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On This Track #3: Siena Fantini
Immediacy, Adolescence and Diary-Based Songwriting With “casual kisser”, released on May 7, Siena Fantini approaches songwriting as an immediate extension of lived experience. The track positions itself close to the moment it describes, where emotion and articulation unfold in parallel rather than in retrospect. Photo by Siena Fantini Built on bright pop structures, swelling drum accents and guitar-driven warmth, the song contrasts its sonic lightness with a more pointed emot
Raven
May 72 min read
On This Track #2: Connor Wren
Spectacle as Identity, Movement as Reconstruction With the music video for “Skyline Heart”, released on May 6, Connor Wren extends the logic of his songwriting into a visual register defined by scale and visibility. Where the track itself operates as an anthemic entry point into his debut album "Second Adolescence", the video reframes this momentum through spatial expansion. Los Angeles is not treated as backdrop, but as an active structural element - a sequence of recognizab
Raven
May 62 min read
Ryan Cassata Live at SO36:
A Space That Doesn’t Need to Explain Itself SO36 is not full on this night. But it doesn’t need to be. What matters is not density, but alignment. As part of his first European headliner tour, Ryan Cassata arrives in Berlin with a body of work shaped as much by activism as by music. For over a decade, his career has moved between performance and public visibility, grounded in queer and trans representation that extends beyond the stage. In a space like SO36 - defined by its h
Anne
May 64 min read
On This Track #1: Ian Cobiella
Rhythm as Narrative, Movement as Tension With “Have I Been Good To You”, released on May 5, Ian Cobiella approaches songwriting through motion rather than reflection. The track is structured around a salsa clave-derived rhythm; not as stylistic reference, but as a governing principle. It introduces a constant forward pull, where the music does not settle but continuously unfolds. Photo by Ian Cobiella This rhythmic foundation places the track within a broader dialogue between
Raven
May 52 min read
Artist of the Week: The Haunted Youth
This week’s Artist of the Week is The Haunted Youth. Led by Joachim Liebens, the project has developed from a breakout dream pop act into a sustained presence within the European indie landscape; not through sudden visibility, but through continuity: releases that build on each other and a touring cycle that reinforces connection across scenes. With “Wake Up”, released ahead of their upcoming album "Boys Cry Too" (out May 8), The Haunted Youth refine a sound that is less abou
Raven
May 42 min read
Bird’s View Interview: Noise, Touring Realities and Independent Rock in 2026
Interview Feature With "Above Chaos" set for release on May 8, 2026 and the start of their first extended headliner tour, Bird's View enter a phase that moves beyond early momentum into structural reality. What might appear as a milestone moment; a new album, a tour across Germany and Austria; also reflects broader tensions within independent music: between expression and economics, visibility and substance, energy and sustainability. Photo by Bird's View Rather than treating
Anne
May 47 min read
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Three Track Week #25: What Makes Something Last
How Music Finds Meaning Beyond Forever Not everything that changes our lives is meant to last forever. Sometimes love becomes our anchor, sometimes the past finds its way back to us, and sometimes a single moment stays with us long after it has passed. This week Three Track Week 25, Really Good Time, Rufio and Sophia Galaté each offer a different perspective on what gives something lasting meaning. Listen to this week's Three Track Week 25 selection: This week's tracks are av
Anne
2 days ago5 min read
On This Track #31: Doctor Noize – "Some People See, But I Don't"
Seeing Beyond Sight Perception is often mistaken for certainty. We assume that seeing the world means understanding it, rarely questioning how much of our reality is shaped by habit, expectation or assumption. Yet perspective is never universal. Every person experiences the world differently, and sometimes it is those whose experiences fall outside the majority who reveal how limited our own understanding can be. On This Track 31, Doctor Noize's "Some People See, But I Don't"
Raven
3 days ago2 min read
On This Track: Weekend Listening #4
Four female artists worth turning up this weekend Four releases by female artists exploring identity, belonging and self-worth This week's On This Track: Weekend Listening 4 brings together four female artists whose music turns inward without losing sight of the world around them. Moving between indie pop, Americana, experimental folk and alternative music, these releases reflect on growing up, conditional love, belonging and the ongoing process of becoming yourself. Rather t
Anne
4 days ago4 min read
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