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Stephan Folkes sets the record straight with explosive single “Hazard”
There are those debut singles that present an artist, and “Hazard” by Stephan Folkes is one of these that invite anyone to try to dislodge it. Stephan Folkes comes crashing into the room, stripped bare of soul and laced with unapologetic power. The title track to Folkes’s debut album, “Hazard,” is less a plea for understanding than a full-throated, piercing warning. This is about taking up space. There’s an unmistakable energy that flashes through the track, rooted in defiance and propelled by clarity.
And Folkes uses his voice not just to emote pain or passion, but to draw a boundary saying, if you show up with ego, chaos, or negativity, don’t be surprised when the door doesn’t open. There is a raw poignancy to “Hazard.” No overproduction, no gimmicks, it’s built on authenticity. With each lyric, Folkes peels away the veil on a journey that’s highly individualized while being theirs and theirs alone. Grief, growth, and hard-won healing are all woven into the DNA of this track, which serves as a manifesto. The album is centered on “Hazard.” Folkes establishes the melancholic palette for what’s to follow.
The entire project aims to investigate the delicate strands of spiritual awakening, emotional truth, and the sometimes messy, yet always beautiful, work of becoming whole. But if that single is the warning siren at the gate, listeners had better be prepared to walk through fire. Stephan Folkes has written a debut of backbone. In a world that’s often all too eager to downplay the value of quiet strength, “Hazard” comes in bold, bruised, and blazing. This is music that wants to be heard and demands to be heard.
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Lisa Boostani creates a mesmerizing tidal realm in “Ocean”
Lisa Boostani’s “Ocean” takes you deep into a sensory world where body, spirit, and myth come together, beyond the surface of genre. Boostani makes a soundscape that is both ethereal and deeply human by combining the broad essence of psychedelic pop with the strong appeal of alternative rock.
Her voice rises as if it is coming from deep within her, shaped by emotion rather than action. She intentionally channels the intangible, turning weakness into strength rather than a source of pain, and “Ocean” tells people to get involved in this inner world, not just watch it. This release is an integral part of her first EP, “One,” which will come out in March 2026 and is based on love, sensuality, and unity.
If “Ocean” is any indication, the EP will show sensuality not as something pretty, but as a kind of spiritual intelligence, a way to know yourself by connecting with others. The song’s textures and structure have an aquatic quality, moving between clarity and delirium, rhythm and freedom. Its emotional focus is on immersion instead of resolution.
The striking quality of “Ocean” is the blend of the mystical worlds. Boostani understands that strength often shows up as gentleness and that deep feelings are better expressed through frequencies than words. She wants people to see consciousness as immediacy, sensation as truth, and openness as an undeniable strength.
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NOAH. captures the unspoken signals in enchanting R&B track “That’s Bless”
“That’s Bless” captures the unspoken late-night message, the smile that was exchanged from afar, and the feeling you sense but are afraid to say. NOAH. offers a song with a smoky R&B feel and lyrics that capture unspoken tension, firmly in the realm of emotional ambiguity, where connection is clear but not defined.
This piece concerns the subtle discomfort of mixed signals and quiet longings, when looks say more than words ever could. NOAH. handles the theme with restraint, letting the chemistry simmer rather than explode. NOAH.’s delivery shows a confident gentleness, recognizing that some feelings don’t need strict definitions to be real.
In “That’s Bless,” he captures the essence of connection and the compelling allure that endures, even when both parties pretend it is not there. The composition is based on real-life events, and it acknowledges that specific attachments endure in the heart long after one has persuaded oneself of having progressed.
“That’s Bless” is at the crossroads of closeness and distance, clarity and confusion. The song doesn’t resolve the tension it talks about, and that’s what makes it so powerful. It sums up the connection we say we don’t want but keep coming back to in memory, rhythm, and pulse.
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