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Cherine Abulwafa

From rock and metal to musicals and classics, and everything in between! A musician and a writer who has a passion for the brilliance of arts and the magnificence of culture.

AN INTIMATE EXPRESSION OF BELIEF

With “No Other,” Kristin Ambuhl invites listeners into a space that feels both personal and gently reassuring. The song doesn’t arrive with urgency or grandeur; instead, it unfolds with...

IF THIS IS AGING, IT SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD TO ME!

Just a few bars in, and that’s it, you’ll be eager to reach those golden old days! Aging Disgracefully’s “Blues Get Better With Age” opens with a groove that...

GRACE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STRAIN!

There’s a quiet gravity to how ONEWAY introduces “Breakdown,” a kind of suspended stillness that feels almost too fragile to touch. Before the distortion rises and the weight settles...

STILLNESS, AMPLIFIED!

There’s a particular kind of strength that doesn’t announce itself, and on “picking at grass,” Yasu Cub lean fully into that space. The Tokyo-based duo shape their lead single...

TIME MOVES ON, EVEN WHEN WE DON’T..

With I’m No Longer Afraid of Heights, SUNGAZE lean into a feeling many try to soften but rarely confront this directly: the quiet realization that life doesn’t wait for...

DISTORTION HAS NEVER SOUNDED THIS CLEAN!

There’s a quiet intensity running through “They Tell Lies,” the kind that doesn’t erupt, but steadily builds under the surface. With this release, The Sunmills lean into a more...