Xisuma's Musical Journey

Thursday, 20 November 2025

Austra "Chin Up Buttercup" (2025)

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  Austra  always spark a curiosity. Now in fifteen years deep, this fifth full length record lacks the surprise and originality of earlier r...
Monday, 17 November 2025

Trevor Something "The Anima" (2025)

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  Quick of the heels of The Shadow , Trevor returns with a classy record, honing in on indulgent moods and soothing tones, executing this co...
Wednesday, 12 November 2025

Kauan "Wayhome" (2025)

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  Gently swain by the soothing return of this moving ethereal melancholy, Wayhome's first spin deeply captivated. Shimmering guitar lick...
Monday, 10 November 2025

Steve Roach & Soriah "Curandero" (2025)

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  Still pumping out records and seeking fruitful collaborations, ambience master Steve Roach returns with a spellbinding record conjuring e...
Sunday, 9 November 2025

Trivium "Struck Dead" (2025)

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In this age of drip feeding album hype cycles with a growing string of singles, its unclear if Struck Dead is a standalone EP, or the lead i...
Saturday, 8 November 2025

Anna Von Hausswolf "Iconoclasts" (2025)

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  A far cry from the darkly mesmerizing dread of Dead Magic , Anna pivots her devilish leanings to ancestral charms, her voice finding its F...
Wednesday, 29 October 2025

Tame Impala "Deadbeat" (2025)

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  A lengthy five years on from The Slow Rush , Kevin returns armed with the charm of his voice and a lack of direction. Gone is the defining...
Tuesday, 28 October 2025

Giöbia "X-ÆON" (2025)

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  Kicking off with Voodoo Experience, X-ÆON conjures a hypnotic, esoteric persona through the lens of its re-imagined instrumental Psychedel...
Tuesday, 21 October 2025

Sabaton "Legends" (2025)

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Sabaton peaked my interest with two mighty world war one themed records, Great War and  The War To End All Wars . New and naive to their so...
Saturday, 18 October 2025

Труп Колдуна "Eternal Prisoner" (2025)

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  Despite the shoddy stark presentation and tacky musical quirks reeking of "low effort", my time with Eternal Prisoner has taught...
Monday, 13 October 2025

Author & Punisher "Nocturnal Birding" (2025)

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  Contender for album of the year, Nocturnal Birding leaves me with a sense of guilt. As a renewed appreciation of brilliance settles in, I ...
Sunday, 12 October 2025

Труп Колдуна "Melodies For Ghosts" (2025)

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  Competing with a slew of low effort bedroom producers, this stark cover art aesthetic suggested such presumptions, the phoned in part at l...
Saturday, 11 October 2025

Old Sorcery "The Escapist" (2025)

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  One of the greatest artists to emerge from the bloated Dungeon Synth scene, Old Sorcery blazes a trail of excellence, transforming decrepi...
Wednesday, 8 October 2025

Thornhill "Heroine" (2022)

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  Thornhill are an undoubtedly curious band. Inescapable of Deftones ' shadow, yet vibrantly engrossing as familiar ideas find themselve...
Tuesday, 7 October 2025

Enya "Amarantine" (2005)

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 Potentially saturating my own Enya experience, Amarantine has struck me as a step backwards for such an esteemed, visionary artist. Held a...
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