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TODAY’S DARK POP BOPS // LAYLA KAYLIF, NICO GUZZI & FAKE PLASTIC

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This edition of Dark Pop BOPS dives into the shadowed corners of pop’s emotional spectrum. From cinematic tension to poetic grit and electronic introspection, these three artists create soundscapes that glow under the dim light – heavy with feeling, rich with texture, and alive with purpose.

Layla Kaylif – Closer

Layla Kaylif turns longing into light, crafting songs that ache with intelligence and emotional clarity

A collision of poetry and power, Closer is an alt-rock hymn that pulses with both restraint and release. Co-written with Greg Fitzgerald (Shakespeare in Love), the track blends cinematic grandeur with raw humanity, threading strings of heartbreak through a storm of guitars and synths. Kaylif’s voice feels timeless – poised between tenderness and fury, shadow and surrender.

Described by critics as “one of the UK’s most intriguing under-the-radar voices,” she sits comfortably beside Florence + The Machine or Lorde, yet sounds unmistakably her own. Closer is the sound of control meeting chaos – a masterclass in emotional storytelling that lingers long after it fades.

Nico Guzzi – Follow Me Now

“Nico Guzzi merges technology, tension, and tenderness into dark electronic pop that feels cinematic and human.”

Italian composer and multi-disciplinary artist Nico Guzzi offers something that sits between Depeche Mode and a lost sci-fi film score. Follow Me Now glides through noir synths and industrial percussion, carried by Guzzi’s intimate, ghost-like vocal delivery.

Best known for his work in film, literature, and composition, Guzzi’s musical world is one of precision and restraint. Every beat feels deliberate, every lyric suspended in twilight. Follow Me Now is less a song than a slow-burn invitation – one that lures you into its hypnotic orbit and refuses to let go.

Fake Plastic – What Should I Be Scared Of? (Remix)

“Grit, glamour, and a growl of resistance — Fake Plastic make fear sound electric.”

This remix of What Should I Be Scared Of? reimagines their debut single with sharper edges and heavier shadows. It’s garage punk rewritten in neon – distortion humming beneath stadium-sized choruses and poetic introspection. The production bristles with energy, balancing art-school abstraction with raw rock intensity.

The band describe their sound as “written from the heart and cut with grit,” and that ethos defines this remix: dark, driving, and defiantly alive. It’s a reminder that fear isn’t the enemy – apathy is.

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TODAY’S ALT POP BOPS // JEMILY RIME, TONY GRAVYBOAT & TRANSGALACTICA

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This edition of Alt Pop BOPS explores the edges of genre and emotion. From haunting jazz-pop introspection to heart-on-sleeve alt hip hop and visionary art-rock futurism, these three artists prove that alternative pop still thrives when it dares to sound human.

Jemily Rime – Angel

Jemily Rime builds worlds that shimmer with melancholy and wit – music that aches, glows, and never lets go

French jazz-pop artist Jemily Rime closes her Phantom Feels trilogy with Angel, a haunting exploration of timing, friendship, and the ache of almost-love. The track embodies the spirit of the EP: ghostly, tender, and richly emotional. Blending jazz sensibilities with pop precision, Angel takes the shape of a gargoyle waiting for connection – still, stone, but full of yearning.

Self-written and produced, the song balances lush horns and intricate rhythms with Jemily’s luminous voice. Her lyrics twist between poetry and confession, carried by production that feels simultaneously classic and contemporary. It’s clever, cinematic pop that feels lived in, every note dripping with intelligence and feeling. Angel confirms Jemily Rime as a rare artist who turns heartbreak into fine art.

Tony Gravyboat – Losing Touch

Tony Gravyboat delivers confessional alt-pop with bruised beauty and brutal honesty

From Thorold, Ontario, Tony Gravyboat has evolved from tongue-in-cheek art rap into a more emotional, cinematic sound that fuses alt hip hop and R&B. Losing Touch, recorded with Ghost Note in a Saskatoon hotel room, captures the intimacy of isolation – heartbreak unfolding in slow motion.

The track’s atmosphere is hazy but deliberate, every beat wrapped in melancholy. Lyrically, it’s a modern hymn for the lost and the restless, pairing sharp wit with a raw sense of empathy. Tony’s delivery sits somewhere between spoken word and melody, an emotional grey space that feels painfully real. With Losing Touch, he finds the intersection of art and vulnerability, proving that evolution can sound both tender and thunderous.

Transgalactica – Reweaving a Rainbow

Transgalactica reinvent progressive rock as a language of hope, colour, and imagination

Polish art-rock band Transgalactica turn their cosmic creativity toward something unexpected: a prog-infused children’s anthem that celebrates unity and enlightenment. Reweaving a Rainbow is built on neoclassical foundations, inspired by Stravinsky’s Pulcinella, yet feels strikingly modern.

Vocalist Lukky Sparxx swaps his usual metal intensity for melodic grace, delivering a performance that’s both powerful and tender. The song’s message – equality, science, and freedom as colours in a new rainbow – feels universal and disarmingly genuine. While playful on the surface, it’s grounded in purpose, showcasing the band’s vision of music as both education and art.

Reweaving a Rainbow is as fearless as it is uplifting, a reminder that even progressive rock can still find new ways to inspire.

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TODAY’S POP BOP // EILEEN CAREY

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This edition of Pop BOPS heads to California, where award-winning singer-songwriter Eileen Carey channels optimism and renewal in Carry Me Away, an uplifting pop-country anthem about rediscovery and the beauty of second chances.

Eileen Carey – Carry Me Away

Eileen Carey turns empowerment into pure melody, crafting pop that feels as confident as it does catchy

With Carry Me Away, Eileen Carey reminds us that joy can be bold. The track bursts with shimmering guitars, soulful vocals, and a radiant chorus that feels tailor-made for open roads and endless skies. Her voice glows with confidence and warmth, balancing pop precision with country heart.

Produced in Altadena, California, the song captures the freedom of starting anew – “I feel like taking chances / I feel brand new / Can’t lose.” Carey sings with conviction, turning her signature “West Coast Pop-Country” sound into something that feels both personal and universal. It’s an anthem of optimism, wrapped in the golden light of California pop.

A seasoned performer with over 25 career awards and chart-topping singles, Carey’s music radiates positivity without pretense. Carry Me Away continues her tradition of songs that celebrate change, empowerment, and the magic of being fully alive.

Eileen Carey makes pop that smiles back – bright, unshakable, and full of life.

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TODAY’S ROCK BOPS // CAN’T STOP TALKING

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This edition of Rock BOPS heads to London for a live-wire performance that proves post-punk is very much alive. Recorded at one of the city’s most storied grassroots venues, Live at The George Tavern captures the thrill of chaos done right – loud, unfiltered, and completely contagious.

CAN’T STOP TALKING – Live at The George Tavern

Ferociously energetic, sweaty and beautifully chaotic – Can’t Stop Talking will leave you wanting more

Forget polish. Live at The George Tavern is all pulse and immediacy, a snapshot of CAN’T STOP TALKING at their most raw and exhilarating. The four-track EP bottles the heat of a sold-out summer night where every riff and shout ricocheted through the crowd. Tracks like Angel in Disguise and Easy Tiger erupt with feral rhythm, while Business As Usual channels the band’s signature blend of sharp hooks and wiry, hypnotic grooves.

Drummer Luca calls it “a bold move – sharing the live experience globally with our fans,” and that spirit runs through every second. With new bassist Hannah adding backing vocals and bite, the band stretch their sound into something fuller and fiercer. It’s proof that a live record can be more than a souvenir – it can be the main event.

If Fontaines D.C. collided with early Arctic Monkeys in a dim East End pub, it might sound like this: noisy, vital, and impossible to ignore.

CAN’T STOP TALKING make post-punk sweat again – fearless, unfiltered, and very much alive.

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TODAY’S ACOUSTIC BOPS // DAN SZYLLER & SCOTT’S TEES

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This edition of Acoustic BOPS celebrates raw feeling and timeless melody. From French art-rock warmth to Canadian lo-fi introspection, these two artists remind us that acoustic music can still hit with emotional precision.

Dan Szyller – Smile of Beauty

Dan Szyller captures the fragile connection between love and longing, wrapping emotion in melody with effortless grace

Recorded in Moselle, France, Smile of Beauty is a rich, heartfelt reflection on love and the passage of time. Drawing influence from The Doors, Pink Floyd, and Iron Maiden, Dan Szyller brings a cinematic sensibility to acoustic storytelling. His voice glides between nostalgia and yearning, tracing the contours of memory and connection.

Produced by Yannick Horner, the track’s warmth lies in its simplicity – shimmering guitars, subtle percussion, and a vocal performance that feels both timeless and immediate. There’s a poetic patience to Szyller’s delivery, as if each lyric holds a quiet truth.

It’s the kind of song that fills a space not with sound, but with feeling, lingering long after its final chord. Beautiful.

Scott’s Tees – We Move As Fast As Storms Allow

Scott’s Tees finds beauty in imperfection, crafting lo-fi intimacy that feels both fragile and fearless

From a small bedroom studio in Edmonton, Canada, We Move As Fast As Storms Allow captures the quiet electricity of dreaming alone. We love the Tascam-vibes and raw production, Scott’s Tees builds a world of hushed vocals and soft distortion, where each note feels importnat.

Influenced by Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Iron & Wine, the song drifts between alt-rock edge and folk tenderness. It’s a meditation on movement, memory, and the slow rhythm of growth, wrapped in a chorus that shimmers with haunting harmonies.

This is DIY at its most human – honest, unpolished, and resonant. The kind of song that asks for silence, then rewards it.

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TODAY’S INDIE FOLK BOP // ROXY RAWSON

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This edition of Indie Folk BOPS steps into the forest with Roxy Rawson, whose haunting new single I Found A Place In The Woods turns grief into something incredibly luminous

Roxy Rawson – I Found A Place In The Woods

Roxy Rawson captures the quiet transformation that happens when pain meets beauty, and both decide to stay

With I Found A Place In The Woods, chamber-folk artist Roxy Rawson creates an atmosphere that feels like autumn breathing – fragile and fleeting, yet full of light. Her voice, described as “beautifully peculiar” and “brilliant” by the Independent on Sunday and BBC’s Tom Robinson, drifts through strings and piano like wind through leaves. The production by composer Jherek Bischoff wraps it all in cinematic stillness, balancing elegance with emotional clarity.

Inspired by the fairytale The Three Ravens, the track reflects on loss, self-discovery, and the renewal that follows heartbreak. Its companion hand-drawn video by Anna Maria Lesevic deepens the spell, tracing a journey from solitude to hope.

Rawson’s music bridges the classical and the personal, channeling her experiences of illness, recovery, and reconnection into something that feels timeless. I Found A Place In The Woods is both delicate and defiant, a quiet celebration of survival. It’s stunning, and we love it.

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TODAY’S DREAM POP BOP // ALEUTIANS

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This edition of Dream Pop BOPS floats to New Brighton, where Aleutians deliver Osiris, a wistful burst of nostalgia that feels like the soundtrack to a half-remembered summer.

Aleutians – Osiris

“Aleutians capture the ache of small-town memories with cinematic warmth and heart.”

With Osiris, Aleutians turn everyday emotion into something quietly transcendent. The song shimmers with longing, the vocals hover somewhere between confession and comfort, and the melody feels suspended in sunlight. It’s a track built on simplicity and sentiment, shaped by the kind of honesty that lingers long after it ends.

Drawing influence from the likes of Turnover, Alvvays, and Death Cab for Cutie, Aleutians weave guitar pop with cinematic dreamscapes. Beneath the haze lies a writer’s touch for detail – love lost, moments replayed, the bittersweet calm of moving on. It’s music for anyone who’s ever feels nostalgia while life is still unfolding.

Osiris is both delicate and determined, a reminder that vulnerability can feel just as powerful as euphoria.

Aleutians make dream pop for open hearts and late nights, where memory and melody blur into something beautifully human.

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TODAY’S HIP HOP BOP // PAUL LOUIS VILLANI

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This edition of Hip Hop BOPS lands in Melbourne, where multi-instrumentalist and producer Paul Louis Villani brings fire, funk, and fearless honesty with his latest track – a radio-ready remix that keeps its bite while turning up the bounce.

Paul Louis Villani bends funk, metal, and hip hop into something raw and electric. His music doesn’t just move, it provokes

On Sweat Drips, Villani channels his wild creative energy into something bold and immediate. The groove hits first – tight percussion, a pulsing bass line, and lyrics that dance between confidence and chaos. It’s a track that captures motion in real time, built for reels, radio, and restless bodies alike.

There’s a cheeky wink beneath the rhythm, a reminder that smart music can still move a crowd. Villani’s sound folds together funk, metal, and hip hop into something raw and electric, driven by instinct and experimentation rather than formula. Every word feels lived-in, every hit deliberate, and the whole thing pulses with his trademark humour and intensity.

Sweat Drips is more than a single – it’s a manifesto for unfiltered creativity. Villani doesn’t smooth the edges, he celebrates them, proving that authenticity can still sound dangerously catchy.

Paul Louis Villani brings art rock attitude to hip hop’s heart, and the result is pure, unstoppable groove.

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TODAY’S SYNTHWAVE BOP // ERVERO

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This edition of Synthwave BOPS drifts through neon light and memory with Ervero’s cinematic release A Glitch in Time. It’s a masterclass in atmosphere, weaving 80s nostalgia with a modern emotional pulse that feels both expansive and intimate.

Ervero turns nostalgia into motion, blending cinematic warmth with a deep emotional gravity that pulls you in and never lets go

With A Glitch in Time, Norwegian producer Ervero builds a sonic world that bridges past and present. Vintage synth tones shimmer over a foundation of precise, heartfelt production, creating a sound that feels timeless yet vividly alive. Each layer carries intent, balancing analogue texture with digital clarity in a way that feels effortlessly natural.

It unfolds like a memory half-remembered, its melodies gliding between hope and restraint. Beneath the glowing synths lies a reflective core, exploring the tension between control and surrender, influence and independence. It’s as emotional as it is technical, proof that Ervero’s music is built as much from feeling as from design.

A Glitch in Time captures everything that makes modern synthwave endure: cinematic scope, emotional precision, and a sense of gravity that lingers long after the final note fades. Ervero proves that nostalgia doesn’t have to look backward. It can move forward, glowing brighter with every beat.

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TODAY’S SINGER-SONGWRITER BOP // MARK GRIFFIN

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This edition of Singer-Songwriter BOPS drifts into the open skies of Australia with Mark Griffin’s heartfelt new release Taking Over My Mind. Warm, poetic, and quietly hopeful, it’s the sound of a storyteller finding beauty in life’s simplest turns.

Mark Griffin writes with the honesty of John Prine and the calm clarity of a sunrise. His songs remind us that ordinary days can hold extraordinary meaning

With Taking Over My Mind, Mark Griffin captures the charm of small moments and everyday reflections. The song feels both conversational and profound, offering a melodic sense of ease that’s rare in today’s songwriter landscape. Griffin’s voice carries a gentle sincerity, guided by Elliot Smith’s careful production and Max Brennan’s graceful instrumental touches.

What makes this track stand out is its lightness of touch. Beneath its simple acoustic framing lies a quiet emotional pull, a reminder that the best songs often come from lived experience rather than elaborate metaphor. The lyrics wander through snapshots of memory and gratitude, grounded in warmth and curiosity.

Currently a finalist in Australia’s national songwriting competition, Griffin proves himself as a writer with both vision and heart. Taking Over My Mind may be an understated release, but its message lingers: life’s best stories often unfold in stillness, not spectacle.

Mark Griffin turns simplicity into strength, delivering a song that feels as familiar as it is unforgettable.

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