Two rock tracks with very different stories but the same conviction. One written in a South Carolina basement in 2002 and finally seeing the light, one originally composed in Italy during the 1991 Gulf crisis and still devastatingly relevant today. Den Edie – Wide Open Den Edie’s Wide…

Two immaculate chill house productions. One from a London debut act with skateboarding cats in the music video, yes really, and one from a Romanian producer who spent a decade in Africa before coming back to make club-ready electronic music. RETroMETro – Deep Jive RETroMETro’s Deep Jive is…

Dream pop is alive and well. Four of the most transportive tracks we have run in a while. A Norwegian sanctuary, Houston tape machines, a London producer who met his collaborator via Yellow Pages, and a Miami Beach artist following voices inside. Let’s go ✨ Maribelle – A…

Three very different corners of the electronic world. A London chef who makes the most eclectic music imaginable, a Philadelphia attorney dropping his best dancefloor track yet, and a London producer who started making music after giving up on learning to carve gemstones. Let’s go! William McLaughlin -…

Soft city light filtering through a smudged window, a melody that feels like it was written specifically for your Tuesday afternoon mood slump. This week’s indie pop pick is all about that lush vibe. Jared Fullerman – Between Bricks Jared Fullerman turns small moments into something overwhelmingly beautiful…

Heartfelt guitar music this week. A Lancaster home studio home-recording, an Ohio six-piece with one of the richest singles we have heard all year, and a genuinely heartwarming comeback story to round things out neatly. Sungaze – I’m No Longer Afraid of Heights Sungaze’s I’m No Longer Afraid…

This week leans into atmosphere and restraint, with alt-pop cuts that favour space, tone and slow-building emotion. There is a reflective edge throughout, with artists letting mood and texture lead. Daniel de Boer – The Way Daniel de Boer delivers a wonderfully restrained, atmospheric alt-pop track that lets…