“The allegorical donkey in the lion's skin, but it's a bear that wants to be an eagle that wants to be a bear... who cried wolf.”
From the singer-songwriter underground, where outtakes meet allegory: Barrelly Ego's Bearly Eagle delivers a cathartic socio-geo-political anthology — the bear who wants to be an eagle who cried wolf — while Brian Jin's Horizons finds the sacred in Hawaiian-cowboy-ukulele-jazz and dream-dictated Lennon cameos. Alexei Shishkin's Good Times captures a surrealist four-day studio escape with no blueprints and loose bass lines, and SMIC's The Upside (Of Losing Everything) strips things back to something quieter, heavier, and built to stick around. l'anarchiste heureux's Le Pneu Libre presents a rediscovered 1977 chanson française artifact where a flat tyre becomes a meditation on freedom.
“The allegorical donkey in the lion's skin, but it's a bear that wants to be an eagle that wants to be a bear... who cried wolf.”
“A slow, atmospheric alt-indie track about survival, finding clarity, and finally touching down on solid ground.”
“Math-y, dreamy and emotive post-rock indie solo project from Rue Defence founder Solid Blood”
“A bold conceptual journey through progressive rock, folk and experimental songwriting, Jordi Farreras' most ambitious album yet.”
“Haunting, gorgeous, and occasionally unhinged solo EP from Jack Hayter (Hefner / Papernut Cambridge / Dollboy).”
“A moving conceptual album where progressive rock, folk and intimate songwriting come together in a deeply personal musical journey.”
“A remarkable conceptual album where found writings become an intimate journey through art rock, progressive music and experimental songwriting.”