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Photo by Joy Gansh  With over 36,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, Theo Bleak’s music has found its way far beyond Scotland, resonating with listeners from London and Glasgow to Melbourne, Sydney and New York. Her most streamed track, ‘I Look Like A Fool To You’, has surpassed 360,000 streams, while her latest EP ‘Bad Luck Is Two Yellow Flowers’ released this May, marks a new chapter in her evolving sound. Citing Jeff Buckley as one of her inspirations, and with a sonic palet

Photo by Johanna Hvidtved  Copenhagen-based duo A Good Year, formed by Albert Hildebrand and Tobias Laust, is reshaping the edges of Denmark’s alternative scene with their blend of cinematic textures and understated pop. Their sound drifts somewhere between ambient pop, cinematic electronica, and textures songwriting – music that feels as visual as it does melodic. After releasing their soundtrack album Sofina  in 2024, a project that began as a soundtrack to one of their own

Photo by Pablo Gallegos At just twenty-five, London-based producer, DJ, and music director Oscar Farrell has quietly become an intriguing new name in the capital’s electronic scene. Signed to dh2 , Farrell’s music sits somewhere between introspection and movement, rich with textures of late-night London, filled with the pulse of its dance floors and the quiet calm of the bus ride home. Since the release of his debut EP ‘I’ve Already Called’ in April 2025, Farrell has built a

Photo by Guy Gooch For London-based Portuguese artist Raquel Martins, the idea of home has never been a fixed point. At seventeen, she left Porto for London with a guitar and a quiet determination to make music – a move that would eventually shape her sound as much as her sense of self. Blending the warmth of rhythms with the intimacy of alternative jazz and the texture of lo-fi indie, her music feels like a dialogue between worlds: nostalgic yet forward-looking, grounded yet

Photo by Shade Cumini For a band born out of a rock club in Luxembourg, Francis of Delirium has carved a strikingly international presence. Led by 23-year-old singer, songwriter and guitarist Jana Bahrich, the project has evolved from bedroom beginnings into an exciting new voice in alt-rock. Their sound which remains raw, emotionally charged and unflinchingly honest, has connected with listeners across the world, amassing over 125,000 monthly Spotify listeners and millions o

Photo by Daria Slikker O2 Brixton has always had a way of transforming into whatever world the artist chooses, and for Lord Huron, that...

Photo by Briony Graham Rudd Northampton trio thistle.  make music that cuts and soothes in equal measure. Fronted by Cameron Godfrey ,...

An analysis of how Taylor Swift's new album announcement, 'Life of a Showgirl', heavily correlates with her decade-long career as a popstar in mainstream media.

Marti Perramon’s documenting of youth displays something rare. Not only does his storytelling demonstrate a level of introspection unique to somebody his age, but his upbeat anthems will undoubtedly leave you dancing.

Photo by Finn Robilliard Radio Free Alice aren’t just having a moment – they’re building one. The Melbourne-born four-piece have gone...