Childhood can feel like a place we leave without realizing we are leaving it. The imagination remains, but the certainty that anything is possible slowly gives way to practicality, expectation, and time....
For Sergiy Bolotny, folklore becomes more than musical material; it becomes a way of connecting places, histories and identities. A Ukrainian-born violinist making his home in the Netherlands, Bolotny turns toward Dutch...
French chanson has always had a particular talent for making ordinary life feel cinematic. A street corner can become a memory; a passing encounter can become a lifetime. FRANCK’s “La Rengaine” draws...
What does it mean to be human? It is a question that can sound almost too broad to put into a song, yet TaniA Kyllikki’s “HUMAN” builds its identity around exactly that....
Northwest Arkansas quartet Carbon Brown put a modern spin on old-school soul, funk, and r&b with "Miss Ya Baby," out September 4th, a wistful love song about longing for someone gone, whether...
Düsseldorf's DJ Thommek keeps his music and visual art tightly linked, and "Falling Back in Love," out August 21st, is no exception. The uplifting dance track tells a simple story: two lonely...
Berlin duo Cosmic Anxiety - Eli (they/them) on vocals and lyrics, Gasher on production and instrumentation - formed in October 2025 after their previous band, Clash Clash Bang Bang, split, and "The...
Exzenya is a genre-fluid independent artist and entrepreneur based in the US, and she has been building her Exzenya Productions imprint across a surprisingly wide range of styles. I covered her single...
Paul Jenner, the Ealing-based artist behind 50mething, is back with "Silence," released March 7th - timed just before International Women's Day alongside two other songs. The subject is women's safety on the...
In celebration of the Lunar New Year, independent artist and producer Tony Frissore releases his luminous new single “Island Lantern Festival.” Blending laid-back lo-fi textures with gentle reggae undertones, the track creates...
What was the last huge political dance song that everyone knew and loved or hated but could not ignore? What was the last track that united or polarised the music industry like...
With the release of Step Up The Steam, Copenhagen-based producer Q2mix delivers a vibrant electronic single that blends commercial dance energy with glossy pop sensibilities. The track arrives as a polished and...
In “People Pleaser,” Katie Belle transforms a deeply personal reckoning into a vibrant electro-pop statement. The Atlanta and Los Angeles–based singer-songwriter, collaborating with producer Fabio Campedelli, shapes a track that moves between...
There is a particular moment on the dancefloor when the night begins to loosen its grip and the first hints of morning appear on the horizon. It is a quiet, suspended hour...
