Revisiting Mashrou’ Leila’s Raasuk, the 2013 indie landmark that captured the anger and disillusionment of a post-Arab Spring generation.
On Afandi, Saint Levant blends Arab pop’s past and present into a cohesive, hit-driven record that revisits without imitation.
After a divorce sent him on a journey of growth and self-discovery, Sharnouby takes creative control of his comeback album, Ba3d El Leil.
Cairokee’s Supernova documents post-Arab Spring defeat with discomforting precision. Whether it’s a good album is another question.
On Habeitek, Amr Diab returns to his ’90s and ’00s sound, meeting Gen Z’s growing appetite for Y2K nostalgia.
Othman Shahin traces the faris – the warrior-poet of classical Arab tradition – revived by Shabjdeed, Touch, and Smokaholic in Kattal.
Sara Abdelbarry delivers a sharper, more melancholic follow-up with Teen Idle’s ‘A Heart So Tender,’ rich in hooks and quiet ache.
Maryam Saleh’s Syrr is the revivalist album Arabic music has been waiting for – intimate, effortless, and deeply felt.
A night drive between Los Angeles and Jerusalem, City of Angels finds Konstancy turning distance into restrained, lived-in hip-hop.
Why Dystinct’s “Ta3al” feels like franchising a hit instead of pushing forward – and how pop keeps forgetting the power of scarcity.
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