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🌅 Horizon Future Leaders - Josh Daniel
This week, we caught up with Josh Daniel, Head of Interval Records and Chief Commercial Officer at Generator, the national talent development organisation based in Newcastle.…
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🎧Approved: MCBAISE
MCBAISE is the sun-drenched alias of Cannes-born artist mcbess, blending yacht rock, woozy funk and surreal visuals. New single Cold Cuts (with Muthi) is a groove-soaked trip through playful nostalgia, with flickering guitars and velvet synths in tow…
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🎧 Approved: TROPICS
British producer and multi-instrumentalist Chris Ward (aka TROPICS), originally from Southampton and now based in LA, refines gentle psychedelia, melted keys and slow-pour vocals into something beautifully understated. Recently released single, ‘Ionian Mirage’, is a gentle, sun-soaked escape…
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CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases
Five releases - from Tyler, The Creator, Billie Marten, Just For Fun, TTSSFU and FKA twigs - that stood out to us over the last week. Add to your playlists, clear your schedule and don’t tap the glass!…
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🎧 Approved: Georgia
London producer, songwriter and drummer Georgia makes club music with a pop heart. After collabs with Gorillaz and Shygirl, she returns with ‘Wanna Play’; a spiky, elastic and playful synth-driven track inspired by The Knife and Depeche Mode.…
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🎧 Approved: Maruja
Maruja fuse post-punk, free jazz and spoken word into something urgent and unflinching. New single ‘Saoirse’ builds from eerie flute and plaintive vocals into a chaotic swell of sax, strings and protest - a visceral plea for freedom in dark times…
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CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases
Neo-soul slow burns, sugar-rush dance tracks and one very solid sophomore album. Five releases - from Crayon, Wet Leg, Deftones, Olivia Dean and SG Lewis - that stood out to us over the last week…
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🎧 Approved: Coach Party
Isle of Wight four-piece Coach Party grew up orbiting the same island music scene: working at venues, sharing bills and forming the kinds of friendships that eventually turned into bands. That DIY background still defines their sound - not lo-fi, but self-sufficient…
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🎧 Approved: Sijya
South Asian artist Sijya blends distorted synths, filtered through “battered guitar pedals”, with intimate, unguarded vocals. Her new single ‘Do I Know’ is a raw, tactile exploration of vulnerability and sound, framed by a striking video set in a reimagined Delhi…
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CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases
New music from Ethel Cain, Nilüfer Yanya, Kesha, TeeZandos and nabeel. Five standout releases that stood out to us over the last week…
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🎧Approved: PARADE
Mysterious new eight-piece PARADE fuse off-kilter electronics with live instrumentation, where woozy synths, cinematic brass flourishes and punk guitar lines move together in unexpected ways. New single ‘It Moves’ is a fittingly strange introduction to upcoming EP ‘Lightning Hit The Trees’…
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🎧 Approved: Sylo
Rooted in alt-R&B, Toronto-born Korean-Canadian artist Sylo crafts music that edges into pop and electronic territory, always anchored in feeling. His new single, ‘Carve Me Out’, blends the spectral textures of The xx with the weight of a pop ballad…