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Seventeen-year-old Australian singer-songwriter Lana Karlay is juggling Year 12 classes at home and late-night sessions in Los Angeles, and you can hear that split life humming underneath “Running Out Of Time,” her new pop-R&B slow burn with LA artist cam’dn. Co-created with producer Esthy, the track sits in that sweet…

“Loose Change (Gone Electric)” finds independent artist 50mething doing what he does best, staring straight at the state of the world, wincing a little, and then turning it into something darkly catchy. Known for writing from real-life wounds and injustices, cancer, knife crime, MLK, intimate image abuse, he now zooms…

Asta Bria’s version of “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” is like a gentle whisper in the dark. Following her UK chart breakthrough in 2025, Asta Bria continues her upward momentum with the release of her first-ever cover single, “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow”, issued on 30 January 2026. The…

Polish artist LiMaVii reaches for the cosmos on her new single “Electric Moon,” a slow-burning, sensuous piece that feels less like a song and more like a nocturnal ritual under a pink full moon. Based in Gdynia and working closely with a like-minded producer, she turns soul recognition, spiritual connection,…

Emmy-nominated filmmaker and vocalist Sarah McGuinness has always had a flair for cinematic storytelling, so it’s no surprise that “Don’t Let Our Love Go” doubles as a love song and a love letter to Soho. Originally from her debut album Unbroken and now re-recorded as the theme to the one-night…

Los Angeles artist Violet Whimsey leans into heartbreak with a witchy grace on “Winter Blues,” an indie / dark alternative breakup track born in the strangest season of recent memory, in peak lockdown, when the world already felt blurry and wrong. Written in that isolation, the song zooms in on…

Raised in war-shadowed Colombo and now based in Boston, hachajah has turned a lifetime of swallowed words into a weapon. On “Mind Gag,” from his EP What Lies Within, he pushes a cappella way past the usual “voice-only” novelty and into something cinematic, claustrophobic, and brutally honest. Every sound, beat,…

Miami Beach artist Kim Cameron has spent plenty of time on the dancefloor, but with “One Breath” she turns that energy inward without losing the shimmer. Written in a single inspired day with a long-time collaborator she describes as sharing “one voice” in music, the track feels like a celebration…

Bottara’s “Give It To Me” is a masterpiece that is assured to bring liveliness. The song is an up-tempo sound that unveils Bottara’s energetic stage presence. She brings a sense of vulnerability and intimacy to the lyrics. The song is about letting go and giving in to the moment. The…

American indie-pop duo Queen Anne strut into the spotlight, with “Watch Me Win.” The singer-songwriter Katie Silverman and writer/producer Sandy Chila bring a track that feels like a confidence boost in song form. Silverman, already familiar to many from her roles in New Girl, PEN15, and The Exorcists, brings that…