Review: New Underground Music

Darkfish from London, England is actually Sheila Maloney, who plays piano, keyboards, and synthesizer. On July 2, 2025, she's releasing her first album called "Beyond" as a digital download.

The album has 9 songs all about space, like stars, planets, and where we fit in the universe. It starts with "Destination Forever," which is a cool, spacey krautrock song with dreamy vocals. Then comes "Endless Space," a great, slightly heavy-sounding space song that's not too fast. It feels a bit dark sometimes, but also peaceful.

Next is "Spiral Nebula," a beautiful, slow, relaxing electronic song with a new-age vibe. Then "Voyager," a fun, medium-speed song with a catchy beat and krautrock sounds.

In "Towards The Stars," Darkfish plays a nice, slow electronic song. "Planet Earth Is Blue" is a dark, slow piece mainly featuring awesome piano playing. And in "Leaving The Heliosphere," she gives us a lovely, slow, relaxing new-age song.

After that, there's "Gravity Well," an excellent, medium-speed electronic song with a catchy beat and some heavy sounds. Finally, "The Pale Blue Dot" is a slow song with a simple, hypnotic rhythm.

"Beyond" by Darkfish has 9 amazing electronic songs that kept me hooked from beginning to end. I highly recommend this masterpiece to anyone who likes this kind of music, especially "Planet Earth Is Blue," which is one of the best! (You can listen to two songs from the album using the Bandcamp link below the review).