I’ve Given You Everything stakes its claim as a bold, emotionally textured rock record. Year of October, the Nashville-based trio with vocalist Phlecia Sullivan fronting, deliver a set of eleven tracks that mix grit and melody.
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From the very first track of Fish, it’s clear that ShitKid isn’t interested in glitzy production or playing it safe. Swedish artist Åsa Söderqvist (the brain behind ShitKid) delivers a debut that is feral, raw, playful and defiantly singular. The lo-fi approach — recorded on a laptop, GarageBand and minimal studio gloss — immediately sets the tone: edgy, intimate, and a little ragged around the edges.
In the hazy glow of 2025’s nostalgia boom, After‘s self-titled debut EP arrives like a forgotten flip phone rediscovered in a drawer—charming, unapologetically retro, and brimming with that early-aughts sparkle. The duo of Graham Epstein and Justine Dorsey, both born on the same day in 1995, channels Massive Attack‘s brooding atmospheres with Michelle Branch‘s pop wistfulness, crafting a 16-minute fever dream of trip-hop laced with Y2K gloss. It’s Frutiger Aero aesthetics in audio form: glossy waves, dolphin motifs, and hashtags screaming #livelaughlove revival.
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Watch it a second time, or seven times like me, and really pay attention to what they’re saying. It’s very educational.
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