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Night Tapes shines on their "portals//polarities" tour stop in Atlanta.
Photos were taken by Hannah Claire Smith on October 26th, 2025 at Terminal West.

Hannah Claire Smith
Oct 30, 2025


Melissuh, Force
Force , the debut EP from Melissa Chilson aka Melissuh, is a prism carefully etched and inscribed with somber poems we’re invited to trace with our fingers as we rotate it in our hands. And in a remarkable 17-minute runtime she manages to use it as a refracting device for absolute loss, the borders of identity, and the sense that these things can be transcended. The total effect is something ghostly and innocently hopeful, like a conversation with an inner child. Because of

Skyler Stirling
Oct 30, 2025


Jake Chisenhall, Be Steel, My Heart
Atlanta local staple Jake Chisenhall has been applying his signature around for over a decade now, but their latest offering aims to bring an entire ecosystem of genres together. Be Steel, My Heart is an aptly titled EP full of wonder and nuance. The fluidity of Jake’s melodic narratives provides more than an extended play. It’s an extended world. Those familiar with Chisenhall know that the songwriting takes all kinds of whimsical turns and is filled with vibrant colors fro

Johnmark Hendrix
Oct 23, 2025


Jay Som, Belong
Belong , the newest album by Los Angeles’ Jay Som, is an ever-moving body, tinged in nostalgia and decorated with hard edges. It finds the songwriter behind the project, Melina Duterte, turning over concepts like acceptance, rejection, and the ever-elusive search for sureness in one’s identity and work in her hands, folding them in with everything from touching ballads to edgy pop-punk. This record marks Jay Som’s first record since 2019’s Anak Ko , but Duterte has stayed pl

Mary Beth Bryan
Oct 16, 2025


Connor Kelly & the Time Warp, This Egg
Nashville-based indie rock outfit, Connor Kelly & the Time Warp released their third studio album, “This Egg,” back in March in a graceful and delicate fashion. What feels like a jam band experience is reconstructed with extremely catchy hooks, and powerful one-liners. It’s full of soul, from the rhythm section to the hickory-smoked vocals of Connor Kelly. The title track is either an exquisitely expressed retrospective on our own youth, or an extremely depressing song about

Johnmark Hendrix
Oct 9, 2025
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