An ambient pop ballad of severe heartbreak and regret – simple keys, synths and space, surrounding a voice of rising passion and intensity, as we venture through an extensive melody and story of betrayal and disconnection.
Rebecca Cullen
An engaging songwriting and musical duo – Somewhere In Between seem like a perfectly named act, a couple united by love and creativity alike, and with a profound and powerful true story as the reason for their approach and conviction as artists.
A love song like no other, a promise and testament to longevity, to trust and companionship. Lay Your Head On Me is sublime.
Raw indie vibes, lush vocals, distortion and softness humbly intertwined – and there’s a dog in the video. What’s not to like?
A fresh twist of performative flair, a slick riff, and a simple ode to Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band. Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man is a catchy nod to the indie rock style of acts like The Hives, only with a twist of something all the more old-school in that rock and roll hook.
Artist and rapper DarcyOwla is someone with a clear sense of original identity and purpose in modern music. The EP Destruction is uniquely distinct, both in its atmospheric, industrial production, and the varied flow and vulnerability of the voice. It’s a hazy mix, with cinematic nuance subtly adding dynamic throughout, and the lo-fi set-up and trap-variant rhythms all meet well with these often piercingly dark lyrical reflections.
Brilliantly smooth production lights up an organic soul set-up and song. Rok Major introduces his 2025 album Never Too Late, with the old-school fluidity, charm, and smart bars of Love.
Creatively uninhibited, an artist with a clear sense of freedom at the helm, but whose intentions are deeply rooted in Faith. Jared Franco carves out a slick original lane in modern Christian hip hop and alternative pop, with the tribal rhythms, deep bass and soulful tones of Grace.
Capturing a moment through art and music – stylishly fusing genres and poetic images, for an instance designed to represent the seconds of divine glow experienced just before the sun sets. Heinrich Wood elevates a growing repertoire, with the catchy and immersive escapism of Golden Hour.
Sons Of Legion have delivered a gorgeous performance of a huge AI hit this month, and have done so with real vocal nuance and feeling – with real, organic, unplugged musical skill. It’s a song that’s catchy enough to do them justice as a talented live band – and the live band aspect is a huge part of why AI music creation is anti-art and culture, but that’s another conversation. (Keep pushing the AI Bands, no need for grass roots venues, no opportunity for real talented humans to build a following or a career.)
Gaming and music pioneers Play’n GO join forces with singer-songwriter Niamh Ni Mheara, for an ethereal to euphoric journey through delicacy and vastness.
The ever-creatively confrontational Ignatious C. Litroc takes things to scornful and stirring new levels, with the politely misleading title and impressively gripping alt-folk single Particles Of.
Former artillery soldier SamWaise explosively carves out a fresh new lane in modern EDM and production. His evocative and intoxicating fusion of metal and fiercely fast-paced dance makes for an impassioned and powerful introduction to the album Tragedies and Truths.