The idea of getting in a car and driving far away from our "hellish" problems is certainly a tempting one. And that is exactly the metaphor Rob Fletcher uses in "Hell's Gate".

Minor describes his work as "existential indie", and that seems pretty accurate. Go catch "Bureau of Change" now!

"Watch Me Die Inside" is highkey more of a psychological exhibit, like, three rooms, each one illuminating a different state of internal collapse, each one refusing to look away.

If this is your first run-in with Alien Friend's world, "Happy People Won't Hear (Album Version)" is a perfect place to start.

The Rickenbacker guitar work in Franklin Gotham's latest release, "Lisboa", truly steals the show here.

Fierce Friend's "Put You Right" arrives with a driving guitar lick, layered against sharp synth textures. The arrangement does what Grice does best: it feels bright on the surface and a little unstable underneath.

Joseph Turner & The Dudes of Hazard's "The Shadow Remains" was written from the inside of a survival-mode spiral. Literally, the track captures what it feels like when fear becomes so eerily familiar it starts to feel like furniture!

The Radio Addicts' "Let’s Party Like It's The 90s" comes to us at just two minutes and forty-nine seconds of unadulterated insanity!