The Birmingham dream-weavers in Swim Deep have returned with their fifth studio album, ‘Hum‘, and it is a glorious ride from start to finish. After undergoing a surprise lineup change and apparently finding their new guitarist hauling beer kegs at a local pub, the band has bounced back with the kind of infectious energy usually […]
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One Kind Radio Podcast – 7-17-26
It’s July, and it’s already a smokin’ hot summer!! It’s been great seeing all of you OKR listeners and social media followers who we met in person at the bars and shows…. it’s been great meeting you all in person and having some cool chats about music, World Cup, how shitty the movie Disclosure Day […]
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We Carry Heavy Blood by Force
Emerging from the formidable Milwaukee underground, Force has delivered an absolutely monumental sonic boom with their latest kick-ass full-length album, ‘We Carry Heavy Blood‘. Released in May 2026, this 10-track record brilliantly fuses the blistering speed of classic thrash with the raw, uncompromising grit of hardcore punk. Recorded by local icon Graham Hunt and expertly […]
Inferno by Boards of Canada
The electronic music world has finally been blessed by the reclusive gods of downtempo, because after a grueling thirteen-year drought, Boards of Canada has dropped a massive sonic bomb on us with their 2026 album, ‘Inferno’. This isn’t just your standard ambient wallpaper to zone out to while staring at your houseplants; it’s an absolute […]
Scroll If You Love Devil by Heather the Jerk
It feels like my brain is short-circuiting lately because I swear I had already written a review for this kick-ass record, but in speaking with my buddy at the bar this past weekend insisted I hadn’t yet… so here I am, finally giving this project the review it deserves. ‘Scroll If You Love Devil’ by […]
New Self by The Bobby Lees
A few years ago, a faithful listener of our podcast slid into our DMS and told me that I had to check out some of the previous releases from a ferocious garage-punk outfit they could not get enough of. Fast forward to today, and I am kicking myself for delaying on this new album, because […]
harbinger by We Are Only Human Once
If you have been feeling down, the indie-alternative powerhouse We Are Only Human Once has just delivered the perfect antidepressant with their spectacular June 2026 release, ‘harbinger‘. Hailing from Dublin, Ohio, project mastermind Adalyn Clarke channels a brilliant fusion of indie rock, alt-country, and shoegaze influences that makes this 11-track collection an absolute joy to […]
One Kind Radio Podcast – 6-11-26
June is here… and the first day of summer, or whatever, is on Sunday, 6/21/26, but the damn heat is already cooking things up this week…. can I get a hell yeah!! After speaking with some of you OKR fans at shows and at bars over the past month, it’s looking like it’s now common […]
Cut A Silhouette by Sparta
With ‘Cut A Silhouette‘, the legendary post-hardcore outfit Sparta has returned, proving that some things truly do get bigger and better with age. Speaking of things getting bigger, this album dropped right around the same time I looked into my closet and realized a harsh, fabric-stretching truth: none of my shorts fit me anymore. In […]
Roses by Widowspeak
‘Roses’ by Widowspeak is the band’s seventh studio album and manages to pull off a spectacular magic trick: it is deeply romantic and saturated with dream-pop nostalgia, yet it never takes itself so seriously that you feel like you’re trapped in some corny ass rom-com from the 80’s. Instead, it feels like sitting in a […]
A Splinter in the Infinite Noumenon by Apostle
Apostle’s A Splinter in the Infinite Noumenon is a sonic rollercoaster that somehow manages to combine the existential dread of realizing we are all just meat on a rock with the absolute urge to run through a brick wall. Released via Terminus Hate City, this Atlanta power trio has delivered an album that sounds less […]