Jul 14, 2025 1 min read

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

CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases

Crayon’s new single ‘Diamond Miner’, featuring FKJ and ELIZA

Low-lit, loose-limbed neo-soul. A track that understands restraint.

Wet Leg’s new album ‘moisturizer’

There’s always the risk of a sophomore slump, but it’s safe to say Wet Leg has avoided that.

New album ‘moisturizer’ is a confident swerve - sharper, stranger and more emotionally exposed. Frontwoman in every sense of the word, Rhian Teasdale, slips between deadpan and desperate, always in control even when her songs spiral. Vulnerability becomes performance, and vice versa. 

Deftones’ new single ‘my mind is a mountain’

Clocking in at under three minutes, ‘my mind is a mountain’ is all jagged edges and blurred outlines, exactly where Deftones thrive. Shoegaze haze meets alt-metal weight, with Nick Raskulinecz’s production pushing it right to the edge of clarity.

Olivia Dean’s new single ‘Lady Lady’

“She’s the man” loops like a quiet mantra throughout this track, in Olivia Dean’s signature soft defiance.

The video, directed by longtime collaborator Jake Erland, doesn’t overreach. Francesca Hayward (Royal Ballet principal) dances with Dean and a group of young black, all-female ballerinas, no grand gestures, just movement that feels grounded, precise and quietly powerful.

SG Lewis’ new single ‘Sugar’ featuring Shygirl

SG Lewis and Shygirl reconnect for a track that’s light on its feet but far from disposable. ‘Sugar’ leans into its title; glossy, addictive, dancefloor-ready but steering clear of pastiche. Big-tent energy but with smart, shapely production; every synth squiggle earns its place.

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