformed into a story, a ritual, a soulful unraveling. From Marchita to New Tales Silvana opened with songs from her breakthrough album Marchita , gently weaving new material into the audience’s heartbeat. Each note, each word, blended with the trembling of violin and chimes, echoing under the city lights. She closed with a haunting rendition of “Glory Box,” saluting Portishead — but it wasn’t a cover; it was a rebirth. A Collective Soul Behind the Curtain Sharing the stage with names like Rodrigo Amarante, Tim Bernardes, and Bedouine, Silvana invited the crowd not into a mere concert, but into a tapestry of emotion. As one of the rising indie voices not only of Mexico but of Latin America, sh...

Irish artist Maria Somerville brings a fresh perspective to the shoegaze world with her album Luster. The album transcends ordinary melodies, offering an atmosphere that highlights experimentation and originality. This sound, blended with folk influences, takes listeners into a deep, dream-like realm. A Dream-Like Journey: Mayfly and Violet Luster invites listeners into a sensory experience rather than an internal journey. The standout tracks “Mayfly” and “Violet” seem to dance within an atmospheric space, evoking the vastness of the universe. The sounds mix with a gradually evolving sadness, while simultaneously taking on a magical mood. The strange harmony of these sounds lifts the listener from suffocating melancholy to another realm. Local Texture: A Sound Born in the Arms of Connemara Somerville recorded the album in Connemara, on the west coast of Ireland. The rural texture and unique nature of the region are some of the key elements that add depth to the album’s atmosph...

Lucy Dacus, one of the brightest stars in the indie music scene, once again captivated us with her fourth album Forever Is A Feeling , released on March 28, 2025. The album is not just a musical journey, but an emotional one. It's a world you lose yourself in as you listen, with each track wrapping you in a different memory and feeling. A Journey: Delving into the Depths of the Album Forever Is A Feeling is an album searching for emotional chaos, love, and lost time. Lucy Dacus shares her inner journey in each song; sometimes melancholic, sometimes hopeful. The album creates an atmosphere where indie, folk, and rock melodies blend together, and each tune is laced with a melancholy that draws you in. Ankles and Limerence form the heart of the album. These tracks convey Dacus’ deep thoughts on relationships, the process of self-discovery, and emotional turmoil. Both songs are not just tracks, but time tunnels—taking you back in time and making you feel that emotional weight a...

Hailing from the east coast of England, Liang Lawrence represents a unique voice that bridges genres. After reaching his first million streams with the 2024 release of the letters to myself EP, his 2025 single Kiss My Apocalypse elevated him to an Ivor Novello Rising Star nomination. This journey is a quiet yet powerful manifesto of melody-driven storytelling. Origins and the Echo of a Nomadic Story Due to his father’s job, Liang lived in eight different countries by the age of 18 — including Japan, New Zealand, Malaysia, Kuwait, and San Francisco. With a background in biology, he brings a storyteller’s mind to his music. Teaching himself guitar and ukulele, he carved out a path centered around emotion and honest expression. Musical Universe: letters to myself & What’s Dead and Gone His debut EP letters to myself, released in 2023, surpassed one million streams in just a few weeks, offering listeners a carefully crafted narrative journey. The follow-up, What’s Dead and Gone, ma...