Latest Posts - aktmusic.com

<style>/*<meta name='google-adsense-platform-account' content='ca-host-pub-1556223355139109'/>
<meta name='google-adsense-platform-domain' content='blogspot.com'/>

<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4236947225638337&host=ca-host-pub-1556223355139109" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>

<!-- data-ad-client=ca-pub-4236947225638337 -->

</head><body>*/</style>

Feature Spotlight

The Sunmills Almost Called This Song "Rotting Away" on "Bird That Used To Sing"

The Sunmills have admitted this song could have been called "Rotting Away," which they say would have been honest, just maybe too...

thisaktmusic 22 Aug, 2026

Feature Spotlight

Matthew James Aylett Brings Twenty Years of Songwriting Into "Done Drinking"

Matthew James Aylett has been writing songs for more than two decades, and "Done Drinking" carries that accumulated experience di...

thisaktmusic 22 Aug, 2026

Feature Spotlight

RenDaPan Recorded "Trataka" by a Fire Pit With No Post-Production at All

RenDaPan recorded "Trataka" outdoors in Buckinghamshire on a summer evening, playing beside a crackling fire pit, and left the re...

thisaktmusic 22 Aug, 2026

Feature Spotlight

Desmond Walks Hides a Song About Addiction Inside What Sounds Like Infidelity on "Daybreak"

Around the 0:42 mark of "Daybreak," Desmond Walks drops a single line that changes what the entire song is actually about: "...

thisaktmusic 22 Aug, 2026

Feature Spotlight

Agamemnon Kattis Recorded "Flight 0030: Jesus is the Pilot" in a City That Refused to Behave on the Album

Agamemnon Kattis, working under the name Evangelo Kattaranza & Friends , recorded this nine-track album in Athens, and he's said the...

thisaktmusic 22 Aug, 2026

Feature Spotlight

Gunshots or Fireworks Refuse to Resolve the Chaos on "DÉSORDRE" EP

Gunshots or Fireworks built their second EP around a title that translates directly to disorder, and the four tracks on "DÉSORDRE"...

thisaktmusic 21 Aug, 2026

Feature Spotlight

Joe Rian Finds Something Worth Singing About in Ordinary Life on "Think Yer In Luv"

Joe Rian grew up in Rock Falls, Illinois, the son of a Tool & Die man and a school bus driver who kept the radio locked on Kenny Rogers ...

thisaktmusic 21 Aug, 2026

<style>/*
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.blogger.com/static/v1/widgets/4290755334-widgets.js"></script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
window['__wavt'] = 'ACvIOeD_13tzNa5iKnNtpylrflQ4:1787440445242';_WidgetManager._Init('//www.blogger.com/rearrange?blogID\x3d2302312690151597255','//www.aktmusic.com/search?updated-max\x3d2026-08-22T14:50:00-07:00\x26max-results\x3d7\x26reverse-paginate\x3dtrue','2302312690151597255');
_WidgetManager._SetDataContext([{'name': 'blog', 'data': {'blogId': '2302312690151597255', 'title': 'aktmusic.com', 'url': 'https://www.aktmusic.com/search?updated-max\x3d2026-08-22T14:50:00-07:00\x26max-results\x3d7\x26reverse-paginate\x3dtrue', 'canonicalUrl': 'https://www.aktmusic.com/search?updated-max\x3d2026-08-22T14:50:00-07:00\x26max-results\x3d7\x26reverse-paginate\x3dtrue', 'homepageUrl': 'https://www.aktmusic.com/', 'searchUrl': 'https://www.aktmusic.com/search', 'canonicalHomepageUrl': 'https://www.aktmusic.com/', 'blogspotFaviconUrl': 'https://www.aktmusic.com/favicon.ico', 'bloggerUrl': 'https://www.blogger.com', 'hasCustomDomain': true, 'httpsEnabled': true, 'enabledCommentProfileImages': true, 'gPlusViewType': 'FILTERED_POSTMOD', 'adultContent': false, 'analyticsAccountNumber': 'G-3WQKHW39N1', 'analytics4': true, 'encoding': 'UTF-8', 'locale': 'en', 'localeUnderscoreDelimited': 'en', 'languageDirection': 'ltr', 'isPrivate': false, 'isMobile': false, 'isMobileRequest': false, 'mobileClass': '', 'isPrivateBlog': false, 'isDynamicViewsAvailable': true, 'feedLinks': '\x3clink rel\x3d\x22alternate\x22 type\x3d\x22application/atom+xml\x22 title\x3d\x22aktmusic.com - Atom\x22 href\x3d\x22https://www.aktmusic.com/feeds/posts/default\x22 /\x3e\n\x3clink rel\x3d\x22alternate\x22 type\x3d\x22application/rss+xml\x22 title\x3d\x22aktmusic.com - RSS\x22 href\x3d\x22https://www.aktmusic.com/feeds/posts/default?alt\x3drss\x22 /\x3e\n\x3clink rel\x3d\x22service.post\x22 type\x3d\x22application/atom+xml\x22 title\x3d\x22aktmusic.com - Atom\x22 href\x3d\x22https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2302312690151597255/posts/default\x22 /\x3e\n', 'meTag': '\x3clink rel\x3d\x22me\x22 href\x3d\x22https://www.blogger.com/profile/04683763184818508499\x22 /\x3e\n', 'adsenseClientId': 'ca-pub-4236947225638337', 'adsenseHostId': 'ca-host-pub-1556223355139109', 'adsenseHasAds': true, 'adsenseAutoAds': true, 'boqCommentIframeForm': true, 'loginRedirectParam': '', 'view': '', 'dynamicViewsCommentsSrc': '//www.blogblog.com/dynamicviews/4224c15c4e7c9321/js/comments.js', 'dynamicViewsScriptSrc': '//www.blogblog.com/dynamicviews/24810df02073da6c', 'plusOneApiSrc': 'https://apis.google.com/js/platform.js', 'disableGComments': true, 'interstitialAccepted': false, 'sharing': {'platforms': [{'name': 'Get link', 'key': 'link', 'shareMessage': 'Get link', 'target': ''}, {'name': 'Facebook', 'key': 'facebook', 'shareMessage': 'Share to Facebook', 'target': 'facebook'}, {'name': 'BlogThis!', 'key': 'blogThis', 'shareMessage': 'BlogThis!', 'target': 'blog'}, {'name': 'X', 'key': 'twitter', 'shareMessage': 'Share to X', 'target': 'twitter'}, {'name': 'Pinterest', 'key': 'pinterest', 'shareMessage': 'Share to Pinterest', 'target': 'pinterest'}, {'name': 'Email', 'key': 'email', 'shareMessage': 'Email', 'target': 'email'}], 'disableGooglePlus': true, 'googlePlusShareButtonWidth': 0, 'googlePlusBootstrap': '\x3cscript type\x3d\x22text/javascript\x22\x3ewindow.___gcfg \x3d {\x27lang\x27: \x27en\x27};\x3c/script\x3e'}, 'hasCustomJumpLinkMessage': false, 'jumpLinkMessage': 'Read more', 'pageType': 'index', 'pageName': '', 'pageTitle': 'aktmusic.com', 'metaDescription': ''}}, {'name': 'features', 'data': {}}, {'name': 'messages', 'data': {'edit': 'Edit', 'linkCopiedToClipboard': 'Link copied to clipboard!', 'ok': 'Ok', 'postLink': 'Post Link'}}, {'name': 'template', 'data': {'name': 'custom', 'localizedName': 'Custom', 'isResponsive': true, 'isAlternateRendering': false, 'isCustom': true}}, {'name': 'view', 'data': {'classic': {'name': 'classic', 'url': '?view\x3dclassic'}, 'flipcard': {'name': 'flipcard', 'url': '?view\x3dflipcard'}, 'magazine': {'name': 'magazine', 'url': '?view\x3dmagazine'}, 'mosaic': {'name': 'mosaic', 'url': '?view\x3dmosaic'}, 'sidebar': {'name': 'sidebar', 'url': '?view\x3dsidebar'}, 'snapshot': {'name': 'snapshot', 'url': '?view\x3dsnapshot'}, 'timeslide': {'name': 'timeslide', 'url': '?view\x3dtimeslide'}, 'isMobile': false, 'title': 'aktmusic.com', 'description': '', 'url': 'https://www.aktmusic.com/search?updated-max\x3d2026-08-22T14:50:00-07:00\x26max-results\x3d7\x26reverse-paginate\x3dtrue', 'type': 'feed', 'isSingleItem': false, 'isMultipleItems': true, 'isError': false, 'isPage': false, 'isPost': false, 'isHomepage': false, 'isArchive': false, 'isSearch': true, 'isLabelSearch': false, 'search': {}}}, {'name': 'widgets', 'data': [{'title': 'Upload Image', 'type': 'Image', 'sectionId': 'upload-image', 'id': 'Image10'}, {'title': 'aktmusic.com (Header)', 'type': 'Header', 'sectionId': 'upload-image', 'id': 'Header1'}, {'title': 'Search This Blog', 'type': 'BlogSearch', 'sectionId': 'upload-image', 'id': 'BlogSearch1'}, {'title': 'Labels', 'type': 'Label', 'sectionId': 'upload-image', 'id': 'Label1'}, {'title': '', 'type': 'PopularPosts', 'sectionId': 'upload-image', 'id': 'PopularPosts1', 'posts': [{'title': 'Ditzy\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c Desselle\u2019s \u201cDivine Plan\u201d: A Quiet Surrender Wrapped in Soul', 'id': 1459435770946930239}, {'title': 'Aria Reveals the Gentle Heart of Love on \u201cOn My Mind (Acoustic Version)\u201d', 'id': 1097804143594442899}, {'title': 'RAYmi by the Pool Unveils His Digital Soundscape with RAYmiverse', 'id': 6270604212327250125}]}, {'title': '', 'type': 'PageList', 'sectionId': 'upload-image', 'id': 'PageList1'}, {'title': 'About Me', 'type': 'Profile', 'sectionId': 'upload-image', 'id': 'Profile1'}, {'title': 'Logo', 'type': 'HTML', 'sectionId': 'header-main', 'id': 'HTML10'}, {'title': 'Icons, Dark, Search', 'type': 'LinkList', 'sectionId': 'header-main', 'id': 'LinkList10'}, {'title': 'Menu', 'type': 'LinkList', 'sectionId': 'header-main', 'id': 'LinkList11'}, {'title': 'Featured Post', 'type': 'FeaturedPost', 'sectionId': 'before-blog', 'id': 'FeaturedPost1', 'postId': '5401125017659993614'}, {'title': 'Blog Posts', 'type': 'Blog', 'sectionId': 'blog-post', 'id': 'Blog1', 'posts': [{'id': '2835282696254360690', 'title': 'The Sunmills Almost Called This Song \x22Rotting Away\x22 on \x22Bird That Used To Sing\x22', 'featuredImage': 'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4TkWh_dqxx_IRq5xxG8ofQW_iVUOQC-5ILeuGVHa1cUskDsmVDWayFWyfqx5RiI7DjOEcLvdBdp_s10cKZjnZhSeOgTjXMe4MpjOeGGfAVfSvUcA0dWA79qVVj6XeFdm2jiYUrfJVnFBLASEcUDs_-wpSt43JhTAs_kTVJxlylvw3Bq5KZuuL074D_Qw/w640-h640/Bird_That_Used_To_Sing_-_The_Sunmills_1000x1000.jpg', 'showInlineAds': false}, {'id': '5956754296753445780', 'title': 'Matthew James Aylett Brings Twenty Years of Songwriting Into \x22Done Drinking\x22', 'featuredImage': 'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1W9N9ShTnSz6nAY_mP2ft9BNFEIC6Jhnzoo1ME0tH-JTdpa_3sDyiLQA4ZMli_73gS3ndcVTeVztE8vbmM8G2kfb0HS8b2ykPEbYn8RBDHrw4OMQ-fIBZauXVKHbdBnjfcugoQTOcdpIazGrUrDoRPQp7XmqGpvNG6fP53K5CgaUZ1PERbAoSHMfyds/w640-h640/done_drinking.jpg', 'showInlineAds': false}, {'id': '4509582633198247860', 'title': 'RenDaPan Recorded \x22Trataka\x22 by a Fire Pit With No Post-Production at All', 'featuredImage': 'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDAM02KVEsyhz4ryIBmql2uaIZRgbIn0gASxERWRpdEPrgLuxpKabaXAmGPTlqeaYQU2oBRzrMrxEYyNlT1Z9QUNI6X83IJbGMUUkfFpOjYdQyM-2Guk2dqxwXIRiiKmuN2eks04ziunDLlI5AApJO36-DxyIXb8bAnBUE6KF6G3AVQEpCVQdQUezA1s/w640-h622/IMG_8912.jpeg', 'showInlineAds': false}, {'id': '8279301171346823999', 'title': 'Desmond Walks Hides a Song About Addiction Inside What Sounds Like Infidelity on \x22Daybreak\x22', 'featuredImage': 'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfwwx6ThyJWj5suDRH4mSM7Y4i5G1g71Lp3yEileoU2sqlo7SkC-lx5Ao5btBOOEWxXG4skJbboskG4PP4HQWPnazSYryqsB-nC-gVgKFmVmtroP70STTr3iiix9cBiI6jAcy-ajVntMR5XER13GE5ac09ZUNAAmevBnKnwrXCVi4Mx-IKVqSwkCButo/w640-h640/8E399D69-71E0-455D-A5EF-9443061CD5F3.jpeg', 'showInlineAds': false}, {'id': '7828937973170905278', 'title': 'Agamemnon Kattis Recorded \x22Flight 0030: Jesus is the Pilot\x22 in a City That Refused to Behave on the Album', 'featuredImage': 'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTdJMFwXFbVMXae2Ib3cvVngWbAtNbG6ougTRLWzi1NxcOnZ1Nlj3TH4_4EqBqLEEEzI526Q2ONF2JhKodO9TLN_k82Hsc6LAmosvzxAyBauLipM_kSs61agOT4zO5lwyVOfM6zGZINoS9ba-60Y2qOkAiyhus3sV9XINRDnTGklWcNVyjbGdreTUYj0/w640-h640/14d9239c-0032-4750-84e8-9e00e5a42144.jpeg', 'showInlineAds': false}, {'id': '4791887257462625416', 'title': 'Gunshots or Fireworks Refuse to Resolve the Chaos on \x22D\xc9SORDRE\x22 EP', 'featuredImage': 'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxfvw5g4ukEPslHsEHOD34_Db1UN0ehbaodsJ7XgYwUy6Ax2EiD8c4N8gKcr1nIDvQngOy9dAWl_Bn6cLJOa-XRmwvN5jpz7rc_Em7EoJPF_MeAf0TVhHWNzLFEzJFriVmykn5A8aknNgJsS8Xu9Ei3G6n5yk0-gkgKOx_jIKJkBvw3d3_i5vGNTo1wQ/w640-h640/Fail_repeat.png', 'showInlineAds': false}, {'id': '3097524585633486985', 'title': 'Joe Rian Finds Something Worth Singing About in Ordinary Life on \x22Think Yer In Luv\x22', 'featuredImage': 'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5-He0sK8pH1tVFYQUoWQB_-tIl5yBUfyzMMU0koWK1mfd3M9zUQ9YOz4Ttv4UNhoDf8Ay4CQZQClnwCOhlXi8qOo_fcBVv3nUBvUxLU9OlvWtokzFDaW8zWeUhNXUwLp5yhK3E5-B5kl5uh2Di_2tsy_WnhPzvh0W4eHTTpv6bjIXuxwFWZGm1gGJMM/w640-h640/JOE-RIAN---THINK-YER-IN-LUV--SINGLE-COVER-3000X3000.png', 'showInlineAds': false}], 'headerByline': {'regionName': 'header1', 'items': [{'name': 'share', 'label': ''}, {'name': 'author', 'label': 'By'}, {'name': 'timestamp', 'label': 'd MMM, yyyy'}]}, 'footerBylines': [{'regionName': 'footer1', 'items': [{'name': 'comments', 'label': 'Comment'}, {'name': 'icons', 'label': ''}]}, {'regionName': 'footer2', 'items': [{'name': 'labels', 'label': ''}]}], 'allBylineItems': [{'name': 'share', 'label': ''}, {'name': 'author', 'label': 'By'}, {'name': 'timestamp', 'label': 'd MMM, yyyy'}, {'name': 'comments', 'label': 'Comment'}, {'name': 'icons', 'label': ''}, {'name': 'labels', 'label': ''}]}, {'title': 'Popular Posts', 'type': 'PopularPosts', 'sectionId': 'sidebar-static', 'id': 'PopularPosts10', 'posts': [{'title': 'COMMUNIST SEX MAGIC Formed at the Cavern Club While Watching It Sell Out Its Own History on \x22This Charming Life\x22 Album', 'id': 4129589764065849876}, {'title': 'Charlie Coupland Writes a Cold War Spy Song and a Wedding Love Song for the Same Album on \x22Shadow\x22', 'id': 6896662272840097834}, {'title': 'Jesulobami Turns Personal Testimony Into Song on \x22God Glory Rise Upon You\x22', 'id': 8301055001351194505}, {'title': 'Floyds Row Revives Folk Tradition With Grace and Conviction on The Carlisle Sessions EP', 'id': 3123578341437790680}, {'title': 'Driek Manders Composed This Album From a Psychiatric Ward on the \x22Through Wind and Weather\x22', 'id': 6022659012890879117}]}, {'title': 'Categories', 'type': 'Label', 'sectionId': 'sidebar-static', 'id': 'Label10'}, {'title': '#Recent Post', 'type': 'HTML', 'sectionId': 'sidebar-static', 'id': 'HTML19'}, {'title': 'About Us', 'type': 'HTML', 'sectionId': 'footer-widget', 'id': 'HTML21'}, {'title': 'Follow Us', 'type': 'LinkList', 'sectionId': 'footer-widget', 'id': 'LinkList14'}, {'title': 'Newsletter', 'type': 'HTML', 'sectionId': 'footer-widget', 'id': 'HTML22'}, {'title': 'Copyright', 'type': 'HTML', 'sectionId': 'copyright', 'id': 'HTML23'}, {'title': 'SVG Icons', 'type': 'HTML', 'sectionId': 'jet-options', 'id': 'HTML24'}]}]);
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_ImageView', new _WidgetInfo('Image10', 'upload-image', document.getElementById('Image10'), {'resize': false}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HeaderView', new _WidgetInfo('Header1', 'upload-image', document.getElementById('Header1'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_BlogSearchView', new _WidgetInfo('BlogSearch1', 'upload-image', document.getElementById('BlogSearch1'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_LabelView', new _WidgetInfo('Label1', 'upload-image', document.getElementById('Label1'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_PopularPostsView', new _WidgetInfo('PopularPosts1', 'upload-image', document.getElementById('PopularPosts1'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_PageListView', new _WidgetInfo('PageList1', 'upload-image', document.getElementById('PageList1'), {'title': '', 'links': [{'isCurrentPage': false, 'href': 'https://www.aktmusic.com/p/music.html', 'id': '3961174267403385134', 'title': 'Feature Spotlight'}, {'isCurrentPage': false, 'href': 'https://www.aktmusic.com/p/industry-buzz.html', 'id': '7095365081908331368', 'title': 'Music News'}, {'isCurrentPage': false, 'href': 'https://www.aktmusic.com/p/fashion.html', 'id': '3172709382356653336', 'title': 'Fashion'}, {'isCurrentPage': false, 'href': 'https://www.aktmusic.com/p/submit-your-music.html', 'id': '845036944947212669', 'title': 'Submit Your Music'}, {'isCurrentPage': false, 'href': 'https://www.aktmusic.com/p/contact-us.html', 'id': '3477793171300957846', 'title': 'Contact Us'}, {'isCurrentPage': false, 'href': 'https://www.aktmusic.com/p/about-us.html', 'id': '2706595173169492125', 'title': 'About Us'}, {'isCurrentPage': false, 'href': 'https://www.aktmusic.com/p/privacy-policy.html', 'id': '1362817013068192659', 'title': 'Privacy Policy'}], 'mobile': false, 'showPlaceholder': true, 'hasCurrentPage': false}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_ProfileView', new _WidgetInfo('Profile1', 'upload-image', document.getElementById('Profile1'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML10', 'header-main', document.getElementById('HTML10'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_LinkListView', new _WidgetInfo('LinkList10', 'header-main', document.getElementById('LinkList10'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_LinkListView', new _WidgetInfo('LinkList11', 'header-main', document.getElementById('LinkList11'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_FeaturedPostView', new _WidgetInfo('FeaturedPost1', 'before-blog', document.getElementById('FeaturedPost1'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_BlogView', new _WidgetInfo('Blog1', 'blog-post', document.getElementById('Blog1'), {'cmtInteractionsEnabled': false, 'lightboxEnabled': true, 'lightboxModuleUrl': 'https://www.blogger.com/static/v1/jsbin/54888553-lbx.js', 'lightboxCssUrl': 'https://www.blogger.com/static/v1/v-css/828616780-lightbox_bundle.css'}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_PopularPostsView', new _WidgetInfo('PopularPosts10', 'sidebar-static', document.getElementById('PopularPosts10'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_LabelView', new _WidgetInfo('Label10', 'sidebar-static', document.getElementById('Label10'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML19', 'sidebar-static', document.getElementById('HTML19'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML21', 'footer-widget', document.getElementById('HTML21'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_LinkListView', new _WidgetInfo('LinkList14', 'footer-widget', document.getElementById('LinkList14'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML22', 'footer-widget', document.getElementById('HTML22'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML23', 'copyright', document.getElementById('HTML23'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML24', 'jet-options', document.getElementById('HTML24'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
</script>
</body>*/</style>