I definitely didn’t wake up thinking I’d be reviewing music today. Honestly, I’ve been buried in deadlines, fighting off some kind of low-budget plague, and generally trying to maintain the illusion of adult functioning from my couch. And then boom an email shows up inviting me to review a release. Against all logic, I felt a spark. Turns out, no matter how fried I am, new music still cuts through the static. Some habits die hard and I’m always curious, especially

Has Sleep Token Taken Over the World? It certainly seems so. At this point, if you haven’t heard of Sleep Token, either you live under a rock or your Spotify algorithm thinks you're still in 2012. With over 8 million monthly listeners and even a shout-out on the Grammy website, this UK band has officially leveled up from underground darling to full-blown cult, musically and maybe spiritually. Despite their pop and electronic influences, they’re still firmly rooted in the alternative scene.