At the heart of Resona lies the desire to document how music feels, not just how it sounds. Our Reviews & Galleries section explores the heartbeat of the contemporary music scene, from breakthrough albums to the raw electricity of live performance and the fan communities that bring them to life.

Every review goes beyond a rating. We look at how sound interacts with space, memory, and emotion, how a song can fill a venue, transform a crowd, and linger long after the lights fade. From historic stages steeped in cultural legacy to intimate rooms charged with nostalgia, these spaces hold emotional weight, shaping how music is felt, remembered, and shared (Connell & Gibson, 2003).

Through photography, graphic design, data visualisation, creative writing, journalism, and art direction, we capture the textures of performance, the light cutting through smoke, the weight of anticipation, the shared euphoria that defines collective experience. Each piece is crafted to preserve the cultural and emotional imprint of music as both an art form and a social phenomenon (Frith, 1996).

We also explore the psychological impact of these environments: how architecture, sound, and crowd energy intertwine to create moments of unity and release (Durkheim, 1912/1995; Turino, 2008). Every review and gallery becomes a study in resonance, how design, space, and sound combine to move us.

This section is as much about people and places as it is about music. It’s a celebration of connection, between artist and audience, venue and memory, sound and emotion.

Because in every beat, every pint, every light flare, every tear, every sing-along, every photograph, there’s an echo of something bigger, the culture, community, and creative spirit that make music matter.

References

  • Connell, J. and Gibson, C. (2003) Sound Tracks: Popular Music, Identity and Place. London: Routledge.
  • Durkheim, É. (1995) The Elementary Forms of Religious Life. New York: Free Press. (Original work published 1912).
  • Frith, S. (1996) Performing Rites: On the Value of Popular Music. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Turino, T. (2008) Music as Social Life: The Politics of Participation. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.