“This is Not a Pop Song” - Sabina Estevez
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“This is Not a Pop Song” - Sabina Estevez

There’s something instantly magnetic about Sabina Estevez — the kind of artist who doesn’t just sing songs, but conjures worlds. Hailing from Rio de Janeiro, Sabina brings a cinematic, witchy energy to the scene that feels both refreshingly anti-mainstream and hauntingly timeless. Her debut single, “This Is Not a Pop Song”, is less a rebellion and more an invocation.

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“Life in the Slow Lane” - Double Yellow
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“Life in the Slow Lane” - Double Yellow

There’s something beautifully crooked about Life in the Slow Lane — the debut album from Double Yellow, the alter-ego of Manchester’s own Dave Lilley. It’s funky, it’s weird, it’s slick, and it’s grimy — a kind of twisted, cinematic stroll through the backstreets of the city on a warm, hungover Sunday morning.

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“Space Cadet / The Count” - KOYOT
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“Space Cadet / The Count” - KOYOT

With “Space Cadet / The Count,” KOYOT delivers a sprawling two-part odyssey that’s as atmospheric as it is electrifying. A seamless fusion of psychedelic rock grandeur, punk grit, and cosmic introspection.

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“Ecstatic Lightsongs” - Aarktica
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“Ecstatic Lightsongs” - Aarktica

Across his 25-year journey as Aarktica, Jon DeRosa has always been an explorer of sound and feeling — chasing the delicate intersection between melancholy and transcendence. With his 10th studio album, Ecstatic Lightsongs, he’s built something both intimate and expansive.

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“Shiver” - Tidal Rave
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“Shiver” - Tidal Rave

With their latest single “Shiver,” London-based pop-rock powerhouse Tidal Rave crash back into the scene with a song that feels like falling headfirst into a technicolor rush of emotion. Equal parts cinematic and chaotic, Shiver is the sound of pure adrenaline.

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“Stay Inside” - trainboy
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“Stay Inside” - trainboy

London’s lo-fi dreamers trainboy arrive with their debut EP Stay Inside — a shimmering, understated collection of guitar-driven indie gems that capture the hazy melancholy of city life and the strange comfort of solitude.

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“I Don’t Need To Say / Eyes Wide Shut” - The New Citizen Kane
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“I Don’t Need To Say / Eyes Wide Shut” - The New Citizen Kane

London-based artist The New Citizen Kane (Kane Luke) continues his hypnotic evolution with two back-to-back singles — “I Don’t Need To Say” (out October 10th) and “Eyes Wide Shut” (out October 24th) — both serving as emotional cornerstones of his forthcoming album Psychedelika Pt. 1, due November 28th via Citizen Records. If The Tales of Morpheus explored the rush of falling in love, Psychedelika Pt. 1 dives into what happens next.

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“Stranger With My Face” - Green & Granstrom
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“Stranger With My Face” - Green & Granstrom

Green & Granström’s “Stranger With My Face” isn’t just a song — it’s a story pulled straight from the heart, told with the gentle melancholy and warmth that defines great Swedish folk rock. Based on Jimmy Granström’s own life, the track tells the story of two half-brothers meeting for the first time after their father’s death — a moment that’s both intimate and universal, packed with the quiet weight of lost time and the fragile beauty of reconnection.

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WAIN: Producer Extraodinaire
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WAIN: Producer Extraodinaire

Currently preparing to relocate to Los Angeles in November 2025, music producer WAIN is carving out a distinctive path defined by versatility, precision, and emotional depth. With a passion for crafting music that connects on a human level, WAIN approaches every project as both an artist and a collaborator.

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“A Normal After This” - Marianne Engebretsen
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“A Normal After This” - Marianne Engebretsen

As the leaves start to turn and the world settles into that strange, reflective space that autumn brings, Marianne Engebretsen arrives right on cue with “A Normal After This” — a gorgeous, raw, and emotionally charged song that feels like a deep breath after heartbreak.

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“Take To The Sky” - NEEB
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“Take To The Sky” - NEEB

Hartlepool’s own NEEB have crafted something truly special with their debut full-length album “Take To The Sky” — a slow-burning, genre-fluid exploration that lives somewhere between jazz, soul, ambient funk, and electronica. It’s the kind of record that feels as comfortable in a smoky late-night lounge as it does soundtracking a long train ride through the city lights.

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“Wisch Wisch” - CARUS
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“Wisch Wisch” - CARUS

With “Wisch Wisch,” Vienna-based artist CARUS bursts onto the scene with a debut that feels more like a confrontation than a mere introduction. It’s a raw, pulsating piece of alt-pop defiance — a song that refuses to look away from the uncomfortable truths most of us are guilty of sweeping under the rug.

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