Halifax literary grit, Glasgow five-piece energy, a 1991 seven-inch finally going digital, an Ireland-based duet, and a Chicago suburban bedroom recording: indie rock this week arrives from five very different corners. Velour On Tap – Hourglass Lake Ahead Velour On Tap’s “Hourglass Lake Ahead” is a brilliant debut…
Two this week, from opposite ends of the summer frequency: Lagos street energy that wants you on your feet, and an Epsom-based art-pop project that turns your afternoon into something quietly cinematic. Debra Can – HAPPY Debra Can makes HAPPY an excellent Afrobeat floor-filler, a brass-and-percussion workout that…
Three artists this week, each with a different grip on big pop: a classically trained powerhouse from Phoenix, an atmospheric LA songwriter building worlds out of shadow, and a Barcelona-based performer who turned a personal mantra into a full-on psychedelic anthem. Kaitlin Corbett Jones – Make The World…
Five songs rooted in real places and real stories: a garage in Adelaide, a kitchen in Melbourne, a late-night kitchen table in California, a teenage bedroom in BC, and a London living room. Folk music made with something to say. Lyndo Jaco – All Over Again Lyndo Jaco…
Dream pop vocals over reverb-soaked guitars is basically one of the best combos in music, isn’t it? And alongside melodies that feel like half-remembered dreams you desperately want to return to. This week we are deep in the hazy, luminous end of the pool, so let’s go! Aurealis…
Today’s chill house bop is pretty special, with some beautiful beats, driving synthesisers and production to die for. Let’s dive in. FDM Prince x DJ B&W x Yazid On The Track – Electric Griot (Remix Club Edit) FDM Prince x DJ B&W x Yazid On The Track have…
Five rock tracks where emotion does as much work as volume. From a song written in 2001 and to a Swedish trio’s Deep Purple homage and a San Diego metal universe, rock pulls in five directions this week. Liri Dais – Counting Hours Lit Dais have crafted something…
From a Taiwanese-American songwriter’s acoustic forgiveness EP to a Saudi Arabian piano waltz, from Bradford folk-rock politics to Connecticut Southern rock about a pawn shop guitar, indie folk goes everywhere this week. KENTON – Never Born KENTON’s Never Born is the beautiful acoustic version of his Taiwanese-American forgiveness…
Four R&B tracks that lean into something specific: a White Plains industry veteran turning friction into form, a Blackpool neo-soul rising voice, a London-Ghanaian love song fusing Akan and Yoruba names, and a Louisiana Creole artist inventing her own genre. C’batch – Trapped (I’m Doing Fine) C’batch’s Trapped…
Five summer tracks that hit the brief in five different ways. From a Birmingham reggae project reimagining Robert Calvert to a cinematic Afrobeats single rooted in Nigerian folklore, this week’s picks all find a different angle on warmth. The Starfaders – Ejection The Starfaders’ Ejection reimagines Robert Calvert’s…