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

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

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

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

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

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