After years of waiting for JYP Entertainment to debut their team from 2021’s LOUD survival series, KickFlip were one of my most anticipated new acts of 2025. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to connect with their music so far. I was hoping the songs would… Read More »Song Review: KickFlip – Knock Knock
Boy group Xodiac have largely flown under the radar despite releasing a handful of solid tracks. Time 2 Shine gives them the (soft) rock makeover that’s proven very trendy in new-gen boy groups. It won’t win any awards for originality, but there’s always room on… Read More »Song Review: Xodiac – Time 2 Shine
Mystic Story’s first boy group ARrC debuted last summer with a pair of promoted tracks that mixed quirky ideas with well-worn boy group tropes. Their agency is known for creative concepts but I’m waiting for the music itself to stand on its own. Comeback nu… Read More »Song Review: ARrC – nu kidz
There’s this meme going around lately about pop artists “reheating their nachos,” which is basically an obnoxious way of saying “returning to the sounds they popularized and do best.” I get the sense that, although this is said in a loving nature, there’s a bit… Read More »Song Review: ONF – The Stranger
After announcing their return to the stage last year, Savannah sludge-psych troupe Kylesa are introducing their new lineup. Joining founding guitarists/vocalists Laura Pleasants and Phillip Cope will be the former rhythm section of famed NYC crust punks Nausea, Roy Mayorga (drums) and John John Jesse… Read More »KYLESA Reveal New Lineup, Announce First U.S. Show Dates