Opinions

Dove Ellis drags a blood-flecked dream across neon pavement in “To The Sandals.” The track swerves between carnage and communion, asking whether survival can still look like dancing. Each fragment feels like a Polaroid—blurred, half-lit, defiantly alive.

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Wolf Parade turns romantic devotion into a high-stakes dare. “I’ll Believe in Anything” flashes between claustrophobic city wires and wide-open, nobody-knows-us horizons, asking how far two people will go to keep each other lit. It’s furious, tender, and a little delusional—exactly the point.

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Bassvictim maps a sleepless London night onto one cramped Shoreditch address, letting the city’s fluorescent buzz bleed into personal static. Phones light up, windows roll down, and every friendship blurs at the edges of dawn. “27a Pitfield St” reads like a group chat pulled into real life—restless, glitchy, tender, and a little dangerous.

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Bassvictim’s “Lil Maria” swivels between tenderness and raw expletives, painting a coming-of-age pep talk delivered in a cracked mirror. The narrator speaks to a younger self—Maria—wiping tears while screaming at the void, insisting the future glimmers even when everything feels garbage-strewn. It’s a punk-hearted lullaby, equal parts protection spell and self-reckoning.

Featured Artists

Nilüfer Yanya has spent 2025 in motion. After releasing her Dancing Shoes EP this summer — a four-track companion to last year’s My Method Actor made with longtime collaborator Will Archer — she’s taken the songs on the road, supporting Alex G across North America and joining Lorde on select arena and stadium dates in Europe.

Earcheck

Vancouver’s Ekkstacy unpacks 11 tracks—Bratmobile, Nirvana, Immortal, Patsy Cline—fueling his heavier, faster new album in this candid track-by-track EarCheck.