Tag: reviews
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THE ARCHIVE: BABii – Theft Act 1968
I think its a universal experience to think you’d listened to an album all the way through, only to discover you had missed one or two tracks. Lo and behold, those two tracks end up being even better than all the others every single time, without fail. Well imagine my surprise being 90% done with…
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wenszy – girl2004
Despite the advent of the year 2026 being upon us, the sounds and feelings of the recession pop movement of 2008 feels more relevant now than it’s been in a very long time. In an era where music is more varied than ever and there’s a niche for any sound you could possibly want, the…
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Auralink’s Top 7 songs of 2025
Because 5 is too obvious, 10 is too many, and 6 is too round. Hello and welcome to the first annual “AuraLink’s 100% objective top 7 songs of the year” awards, where we look at the horrible clickbait list Rolling Stone puts out and we say “hey, we can do that too”. 2025 has been…
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THE ARCHIVE: katie MAC – screen
It’s 2:34am as you lay in bed staring at your ceiling. The LED mood lighting you bought on Amazon is tinted a deep magenta as you stare longingly through your phone. The display of your phone flashes photo after photo of your ex, who despite how much you pretend you are not over, and in…
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kuru – Audio diary
By this point, I would describe Kuru as a household name in the underground. If you haven’t heard about him, you’re missing out. Following his come up over the past 5 years has been nothing but wonderful as a fan. His evolution alone is a testament to long term artistry. He has become so unapologetically…
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THE ARCHIVE: s8fespace – THEY ALL DIE IN THE END
I found this song too early. Like way too early. Being an early adopter is one of the greatest joys you can have as an avid music listener and I’m not one to take that for granted, but I will also be the first to tell you that there’s a huge difference between stumbling upon…
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Glitch gum – Movie Star (Director’s Cut) [featuring every single person ever]
One of my favorite things about following small artists is observing the sort of “social cliques” that emerge naturally between them. It’s a super organic phenomenon that really just boils down to musicians wanting to know other musicians, but what’s so fun about it is that it really puts the six degrees of separation theory…
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Jane Remover – ♡
Jane Remover is on the craziest run right now. Honestly, she hasn’t stopped running since Frailty if you ask me, but when Revengeseekerz came out, something shifted. The mix of experimentation and mainstream appeal hit all the right notes and the internet, Pitchfork, and Danny Brown all seem to agree. It has a finely tuned…
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More Toxic Music, Less Toxic People (please)
An Editorial by someone unqualified to talk about anything. It’s become a common occurrence among my social circle to utter the phrase “be kinder” to each other accountable for the horrible, terrible things we say and do. Granted this is a phrase drenched in irony, as usually the person who is saying it has said…
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50landing – i could have sworn
When I first became embedded in the music communities that have now shaped my taste there was a small handful of names that were synonymous with the scene. The obvious ones are names like brakence, ericdoa, midwxst, but then there’s slightly deeper cuts like login, and notably 50landing. 50 has been a bit of an…