An ethereal mix of shoegaze and pop, it’s an electronic storm of fast-moving strings. Quickly leaving the flat planes of sound to reach textured mountains of optimism, the song irreverently crashes through your soul. An attack every listener will be helpless to resist, the Newcastle-based quintet’s thunderbolts are unrelenting.

A song which first came to life within a voice memo recorded to the obscure beat ebbing from The Bike Shed Motorcycle Club in Old Street so far from home, this San Diego trio has taken its bare bones and pumped it full with legions of energy. Coming together to create an athematic rock track which is both classic and new wave.

The term ‘Lull’ usually implies the sense of calm, typically with soothing sounds or movements. But in this instance, it is totally different. Lull are a band from the North East of the UK, from Newcastle upon Tyne who are starting to build a reputation for their hardcore rock sound. The persona of Lull was created by the vocalist and composer Grant Andrews. Back with their new single ‘The Great Strain’, fans of Citizen, Title Fight, Basement, Movements will go absolutely crazy for these Geordie rising stars.

La Loye’s new single ‘I Only Hear You In My Song’ certainly isn’t the only place you will be hearing from her after listening. The melodic song about falling out of love hits so deep that you will be playing it over and over again. However, the song is not based around the pain of falling out of love, it is the pleasure of not caring anymore. Hailing from the Netherlands, La Loye is an impeccable songwriting talent, inspired by the work of artists such as Elliott Smith, Mount Eerie, Radiohead, and Big Thief.

Joining with the nameless and faceless Namaste collective for barely three minutes of indie hip hop, this Queensland native retells the story of how he met his fiancé amongst a bed of neo-soul. Crossing the bridge of reality and art, it preaches the sentiment that once you know, you know.

‘My Lucky Day’ is written by Naama herself, produced and mastered by Noam Shemesh and mixed by Asaf Shay, and is a well-rounded, “fresh take on electronic R&B music”. The main identifying features being the harmonies, cut up vocal snippets, and the layered sounds that come together to make up an interesting listening experience. The track boasts a smooth intro and outro, as she brings in clips of piano to softly wind the song down.

Reminding us what it is like to fly, or at least just be at an airport, Hopkins brings the lyrical beauty of Americana to atmospheric indie. In a song which could soundtrack Tom Hank’s The Terminal, it’s an ambient oxymoron. Bringing you to peace within its busying landscape of the transience and roaring motors, it's perfectly primed to heal the anxieties of flying through a concoction of harmonising vocals, sweets synths and pillows of drums.

Through the use of 60s rock elements like the Mellotron, authentic Argentinian drums, and classic orchestral arrangements, Earth To Eve has that effortless post-modern sound that many artists long for. Earth To Eve’s lyrics are brutally honest, detailing life living with mental health and struggling with addiction, in the hope that listeners empathise with their lyrics. Earth To Eve are incredibly charismatic, and their future is so bright.

With a hook so catchy you’ll be humming away after just one listen, the track boldly evidences the band’s flair for song-writing and their fundamental talents as musicians. Following the trend of previous singles, ‘JHM’ deals with the struggles inflicted upon those suffering from mental illness and feels like something of a musical exultation, releasing both artist and listener from their inner turmoil.

Oozing with a strong neo-soul bearing and laced with vibrant and animated touches of funk, jazz and R&B, the Dutch and Indonesian songstress has transported the authenticity and depth of soul into a pop-tinged, 21st century realm. Vocally, KIA is nothing short of fantastic, as she demonstrates her lyrical flare in rhythmically spoken verses, unleashing her full vocal potential in the choruses and really leaning into her soulful roots.

Shaw takes the poetic lyricism of musical heroes like Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, and combines it with his own unique brand of Alt-Rock to produce an authentic, moody, yet remarkably charming sonic result. His gravelly, but melodic vocals move over the track so seamlessly, preaching the lyrical sentiments of looking no further than yourself to find the answers you are looking for.

The trio formed in late 2019, bringing years of musical experience to the table in a plight to create music they really wanted to listen to. Pochenski served as an outlet for the band members to bring more ambient and intricate elements to a foundation of punk and emo.

Following on from his previous single ‘If I Can’t Have You’, San Francisco’s Jared Harper is expanding his lovestruck discography with new single, ‘About You’. The second release since his time on Season 18 of The Voice and national recognition in America, this is a track burning in a flame of distant love. Fuelled by Harper’s ravenous vocals and enchanting guitar, it’s an alt-rock anthem which could trick you into believing that Harper was the fifth member of either Oasis or Arctic Monkeys.

Do you struggle with loneliness? Do you often feel lost? Worry not, you are not alone. Geiste has channeled her emotions of feeling empty and confused into their new single ‘I Just Feel Really Empty Inside All The Time’ and it is stunning. Born in the south of France near the town of San Tropez, Geiste is destined to be crowned one of the year’s breakout artists. Geiste continues to develop her fantastical musical conceptualisations, and this latest single is no different.

A call to arms to rid ourselves of outdated gender norms and the preposterous notion that ‘boys don’t cry’, ‘CRYBABY’ is something of a battle cry, laced with gritty, jagged guitar riffs and bad-ass female lead vocals to deliver this important message all the more powerfully. Paired with an equally punchy music video, the track conveys the exasperation of being in a relationship when the male counterpart simply won’t show emotion. Walls of sound surge forward in desperation, to eek even just one tear from the eyes of men left emotionally stunted by centuries of idiotic gender stereotypes. 

Following up their debut single, ‘Slide’, this indie gem pushes you to search for a calm sanctuary within a tumultuous mind. Pushing synapses of energy together through explosive guitar riffs, this track travels through a landscape of emotions. Joining with the vocals, synth and drums to pulsate through your body as one. Replacing your heartbeat and giving you a sense of longing upon the song’s conclusion.