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Once Great Estate’s “The Hunter” is a compelling piece of work from this Tallahassee crew who’ve carved out their own corner of the Americana world. Tracy Horenbein leads the charge with songwriting that never wastes your time, and this track about protecting Florida’s bears hits harder than you’d expect from an advocacy song. Tracy’s years …

Matreya has put together a track that grabs your attention right away. The Birmingham singer-songwriter mixes Afrobeats with soul and R&B, and the combination works really well. His voice sits perfectly on top of live horns and saxophone, giving the whole thing a warm, full-bodied sound. The instrumentation is all live: keys, guitars, brass, and …

Junifer captures those late-night moments when you’re left with your own thoughts about what makes a place actually matter. This single is all about recognizing that the walls around you only mean something because of who’s inside them. The sound blends alternative pop with electronic elements in a way that never loses its human touch, …

Paul Gehl’s new single hits you with the kind of guitar-driven rock that’s been missing from too many playlists lately. This Luxembourg musician does everything himself, and honestly, it works. You can tell he grew up listening to Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin because the riffs have that same backbone, but he’s not trying to …

Paul Gehl’s latest single is a solid piece of work that showcases his ability to handle every part of the production process on his own. Working out of his home studio in Luxembourg, he’s created a track with multiple guitar layers and a full sound that gives the song real dimension. The guy studied classical …

Paul Gehl from Luxembourg put together a solid rock track that hits hard from start to finish. “Chasing Shadows” is a one-man operation. He played every instrument and handled the production in his home studio, which is pretty impressive when you hear how tight everything sounds. The song goes after our obsession with buying stuff …

Clay Brown from Perth has put together a single that gets real about trying to date someone while you’re still a mess from losing someone important. “No Place” runs on jangly guitars and Brown’s relaxed vocal delivery that sounds like he’s just talking to you, which makes the personal stuff hit harder. His Australian accent …

Chris Rendell’s latest single is a breakup anthem that gets it right. The track nails that moment when you finally see you’ve been reeled into something that was never going to work out, and he tells the story with both humor and honesty that grabs you immediately. The song walks the line between clever wordplay …

Texas synth-pop trio Don’t Get Lemon deliver a compelling slice of suburban discontent wrapped in gorgeous synth layers and infectious rhythms. This single captures that restless feeling of wanting more from life while being stuck in the daily grind, and they do it with style and authenticity. The vocals cut right through the polished production …

Ari Joshua puts together a blazing instrumental tribute to saxophone legend Skerik, and the result is pure fire. The song opens with a dark, slow-burn intro then snaps into a nasty psychedelic funk groove, and Skerik’s sax cuts loose against Joshua’s angular guitar work, Delvon Lamarr brings the heat on organ, and Grant Schroff locks …

The talented artist Elisa V brings her classical training into the electronic music world with her debut single and the result is wonderful. The track takes violin melodies and places them right spot in the middle of a deep house groove, creating a sound that’s both unique and danceable. You can hear her years of …

Blues Corner released a hard-hitting track that cuts straight to the bone with “Piggy Bank Blues” and this single pulls no punches as it tackles the stress of money troubles and the toll they take on everyday life. The guitar work is raw and deliberate, with riffs that bite hard and stay with you long …

Kelsie Kimberlin delivers a powerful statement with “Dream of Peace”, recorded under circumstances that most artists couldn’t imagine, and while missiles fell on Kyiv, she and her crew pushed forward to create both the song and its accompanying visual piece, turning real danger into art that speaks to an entire nation’s hopes. The track builds …

Auckland’s Echomatica have created a debut that pulls you into their world from the first whispered note, and this self-titled record lives in the space between dream pop haze and trip-hop groove, where analogue warmth meets modern production sharpness. Charlie Maclean’s rich and breathy vocals float over hypnotic beats and shimmering guitars, creating an atmosphere …

Exzenya takes listeners into unsettling psychological territory with her latest “Captivity”, a dark pop track that examines the mechanics of control and trauma conditioning. Opening with a haunting folk sample sung in a strikingly low register, the song immediately establishes an eerie atmosphere that pulls you into the mindset of someone whose reality has been …

Tim Camrose brings decades of life experience into his latest single, and you can hear every bit of it. After spending forty years in medicine, he’s channeling those real-world encounters into music that actually means something, this track tackles homelessness with genuine compassion, born from his time treating young people who’d been assaulted on the …

LaCosta Tucker brings her decades of Nashville experience to this new single that celebrates the unsung heroes keeping families running, the track speaks directly to anyone who’s ever watched their mother, sister, or partner juggle a thousand responsibilities while making it look easy. LaCosta Tucker’s vocal delivery carries the authenticity you’d expect from someone who …

Edie Yvonne’s latest single is wonderful, and I love it. The 16-year-old Los Angeles songwriter strips away the gloss to reveal a track built on confrontation and vulnerability. Her vocals cut sharp, refusing to soften the edges as she tackles self-examination head-on. The comparison to Alanis Morissette isn’t accidental—there’s that same refusal to perform niceness, …