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On This Track #21: DIVIL – “ORANGUTAN”
Catharsis as Practice, Friendship as Survival With “ORANGUTAN”, Dublin trio DIVIL approach songwriting not as reflection after the fact, but as a process unfolding in real time. Released ahead of their debut EP "DIVIL I", the track emerges from a period shaped by grief, illness and uncertainty, transforming personal turmoil into a document of collective survival. DIVIL by Meghan Law The origins of DIVIL are inseparable from the circumstances that brought the band closer toget
Raven
Jun 82 min read
On This Track #20: Citizen – “Halcyon Blues”
Growth as Continuity, Change as Commitment With “Halcyon Blues”, Citizen examine a form of loss that rarely arrives through dramatic rupture. Instead, the song focuses on the slow and often unspoken process through which relationships fade, capturing the uneasy space between recognition and acceptance. Positioned as the title track of the band's forthcoming album, the release reflects not only personal disconnection but also a broader meditation on continuity, change and emot
Raven
Jun 82 min read
Three Track Week: Signals #9
How Artists Construct Identity Beyond Expectation Identity is rarely fixed within independent music. Across genres and generations, artists return to songwriting as a way of negotiating change, uncertainty and self-definition rather than documenting completed versions of themselves. This week’s Three Track Week: Signals selection brings together Death Cab for Cutie, Cordell Winter and Sheva Elliot - three artists approaching self-construction from different perspectives. Whet
Raven
Jun 75 min read
On This Track #19: Mané – "The GODDESS in the Room"
Empowerment as Ritual, Identity as Reclamation With “The GODDESS in the Room”, Swiss artist Mané approaches pop music as a space for transformation rather than entertainment alone. Positioned at the center of her new album ”The Goddess in the Room”, the track functions as both personal declaration and symbolic invitation, exploring self-reclamation through spirituality, queerness and collective empowerment. Photo by David D’Agostini Blending atmospheric electronic production
Raven
Jun 22 min read
On This Track #18: Sour Ops - "All That Matters Now”
Identity as Performance, Authenticity as Question With “All That Matters Now”, Nashville rock collective Sour Ops approach songwriting as a reflection on identity, perception and the stories people construct around themselves. Positioned within the broader context of "Bikers Make Better Lovers", the track balances the band's power pop sensibilities with a sharper examination of personal and social expectations. Photo by Sour Ops Built around driving guitars, memorable melodie
Raven
Jun 12 min read
Three Track Week #20 - Artistic Evolution and Creative Reinvention
Between Persistence, Transformation and the Afterlife of Songs This week’s Three Track Week selections explore how artists revisit established foundations without remaining confined by them. Across post-punk, shoegaze and alternative rock, the featured releases engage with continuity not as repetition, but as an ongoing process of transformation. Whether through long-term artistic evolution, the reactivation of earlier work or collaborative reinvention, these artists demonstr
Anne
May 315 min read
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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
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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
1 day ago4 min read
On This Track #30: The Nagual Effect – "Dive Away"
When Losing Your Balance Becomes a Way Back to Yourself Editorial Review | Partner Feature Security often reveals itself as an illusion only after it disappears. We build routines, relationships and ambitions believing they will remain unchanged, until a single moment exposes how fragile those foundations have always been. The challenge is rarely the collapse itself, but deciding what deserves to be rebuilt once certainty is gone. On This Track 30: The Nagual Effect "Dive Awa
Anne
2 days ago2 min read
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