Avi Jacob has always written like someone living three inches from his own heart, but 'Hawk in the Nest' feels like the moment that heart cracks open and lights up the whole room. This record is a beautiful collision of grit and grace, a widescreen blend of indie-soul, acoustic warmth, and brassy, full-bodied arrangements that practically radiate heat. If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if a bar-room storyteller stepped into a cathedral of harmony, this is it. What’s i

Ivan Moult has always written with the sensitivity of someone who listens closely to people, places, and the quiet in-between. But on 'Stood Out In the Storm', the Cardiff songwriter turns that attentiveness inward, crafting a record that feels like a hand gripping a lifeline in the dark and finding, slowly, that it holds. It’s his most affecting work yet, delivering a fragile, luminous collection shaped by the slow, patient act of climbing out of the wreckage. Where his prev

New York alt-pop artist B.Miles returns to the raw emotional terrain that first defined her breakout, revisiting the wounds of 2015 with piercing new single '+1'. Ten years after her debut EP 'Twenty Fifteen' and the viral success of 'Salt', she picks at the threads of a love that was never really hers to hold. '+1\' is a slow burn of late-night vulnerability, where fleeting intimacy blurs into emotional self-erasure. “If you want fake, I can fake it right,” she sings, her vo

Dublin’s Big Sleep continue building momentum for their debut album 'Holy Show' with the release of their latest single 'Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo', a lively detour from the band’s usual introspective sound. Self-described as a “doo wop/rockabilly break-up tune,” the track finds Big Sleep leaning into playful energy and classic pop stylings while retaining the emotional weight and lyrical charm that have become their signature. It’s a surprising, infectious moment that hints at the

There’s a particular kind of song that feels like someone cracking open a long-shut window. And 'Come Back (When You Feel Like)', the debut single from Chris Bull’s new project Every Other Weekend, is exactly that kind of moment. Offering the sound of a breath drawn after years underwater, a hesitant but hopeful step back toward the thing that once defined him. After nearly a decade away from releasing music, he reemerges with a track that sits in its own vulnerability, stead

Some albums feel meticulously carved over months of careful sculpting. Norine Braun’s 'A Hero In The Wind' feels like it arrived alive, breathing, and still warm from the moment it was born. Recorded largely in one-take, one-hour bursts during Steve Dawson’s Henhouse live sessions, Braun’s latest release is a fearless plunge into instinct over perfection. You can feel the adrenaline of committing to emotion rather than sanding down the edges. The result is an album that thrum

After twelve silent years, most bands would tiptoe back into the world. But Highroad No. 28 don’t tiptoe, they bleed their way in. Their comeback single 'Ache' is a slow-burning exhale from a group that has spent more than a decade learning how to hold the weight of its own history. From the moment the first note lands, 'Ache' feels like standing in an abandoned room where ghosts haven’t quite decided whether to stay or leave. The guitars unfurl in long, cinematic arcs, while

Bay Area singer-songwriter selena feliciano continues her journey of reflective folk storytelling with new single 'Desert’s Calling', a sun-soaked meditation on solitude, ancestry, and the pull of memory. Built on gentle acoustic layers and her quietly powerful vocals, 'Desert’s Calling' explores what it means to seek belonging in unfamiliar landscapes. Written during a solo bike trip through the Southwest, the song blends raw imagery with a grounded spiritualism, painting th

There are artists who write songs, and then there are artists who build worlds. For nearly two decades, The Kiss That Took A Trip has belonged firmly to the latter camp. Operating more like a solitary architect than a conventional musician, M.D. Trello has spent years chiselling out a cosmos that lives somewhere between dreamstate fog, avant-garde abrasion, and widescreen emotional release. With 'Horror Vacui', he delivers yet another interior universe, one that feels like st

There’s a certain kind of Christmas song that doesn’t need sleigh bells or glitter to hit its mark. The kind that sits quietly beside you, brushes the cold from your coat, and whispers that you’re not alone in missing someone. Gavin Fox’s new duet 'Where I Belong' is exactly that sort of winter companion, which is destined to find its way into the hearts of anyone who knows what it is to long for home. Fox has always been a songwriter who writes from the marrow, and here he l

There are comeback stories, and then there are arrivals that feel like someone stepping out of their own shadow and finally breathing again. 'Capped The Duke', the striking first release from Glasgow’s newest indie-folk force Boxer, lands firmly in the latter. It’s the sound of an artist closing one chapter with quiet conviction and opening another with a full, beating heart. Boxer emerges from the dissolution of The Exhales rearranged, reflective, and reaching toward somethi

Hungarian producer and multi-disciplinary artist mïus returns with “Worthy”, a single that effortlessly blends emotive electronica with cinematic depth. Featuring the ethereal vocals of HALOSARA, the track unfolds like a delicate auditory journey, anchored by soft, broken downtempo beats and airy synths that ebb and flow with quiet intensity. Minimal piano motifs punctuate the arrangement, giving the track a subtle organic warmth that contrasts beautifully with its precise el

Sebastian Horton delivers a standout debut with “Stay (When The Light Goes Down)”, blending R&B-pop warmth with dancefloor lift. It’s smooth, rhythmic, and quietly powerful, music made to move both body and mindset. Behind the polished production lies a story of remarkable resilience. Having faced leukaemia, brain surgery and ongoing chronic health challenges, Sebastian doesn’t express struggle through sorrow, but through drive. His vocals carry the calm confidence of someone

Some albums feel like destinations. While 'Wander Still' feels like the journey itself; the slow, steady kind that changes you without your noticing, until one morning you look in the mirror and realise you’ve stepped into a version of yourself you’ve been inching toward for years. Across eighteen tracks, Swedish artist Ulrich Jannert crafts a world that moves with the cadence of deep breaths and long conversations with your own reflection. His palette of soul-infused warmth,

With their latest anthem 'Dog Hour Decline', Newcastle alt-rock outfit CIRCUS land their most explosive statement yet: a snarling, full-throttle reckoning with a society rotting from the inside out. From the opening seconds, the track feels like a warning siren wrapped in distortion. A ghostly, chorused guitar line drifts across the stereo field before the whole thing erupts with drums hitting like collapsing scaffolding, bass punching through the floorboards, and guitar riff

K A T R I N A makes music for the late hours, the ones where your chest is tight, the room is dim, and the only thing keeping you standing is the beat beneath your feet. With her new single 'Different Life', the Asheville alt-R&B shapeshifter folds sorrow into something warm and liquid, creating a track that feels like watching someone you love disappear through a doorway you knew they’d never walk back through. What sets K A T R I N A apart, even this early in her career, is

Jason Bembry looks to enter the limelight once again as he hits the airwaves with his latest single 'Thankful'. Within a year that has been bolstered by belter after belter from the twenty-nine-year-old creative, Bembry looks to gear up once again, heading into 2026 in style. As a bold piano brings the track to life, Bembry lays down the law with his soulful, pop-laden vocals, telling tales of his graciousness and optimism. Speaking about the release, Bembry chimes in, “‘Than

Following the release of his latest cinematic release for 'Erotic City', we caught up Dave Hero to find out more about what influences his superb sound. If you enjoy Hero's picks, be sure to check out the thrilling video at the end of the article! Do It Clean - Echo and the Bunnymen I was living in a council flat in London when I heard this coming through the thin wall of the next bedroom. It sounded like a great Doors track that I never heard. I immediately ran next door and

Over the past year, Trevy James has been moving from strength to strength as he has built up to the release of his new album. Showing his hand as a boundary-pushing creative, he has leant into reggae, R&B and beyond as he has looked to bring his cinematic reggae sound to a new generation. Now doubling down with the release of 'Grey In The Beard', James gears up as his nine-track project comes to life. Coupling groove-filled melodies with an often romantic, optimistic backbone

“Fly Away”, the new single from Peter DiMaggio, lands like a breath of fresh air in the indie-pop sphere. It’s cinematic, uplifting, and layered with emotional nuance, the kind of track that could soundtrack both quiet introspection and stadium-sized singalongs. DiMaggio’s vocals are at the heart of the song, effortlessly moving between intimate verses and expansive, soaring choruses that demand to be felt as much as heard. Thematically, the track explores self-empowerment an