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Fresh Friday Recap 42: Corn, Cures, and Second Thoughts

Latest article · Oct 23, 2026

Fresh Friday Recap 42: Corn, Cures, and Second Thoughts

From June To December's “Fun Out” leads the Viewer's Choice vote at Fresh Friday Festival's Week 42 Haunted Carnival, with Melodelight's “The Remedy” and TMSTRY's “Small Talk” close behind.

By Professor Jacket

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Oakwood the Stranger: Panic Garden and 7271

Latest review · Oct 18, 2026

Oakwood the Stranger: Panic Garden and 7271

Across Panic Garden and 7271, Oakwood the Stranger transforms delicate, anxious whispers into explosive sonic fury, revealing one unmistakable compositional voice across two radically different musical worlds.

By DLayman

Vikingur’s RECRUDESCENCE: The Weight of Everything

Vikingur’s RECRUDESCENCE: The Weight of Everything

Vikingur’s RECRUDESCENCE is a sprawling, often spectacular metal breakup album whose sonic imagination and sophisticated arrangements are weighed down by uneven structure and nearly two hours of heavy emotions.

Pup Xander's SMOKE: The Haze of the Hidden Self

Pup Xander's SMOKE: The Haze of the Hidden Self

The same consistency that makes the album easy to live with makes the songs hard to tell apart. Xander found a sound that's recognizably theirs and holds together, and at its best, the personality outplays the house sound.

A Guy and AI: The Ghost in the Shell

A Guy and AI: The Ghost in the Shell

There is so much good material surrounding the exceptional that the album eventually competes with itself for the listener’s finite attention.

The Seven Veils of Illusion: Seven Veils, One Song

The Seven Veils of Illusion: Seven Veils, One Song

There’s a real voice trying to emerge here, and the commitment to a full concept album in this landscape is worth real credit. But recognizable devices harden into formula fast, and this artist is standing close enough to that line to feel the heat coming off it.

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Fresh Friday Recap 42: Corn, Cures, and Second Thoughts

Oct 23, 2026

Fresh Friday Recap 42: Corn, Cures, and Second Thoughts

From June To December's “Fun Out” leads the Viewer's Choice vote at Fresh Friday Festival's Week 42 Haunted Carnival, with Melodelight's “The Remedy” and TMSTRY's “Small Talk” close behind.

By Professor Jacket

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