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Natalie McCool has blown me away for years, but Good For The Soul feels bigger, stranger and more alive than…
Alex Amor looks to the stars but keeps both feet in real life on a debut shaped by grief, intimacy,…
Five songs, one extraordinary voice and absolutely no hiding place as Lily Moore turns desire, loneliness and growing pains into…
Roxanne de Bastion steps back into solo mode with ‘Simple Pleasures’, a distorted, hook-heavy burst of electro-rock that feels like…
Emily Volt’s songs turn raw feeling into sharp-edged rock theatre, where anger, trauma and self-acceptance all become part of the…
The music industry has a trust problem, but aiming suspicion at honest writers risks letting the platforms that broke search…
Teenage musicians use TikTok, Instagram and YouTube to share songs, learn, collaborate and find audiences. A ban risks closing that…
Liverpool strings, bold guest spots and self-produced pop details point toward Natalie’s biggest album chapter yet.
Devon-born artist and producer Austel shares Mirror To Mine, a reflective second album built from nylon-string guitar, field recordings and…
Freya Ridings keeps the ache and sky-high vocals, but gives them more colour, movement and room to run on an…
Night Swimming have released their second EP Melting, Sometimes Bleeding, and it feels like the...
Irish-British songwriter Etaoin delivers a bruised, intimate and beautifully written new single in ‘What Did You Want From Me?’, capturing…
Scottish singer-songwriter Alex Amor shares new single ‘Icarus’ and unveils details of her debut album Heavenly Bodies, a 12-track release…
The ‘Sweet About Me’ hitmaker steps into a fresh era with ‘Pure Love’, a grounded, soulful return shaped by self-possession,…
A stripped-back piano ballad with a close vocal and direct writing puts heartbreak at the centre of Georgia Alexandra’s next…
Freya Ridings reveals details of her new album Mother of Pearl, created across four years of writing and reflection.
A platform once framed as artist-first now faces hard questions about profit, automation and what gets lost when people are…
A stripped back indie pop ballad where Georgia Alexandra faces growth, distance, and emotional honesty with no filter.
A charged and confident return that captures momentum, belief, and emotional release.
A quietly intimate new release from Taynee Lord that lets heartbreak speak with honesty and control.
A generous and confident album shaped by shared space, close collaboration, and musicians enjoying the process together.
Ten tracks, zero filler energy, and a voice that sounds like it’s telling the truth on purpose.
Opening a full year of music, ‘hi’ introduces a quieter, more reflective chapter from Gia Lily.
Georgia Alexandra leans into smooth R&B grooves and pop confidence as she opens a new chapter with ‘Somebody Like You’.
Reader-voted Artists of 2025, celebrating Emily Volt, Idele, Grace Calver, Isabel Maria, and Emma McCarthy.
For the past few weeks, you turned voting into a celebration. You backed the releases...