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🎧 Approved: Nia Smith public
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🎧 Approved: Nia Smith

Fresh off supporting SZA at BST Hyde Park this weekend, Nia Smith has released second single ‘Personal’. A masterclass in controlled anger and powerful calm, the track - she says - is “about letting go of that bad energy; we don’t need that in 2024”…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson •
Approved: Leyya public
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Approved: Leyya

Alt-pop duo Leyya return with their latest single ‘Pumped Up High’, taken from their upcoming third album ‘Half Asleep’. The track finds them feeling euphoric on the dancefloor but wanting very much to be left alone - “to be in it, but not part of it”…
Andy Malt
Andy Malt •
Approved: SuperJazzClub public
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Approved: SuperJazzClub

SuperJazzClub meld a range of sounds from contemporary Ghanaian music to early 2000s R&B. Out now is their latest single ‘UNO’, a collaboration with producer BenjiFlow, which they say is “inspired by the things we love to talk about like life, God, relationships and money”…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson •
Approved: Famous public
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Approved: Famous

Set to release new LP ‘Party Album’ in October, Famous are back with new double A-side single ‘God Hold You/It Goes On Forever’. It showcases two very different sides of the band’s sound, both linked by their masterful control of chaotic elements to create something truly exciting…
Andy Malt
Andy Malt •
Approved: Manners Manners public
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Approved: Manners Manners

Manners Manners team up with Bodega side project $100 Girlfriend for new single ‘Yr Well’, an ode to feeling like you rarely see queer people like you in the media. Featuring some classic 90s jangly guitar, it’s also super catchy and comes from the band’s debut album which is out next month…
Andy Malt
Andy Malt •
Approved: Zaho de Sagazan public
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Approved: Zaho de Sagazan

Zaho de Sagazan recently performed a cover of David Bowie’s ‘Modern Love’ at the Cannes Film Festival. With the studio version of that song now out, she’s also announced a live show in London this October…
Andy Malt
Andy Malt •
Approved: Treanne public
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Approved: Treanne

Having supported Sampha on his recent US tour dates, Treanne put out her debut EP ‘20/20’ last month. Its songs show off an incredible new songwriting talent, using understated arrangements to deliver the maximum emotional impact…
Andy Malt
Andy Malt •
Approved: Niko B public
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Approved: Niko B

Niko B solidifies his place as Gen-Z Mike Skinner on his debut album ‘Dog Eat Dog Food World’. Made almost entirely with beats from rising bedroom YouTube beatmakers, it delivers acute, introspective observations on small town life, with deft lyricism and absurdist wit…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson •
Approved: Sophie May public
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Approved: Sophie May

“God, I hate the cosmos”, sings Sophie May on her latest single ‘Brian Cox’. A grand statement summing up her feelings of being overwhelmed by the sheer size of the universe, and one that comes with a cheery endorsement from the famous physicist who lends the song its name…
Andy Malt
Andy Malt •
🎧 Approved: Nice Biscuit public
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🎧 Approved: Nice Biscuit

Australian band Nice Biscuit return with new single ‘Rain’, a meditation on climate change represented by calls for rain and then pleas for it to stop. Refusing to give in to despair at the lack of action on the environment, the song also offers hope and pushes to keep calling for change…
Andy Malt
Andy Malt •
Approved: Jahnah Camille public
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Approved: Jahnah Camille

Jahnah Camille’s sun-soaked indie rock sound could just be the summer soundtrack you’ve been looking for. Following on from support slots with the likes of Clairo and Soccer Mommy, she’s now gearing up for the release of her debut EP…
Andy Malt
Andy Malt •
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