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EDITOR'S NOTE

LEATHER LACES RETURN WITH "MARCHING IN THE FOG" - SLOWBURN INDUSTRIAL SYNTHWAVE • Third single from Italy’s cybermilitant unit— distorted guitars, industrial synths, and military drum programming.

A soft, emotional solo-piano work received in a dream, following the blue, hopeful light of Archangel Gabriel-performed on Steinway and mastered by Maria Triana. • KAREN SALICATH JAMALI – “ANGEL GABRIEL’S LIGHT”

STAND IN THE SHADOW, FIND THE FIRE: GIUSEPPE BONACCORSO'S "L'OMBRA DELLA TERRA" IS A FOUR-MINUTE ACT OF EMANCIPATION • A theatrical, avant-rock invocation that turns inner rebellion into ritual—blending post-rock surge, leftfield electronics, and declamatory poetry into a single, defiant arc.

HANNE LELAND - "NOTHING AT ALL": A QUIET, ROMANTIC POP SPARK FROM OSLO • The Norwegian independent artist returns with a tender, two-minute love note—celebrating small moments, following her summer anthem “Love I’m Looking For,” and extending a career built entirely on her own terms.

BRENDAN PEGG - "IN THE DARK": A LATE-NIGHT CONFESSIONAL OF INDIE FOLK & ATMOSPHERIC POP • A stripped-back yet cinematic late-night confessional from the Los Angeles singer-songwriter-indie folk intimacy meets atmospheric pop.

MARAAD - BUFF: PROGRESSIVE/DEEP HOUSE BUILT TO LIFT, HEAL, AND EMPOWER • From Santiago, Chile, bassist-turned-producer Maraad delivers an emotional electronic album of “buffs”—anthemic reinforcements designed to steady the mind, fortify the body, and move the floor.

CHILLED SAVAGE - "MEMORIES": ALTERNATIVE POP CATHARSIS FROM THE POCONOS TO NASHVILLE • Written in the wake of loss and tracked between the Poconos and Nashville, “Memories” channels raw authenticity into contemporary pop storytelling—an intimate reflection on grief, healing, and hope.

"BROKEN PROMISES": AN ALTERNATIVE-ROCK MANIFESTO FROM LVIV • Ukrainian artist ENAVE (Mariia Shyshak) delivers a cinematic, beats-driven statement on betrayal, lost trust, and the strength to say “no”—a journey from gentle melancholy to resolute liberation.

SLOW WALK – “THE MOUNTAIN”: A HOME-RECORDED CONCEPT CLIMB OF FEAR, FOCUS, AND RESOLVE • Written, performed, and produced entirely by Slow Walk in London over two weeks, this debut album blends cinematic storytelling with synth, rock, electronica, indie, and pop-an inward journey inspired by classic concept records.

HOLD ON, LET GO: JEREMY ENGEL'S "SOMETHING REAL" IS A SOFT - RUPTURE FOLK BALLAD FOR THE MOMENT BEFORE GOODBYE • Luxembourgborn, Irelandshaped, and worldtraveled, Engel distills the ache of staying too long into a hushed, cinematic folk confession that lingers like a last look at the door.

YUVI GERSTEIN – “CELLS”: A DECADE-SPANNING ALT-POP CHRONICLE OF LOSS, LOVE, AND LIFT • The Los Angeles guitaristproducer distils ten years of writing and collaboration into an album shaped by personal milestones and wide-ranging influences-Radiohead to Otis Redding-featuring Roy Young, Priscilla Andersohn, Beno Hendler, Shahar Haziza, Ori Winokur, and Kosine.

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