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Three Track Week: Signals #13
Three songs about power, restless minds and the messy process of finding your way back to yourself. Some songs hit you with noise, some pull you into a mood, and others take their time to reveal what they're really about. This week’s Three Track Week Signals 13 brings those different approaches together with De Staat, Hyper Minds and Lucy Frost. Three very different sounds, but each one turns a difficult feeling into something you can actually hear. Listen to this week’s Thre
Raven
4 hours ago5 min read
The artist behind the music.
Artist of the Week: Dummy
Album Art by Dummy This week’s Artist of the Week is Dummy. The Los Angeles band are entering a new chapter with "do you love the color of the sky?" (out 16th of October), their first album for Polyvinyl Record Co. and their follow-up to 2024’s "Free Energy". Where that record drew from the optimism of Madchester and rave culture, the new album moves into a more uncertain space, bringing together post-rock, drone and bright pop influences without losing the restless character
Anne
6 days ago2 min read
Dummy - "Full Spectrum Dominance" Is a Lot More Human Than It Sounds
Distorted guitars, restless synths and a song that somehow manages to put everything in the same room. Artist Feature | New Release “Full Spectrum Dominance” doesn't ease you into Dummy's new era. It starts with distorted guitars, then immediately puts a synth pattern right at the front of the mix. The pattern keeps returning throughout the song, almost like an anchor, while everything around it continues to change. Site note: I initially heard far more synthesizers in this t
Anne
Aug 133 min read
EPTA7 - When "The Walls Breathe"
Heavy riffs. Dark atmosphere. No wasted moments. Editorial Review | Partner Feature When "The Walls Breathe" begins, EPTA7 doesn't waste any time. The opening guitar riff comes in almost straight away, followed by heavy drums, breathing sounds and dark synths sitting underneath everything else. It's loud. It's dark. And within a few seconds, I already wanted to hear that riff again. Photo by EPTA7 That's really what carries the whole track. Every time it comes back, it gives
Anne
Aug 83 min read
New music, heard first.
On This Track: Weekend Listening #9
Five new releases about heartbreak, change, second chances and the things we carry with us. The five releases in this week's On This Track: Weekend Listening 9 move from a record that waited twenty years to be heard to new music about dating, heartbreak, old songs finding a new shape and everything that happens when life doesn't quite go as planned. They don't sound alike, but each one gave me a reason to listen again. FLEUR ROUGE - “Small Talk” Photo by Fleur Rouge I think m
Anne
6 days ago5 min read
Three tracks. One week. No skips.
Three Track Week: Signals #13
Three songs about power, restless minds and the messy process of finding your way back to yourself. Some songs hit you with noise, some pull you into a mood, and others take their time to reveal what they're really about. This week’s Three Track Week Signals 13 brings those different approaches together with De Staat, Hyper Minds and Lucy Frost. Three very different sounds, but each one turns a difficult feeling into something you can actually hear. Listen to this week’s Thre
Raven
4 hours ago5 min read
Music, identity and culture - thought through.
When Does a Band Stop Being a Band?
The Ship of Theseus in Modern Music When you see posts on social media announcing that a band member has left the band or been kicked out, you often read comments like, "This isn't my band anymore" or "You've lost a real fan." That feeling comes pretty quickly, especially when it's a band you've loved from the very beginning. But when does a band stop being a band? After the first lineup change, after the fifth or never? AI-generated conceptual illustration inspired by the ph
Anne
Aug 14 min read
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Pop-Kultur Festival 2026: Where Discovery Becomes the Point
What happens when a festival deliberately puts things together that do not seem to belong together? A folk act next to electronic pop. A Berlin newcomer alongside an international artist. Club culture meeting theater, performance and experimental music. At Pop-Kultur Festival 2026, the unexpected is not a side effect of the program - it is part of the idea. Visual by Pop Kultur Festival From August 24th to 30th, the Berlin festival returns with around 120 program events acros
Anne
1 day ago3 min read
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Human Imperfection as Protest: The Lovekiller Release “Stop Prompt Music”
A dark rock duo from Düsseldorf releases “Stop Prompt Music” as a statement on AI, creativity, and the value of human imperfection. Photo by Patrick Jelen Düsseldorf-based alternative dark rock duo The Lovekiller have released “Stop Prompt Music,” a track positioned less as a conventional single and more as a direct statement about the growing role of artificial intelligence in music creation. According to the band, the release responds to what they see as an industry incre
Editorial Staff
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