Album: Bayonne – Filters
This certainly has medicinal qualities, because this is an album of pure electronic-pop perfection that will take you on a journey through loss, grief, hope and happiness.
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Single: Moonheart – Take a Trip
Like gazing at an old photograph, finding stories in every crease and faded detail, “take a trip” really does take you on a journey – a journey to somewhere beautiful.
Album: fuvk – thirty
Clear your calendar and spend time with this album’s intricate, fleeting, genre blending chapters.
Single: kinya – hefner
kinya has pulled off a cool trick – creating a song that is deceptively simple, but with a depth and complexity that dazzles as it quietly breaks your heart.
Single: ok jolson – sooner or later
sooner or later drips with a sly, playful swagger, and has melodic ideas you can really sink your teeth into.
Single: Hera Lind – Finsbury Park
From the first word, there is a delicate tone and a fragile character to Hera’s voice that is so captivating.
EP: Eyes and Legs – Gravel
Eyes and Legs’ hits with the weight of a band twice its size, and for a sophomore EP, ‘Gravel’ feels incredibly mature.
Single: Crab – Hair
Crab are like a musical juggernaut, accelerating into a glorious collision of melody and mayhem.
Single: syrus – those days
Like diving into warm, electric-blue waters, ‘those days’ will surround you with its invigorating waves of melody.
Single: Nixon Boyd – Golden Days
A beautifully heartfelt slice of indie-folk that will either bring a tear to your eye, or have you singing along with a smile on your face.
Single: Madilina – mars
Is it rock? Soul? R&B? Pop? Jazz? It doesn’t matter, because it’s beautifully atmospheric and fantastically melodic.
Single: Halfway Quaker – Let Us Fly
From the first moment, this feels human, acoustic, imperfect.
Album: Timëa – Here and There
These songs feel rooted in centuries of folk tradition, but feel entirely current and are a dazzling display of genre-blending songcraft.
Single: Two Headed Horse – Waking Blow
There isn’t a single wasted moment on “Waking Blow” – just steely confidence, a silky smooth energy, and a band in full control.
Single: Hockitay – two crows
Hot of the success of his last couple of singles, Hockitay delivers another beautifully disorientating piece of songwriting.
Single: Secret Choir – dead plants
dead plants is a killer debut. Secret Choir won’t be a secret for very long!
Single: Wolfschmidt – whaler
whaler certainly travels through stormy waters, but rest assured, it delivers a thrilling ride!
Single: Tugboat Captain – Us & The Moon
Tugboat Captain’s music feels like stories told by a weathered old soul
Single: Poor Petal – eyedrops
It all adds up to a cacophony of originality. I bet this is unlike anything you’ve heard in ages.