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…
London gets glitchy and philosophical, Copenhagen reaches for the dancefloor with saxophone in hand. Two cities, two very good bangers to dive into ❤️🔥 Silver Dawn – One And Only (Just For Now) Silver Dawn has made a superb piece of saw wave indie dance pop that refuses…
New York brings glacial political alt-pop; Michigan City answers with polished trap R&B built around penthouse ambition; Tampa closes it out with cinematic hip-hop that treats vulnerability as architecture. A zinger of a combo. Adrielle Bow Belle – Icey Roads Adrielle Bow Belle delivers a stunning piece of…
New York grunge meets Blackpool stoner crunch: two bands with nothing to prove and everything to say about what distorted guitars can still do in 2026. Let’s do this ✨ Laji George – Alone Laji George announces himself with a superb debut: “Alone” is a grunge-rooted solo statement…
Stockholm brings feminist techno-house energy; Toronto answers with smooth R&B-laced groove pop. Three artists, very good reasons the dancefloor does not need to choose a lane. FREDRYD – Girls Run The Dancefloor FREDRYD delivers an excellent piece of high-energy techno-house with “Girls Run The Dancefloor”: a hard, pumping…
From a Dutch delta road trip to a Birmingham apartment tribute, via London, Nashville, and Atlanta: five artists using folk’s oldest tools to get somewhere genuinely new. We bloody love them all. Joseph Turner & The Dudes of Hazard – Travelin’ Heart Joseph Turner & The Dudes of…
London to Stockholm to Dublin to Whitechapel: four indie rock acts with very different reference points, all of them making music that earns its place in the room. Let’s jump right in🤿 Monday’s Monsoon – Something New Monday’s Monsoon have made something genuinely excellent with “Something New”: a…