Sep 15, 2025 2 min read

CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases

Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise last week, from Acopia, Slayyyter, Dove Ellis, JADE and George Riley.

CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases

Acopia’s new album ‘Blush Response’

Acopia’s third album hums with restraint. Suspending glimpses of strings amid echoing, choir-like synth arrangement, it’s introspective without being precious. It’s lush, shoegazy and basks in the rock elements that lingered in the shadows of previous Acopia albums.

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Slayyyter’s new single ‘CANNIBALISM!’

Slayyyter devours club pop. It’s delightfully sleazy, all distorted synths and snapping beats. Move over, Armie Hammer.

Dove Ellis’ new single ‘To The Sandals’

Dove Ellis’s debut solo single is fragile and exact. His voice flits between hushed and strained, gliding over sparse guitars and restrained percussion, carrying heartbreak without ever over-explaining. It’s small in scale but large in its affection.

JADE’s debut solo album ‘THAT’S SHOWBIZ BABY’

Pop hooks crash into introspection; disco beats meet whispered doubts. It’s a record obsessed with identity, performance, and the tension between who JADE is and who she’s expected to be, it’s funny, raw, and hard to ignore.

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George Riley’s new album ‘More Is More’

George Riley in all her splendor, this record is maximalist, playful and sharp. Beats so layered and thick they almost tip into excess.

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