Shygirl’s new album ‘Swallow’
A step away from the sleek club machinery of 2022’s ‘Nymph’, on this new record guitars come through, with big beat thunder, turn-of-the-millennium indie pop and trip-hop in its bones. ‘Alyse’ echoes The Prodigy’s ‘Smack My Bitch Up’; ‘Luvli’ opens with a deep, groaning intro before pivoting into something that sounds like a lost Sugababes B-side; while ‘Altar’ begins with distorted strings and dissolves into lush trip-hop. Almost entirely love songs, written from a place of contentment.
Cage The Elephant’s new single ‘Make It Easy’
Warm, undemanding and comfortable in its own skin. This is the lead single from the band’s seventh album ‘Dying In Reverse’, written after they spent 2025 opening for Oasis on their US reunion tour.
Slayyyter’s new single ‘hey boyyy’
Built on a rousing Mr Oizo sample and hitting like a lost 2000s cult classic - from the forthcoming album ‘wor$t man in america’.
Skepta’s new album ‘The Fork And Knife’
Seven years on from ‘Ignorance Is Bliss’ and Skepta has cast the net wide. Chase & Status on ‘Innocent Smile’ (featuring Suggs), Memphis rap leanings on ‘Cold Shower’ with Project Pat, and upbeat grime with a childlike Dizzee ‘Boy In Da Corner’ energy on ‘Secrets Of Patriarchy’.
Ojerime’s new album ‘Don't Stare At The Flame’
Confessional piano ballads, 90s soul harmonics and a moonlit atmosphere running throughout. Kaytranada on ‘IDC’, Sango on ‘Friends Like You’, and Keys N Krates giving ‘TOPDOWN’ a low-slung 80s vibe. Homegrown and absolutely worth your time.