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EDITOR'S NOTE
JAMES SHUMWAY - "SO GLAD YOU'RE MINE" A ROMANTIC ODE REIMAGINED FOR PIANO AND STRINGS
WEAK TREES LIGHT A FIRE IN THE SNOW WITH "ANIMAL"
THE GOOD FIGHT: PERPETUATE THE STRUGGLE TURNS GRIEF INTO HARD ROCK DEFIANCE
RØDE NT1 Signature Series A Studio Classic Reimagined - Crystal Clarity, Ultra-Low Noise, Ready to Record
ELECTRIC HIGH TEAR THE HANDBRAKE OFF ON FREE TO GO
SHASAU TURNS NOSTALGIA INTO MOTION ON "ALICANTE"
TONY FRISSORE CHANNELS HISTORY INTO URGENCY ON "STAND FOR FREEDOM"
Dance & Pop Playlist Picks
WEST WICKHAMS CAPTURE IMPERMANENCE ON THE SAKURA EP
FREDRYD DELIVERS UNAPOLOGETIC JOY WITH LET THE GIRL HAVE HER FUN
FJELIZI TURNS EMOTIONAL TENSION INTO CINEMATIC DARK POP
GIUSEPPE CUCÉ TURNS INVISIBLE WEIGHT INTO CINEMATIC CONFESSION ON 21GRAMMI
EXZENYA FINDS CLARITY IN THE BLUR ON “TILL I'M DRUNK & CONFUSED”
EVE GASSER RETURNS TO THE QUIET TRUTH ON “NADA”
DANIEL ALSPACH WRITES LOYALTY INTO THE SILENCE ON “I'LL FOLLOW”
TECH TALK
PATIENT: SDUBSTHEREPTILLIAN TURNS THIRTY YEARS OF WAITING INTO PROOF
NIGHT ON THE MOON: CUP OF MUSIC AND THE QUITE CHOICE TO STAY
GOING WILD: SANDRO FERRO LETS INSTINCT LEAD THE DANCEFLOOROLK CHRISTMAS SINGLE THE STAR
ANOTHER TIME: SHARON RUCHMAN WRITES MEMORY INTO MUSIC
WHERE DID MIXTAPE CULTURE GO — AND HOW DO WE BRING IT BACK?
CLAIMOVE'S ARTIFICIAL ENCOUNTERS IN JUNGLE CITY TRACES A LIVING PATH BETWEEN NATURE, TECHNOLOGY AND HUMAN IMAGINATION
RATFINK! BOTTLE DIY CHAOS AND TENDERNESS ON WHEN U WERE MINE
THE AWAKENING: DR. CLARKE OPENS THE GATE BETWEEN BODY, MIND AND FREQUENCY
Hip-Hop, Rap & R&B Playlist Picks
VIRGIN: GUGGA LÍSA OPENS THE DOOR TO STILLNESS, FAITH AND RENEWAL
Acoustic, Indie Rock & Guitar Riffs Playlist Picks
REVIEW
CONOCERTE: TAVO MAN TURNS AFROBEAT INTO A LANGUAGE OF DESTINY
The Rise of Rock's New “Baddiecore” Movement – Hot, Heavy and Here to Stay
ZUKRASSVERLIEBT FIND STILLNESS IN THE QUIET PULL OF “HOLD ME”
IN MY DREAMS: SAN SEBASTIAN CHOOSES FANTASY OVER REALITY ON A CONFESSIONAL NEW SINGLE
LITTLE WONDERS: JASMIN AHRENT FINDS POWER IN THE QUIET MOMENTS WE NEARLY MISS