Reviews

Richard Green, split between Milan and London, builds electronic and experimental tracks with one rule at the centre: melody first, always. “Ending up in the wrong way” (released June 28, 2024) might be a couple of years old now, but it doesn’t feel dusty—more like a time capsule that still…

Simonne Draper has the rare combo of conservatory-trained classical guitar chops and a genuine curiosity for modern texture, so it makes total sense that she’d link up with British downtempo wizard Jon Kennedy for “Finesca II” (released Dec 19, 2025). Draper isn’t new to getting her music out into the…

After the heavy, history-haunted swing of Silent Spike, Ken Woods & The Old Blue Gang show they’ve got another gear, and it’s set to “good-time trouble.” Released January 9, 2026, “Oh Denise!” is the band kicking off the year like they just walked out of a dusty bar somewhere between…

Pantomime Horse makes “Everyone’s a Ghost” hit different from everything they have done so far. It’s their sixth single, and it leans into a darker corner of their 60s/80s DNA, with the sharp pop brains of XTC, the storytelling wink of The Kinks, and that indie shimmer you’d file near…

New York songwriter Eshan Agarwal has always had a knack for making feelings sound cinematic, but “The Siren” (released Jan 23, 2026) is where he stops looking at love through soft-focus glass and starts staring straight into the undertow. Working with producer Marrick Smith via the Biscuit Head Collective, and…

Medberg’s stuff moves, glitches, flirts, and occasionally shoulder-checks you in the best way. “Mirrorfield” is a perfect snapshot of that electronica vibe. It’s colourful and playful, packed with dreamy chords and jagged little textures, switching between warm and cold like mood lighting in a sci-fi diner. If you like your…

Asheville’s Pretty Little Saturday (Kristi Knupp) has finally grabbed the mic. After a run of singles through 2025, her debut Long Overdue (out Jan 20, 2026) lands like a personal archive cracked open, with indie-pop that’s lushly electronic but still warm-blooded. You can hear the photographer’s eye in the songwriting…

Gorseinon, Wales, might not scream “time machine to 1968,” but Karl Ian James, aka The K.I.J Experience, clearly keeps one parked in his Music Room. Dropping on February 14, 2026, “Life (You saved me)” is his fully self-built follow-up to “Best Friend,” and it’s powered by that late-60s melodic glow…

Kaliopi & The Blues Messengers are clearly in that sweet spot right now: seasoned enough to sound effortless, hungry enough to still swing for the fences. After turning heads with Blues For Minnie (2023) and the award-winning The Devil’s Voodoo Curse (2024), they’re lining up 2026 with their second single,…

Northamptonshire’s Deekie is one of those UK Afrobeats names that’s been stacking wins. After a 2024 streaming bump (16,200 Spotify streams across 70 countries, 6,200 listeners) and radio love for “Kilofe” on BBC Radio Northampton’s Introducing Northants, plus extra spins for “Kilofe Remix” on Inspiration FM with an interview, he’s…