Jason Grishkoff

Nov 12, 2024 | indieshuffle.com | Mikky George |Jason Grishkoff

"Breathe" is Rufus Du Sol at their most guided, their most focused, and their most calm. It's a real fun jab that the song "Breathe" is included on the album Inhale/Exhale, and that joy and fun also translate into the single itself. It's a self-contained announcement of meditative joy, self-motivated happiness, and pumping energy. The track asks you to go with it—"Breathe" with it—like a guide on a hike, but you are hiking up to the pinnacle of electro Coachella energy.

Mar 1, 2024 | indieshuffle.com | Jami Selikow |Jason Grishkoff

Exhales. Hello to the written word and the melodic sound. I've missed you. Please stay a while. The distance feels lengthy since I was last able to squeeze joy from writing and music. It happens sometimes, right? We lose touch with the flames of that which we love. The embers always remain, however.

Feb 28, 2024 | indieshuffle.com | Mikky George |Jason Grishkoff |Jade Furubayashi

Bleachers has truly made a grand entrance with "Tiny Moves," a pulsating and jubilant ballad celebrating the perpetual journey of life. The moment "Tiny Moves" kicked in, I was immediately swept away by a surge of joy. Jack Antonoff's vocal delivery strikes the heartstrings like a tambourine, and the accompanying music video is pure indie rock gold. From the first warpy synth chord, I was hooked. This track is an anthem for joy—it demands it, and leaves no room for anything else.

Feb 27, 2024 | indieshuffle.com | Jason Grishkoff |Christiana Bartolini |Justin Lam

I'm not typically the type of person to share sad songs, nor do I share a lot of folk these days. So that means this is a bit of an exception, but I think that's because there's something exceptional about it. Sierra Fotouhi obviously doesn't want to kill you or me. She wants to kill someone who broke her heart. So unless you're the one who broke her heart and you happen to be reading this review, you've got nothing to worry about.

Feb 22, 2024 | indieshuffle.com | Jami Selikow |Hugh McClure |Jason Grishkoff

Songs subsume one's reality and, if one listens intently, transports us elsewhere. A soft sunset is enhanced when headphones transition over ears, and the sounds of humming cars and buzzing street lights are replaced with swirling symphonies crafted by the mind of an artist. The beautiful thing about AVES and Markus Perttula's "Silent Solitude" is that it is essentially an ode to the present moment. It invites each listener back to themselves.