On their latest single ‘Only For Today’, Seattle trio Map of the Woulds wrestle with impermanence, memory and the uncomfortable knowledge that almost everything we try to hold onto eventually changes or disappears. In another band’s hands that could become unbearably solemn. But Map of the Woulds wrap the ideaContinue Reading
Liam Mour’s ‘Into You’ works in the space between intimacy and momentum. The Berlin-born, Porto-based producer builds the track around a raw two-step pulse, but the arrangement never feels purely functional. A deep, shadowy synth opening gives way to Reese bass, broken beats and Kind’s serene vocal, creating a trackContinue Reading
After more than a decade away from releasing music under his own name, Cameron McLain returns with a track that feels appropriately expansive. ‘All the Light’ is built around connection: the invisible pull between people, the memories shared between them, and the brief moments when music seems capable of makingContinue Reading
After the philosophical weight of the earlier singles from Lion Dance, Dan Webb’s ‘Thai Basil’ feels like a deliberate release of pressure. This new track swaps questions of identity, displacement and reinvention for movement, colour and the pleasure of being fully present. Inspired by the flavours of Southeast Asia, it’s aContinue Reading
Reetoxa’s ‘Timor Leste’ is a restrained reflection on an experience that has remained vivid for Jason McKee long after the event itself. The song draws on his 2006 deployment to East Timor aboard HMAS Manoora, revisiting memories of conflict, uncertainty and the psychological impact that continued after returning home. But ratherContinue Reading
‘Left Right’ finds Disco Proof simplifying the brief. Where previous releases have explored more atmospheric and emotionally textured areas of electronic music, this new single is built much more clearly for the club. Its central idea is deliberately uncomplicated: if you can tell left from right, you already understand theContinue Reading
DownTown Mystic has always drawn strength from the fundamentals of American rock’n’roll, but ‘Maybe Love’s A Crime’ shows how much life can still be found inside those traditions when the right musicians get hold of them. Robert Allen’s latest single takes a noticeable turn from the material surrounding 2026’s Mystic HighwayContinue Reading
For a band that has spent years operating quietly at the edges, The Elusives arrive at their official debut single with a sense of long-delayed momentum. ‘Run Away Into the Night’ introduces the Irish trio’s current form, pairing the longstanding creative partnership of Paul Gilligan and Joe Brady with vocalistContinue Reading
‘Walk You to the Altar’ takes one of childhood’s simplest phrases and gives it an unexpectedly heavy emotional life. Built around the recurring refrain “Ready or Not”, Meaney and the Misfits use the language of hide-and-seek as a thread through fatherhood, memory and the speed at which life moves. WhatContinue Reading
On his latest cut ‘American Dreams’, the third single from Drew Thomas’ forthcoming EP looks at fame, money, beauty and success through a deliberately sceptical lens, asking what happens when the pursuit of an idealised life begins to demand too much in return. The song’s imagery is immediately direct: billboards,Continue Reading