Chillwave maestro Houg links up with ’80’s vapourware connoisseur Don Aaron for a nostalgic throwback in the form of “Department of Loved” – a faithful homage to Tears for Fears’ seminal 1985 album Songs from the Big Chair.

The Candle Light Children muse about regrets and lost loves over twinkling synths and a Two Door Cinema Club-like shuffle on their latest single “FRIENDS”.

Indonesian indie rock quintet Heaven Affair has dropped “There Is Heaven”, the 3rd single off Blessed Shock – their debut EP which is slated to release sometime in early 2022.

Building off the momentum of comeback single “Nothing Lasts Forever”, Malaysia's Kyoto Protocol offers us a fresh resplendent ballad in the form of “Fading Lights”.

Queer-focused cassette label Genjitsu Stargazing Society has dropped For You I’ll Stay: A 2021 GSS Sampler, featuring Filipino artists savedhistory, killuv, agsit, catpuke, .wendil, Pamcy, O.U.T, Valiant Vermin, Grrl Cloud, and Polar Lows.

Freshly minted spikyfruits alt-rock solo act Maneloren makes a return with “Just Another Minute”, an attempt that doesn’t quite deliver at feel-good pop rock.

A review of the psychedelic canvas that Low Pink paints for us in his latest release, Dominance.

A review of Singaporean math/funk-inspired indie rock outfit Cinnamon Persimmon's debut, Bird's Eye!

Released under Maker Records, per[sona’s debut EP, These Algorithms Don’t Work Anymore, is a pensive and layered exploration on the journey of overcoming self-defeat and accepting oneself. Joshua shares with us the experiences and influences that culminated into what eventually became per[sona.