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CMU Approved
🎧 Approved: cleopatrick public
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🎧 Approved: cleopatrick

Since forming in 2015, Toronto duo cleopatrick have carved out a space as the raw voice of small-town angst from Cobourg, Ontario. Their latest single ‘HAMMER’ signals a pivot, featuring a core riff with an almost bluesy pulse…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson
🎧 Approved: JAGGED BAPTIST CLUB public
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🎧 Approved: JAGGED BAPTIST CLUB

LA band JAGGED BAPTIST CLUB masterfully traverse the chaotic intersection of abrasive grit and catchy hooks. Their latest single, ‘Blow Dry Nation’, strips away any pretense of polish, embracing a lo-fi, aggressive ethos that demands to be heard loud…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson
🎧 Approved: Freak Slug public
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🎧 Approved: Freak Slug

Freak Slug is a moniker that perfectly embodies the curious, offbeat charm of Xenya Genovese’s sound, capturing both whimsy and bite. Her debut album kicks off with the single ‘Spells’, a prowling track driven by a serpentine bassline and a nervy electronic pulse…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson
🎧 Approved: ILĀ public
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🎧 Approved: ILĀ

Multifaceted artist ILÄ€ pushes sonic boundaries in their new single ‘murmur’, co-produced with Imogen Heap and her AI counterpart, AI.Mogen. Almost the entirety of the single comes from this AI hybrid of ILĀ’ and Heap’s voice, giving the track an otherworldly quality that prickles the senses…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson
🎧 Approved: WILDES public
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🎧 Approved: WILDES

WILDES, the project of musician and producer Ella Walker, crafts spacious, deconstructed, exquisitely arranged indie pop. Her new single, ‘Kopfkino’, a collaboration with St Francis Hotel, delves into the interplay between fantasy and reality, showcasing a bewitching and deceptively brooding sound.…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson
🎧 Approved: DITZ public
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🎧 Approved: DITZ

Known for their blistering live shows, Brighton’s DITZ distill anger, sarcasm and scorn into taut, explosive tracks that challenge both sonically and thematically. Their new single ‘Space/Smile’ marks the first taste of their forthcoming album ‘Never Exhale’, due January 2025…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson
🎧 Approved: Yoo Doo Right public
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🎧 Approved: Yoo Doo Right

Montreal-based trio Yoo Doo Right blend post-rock, krautrock, shoegaze and musique concrète to craft a distinctive, avant-garde sound. Their latest single ‘Eager Glacier’ has subtle echoes of ‘Kid A’-era Radiohead, as they balance tense soundscapes with moments of atmospheric calm…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson
🎧 Approved: Konyikeh public
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🎧 Approved: Konyikeh

Konyikeh first gained widespread attention at the 2022 BRIT Awards, where her bluesy voice stood out during a performance alongside Dave. Her latest single, ‘Lie To Me’, showcases that same vocal power - rich, textured and brimming with raw emotion…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson
🎧 Approved: A Place To Bury Strangers public
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🎧 Approved: A Place To Bury Strangers

A Place to Bury Strangers have cemented the be-all-end-all space for over-the-top post-punk/shoegaze destruction. Their latest single ‘Fear Of Transformation’ is a snarling, gothic techno-punk track; a jagged dialogue between the temptation to retreat and the drive to shatter self-imposed limits…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson
🎧 Approved: Tanerélle public
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🎧 Approved: Tanerélle

Atlanta multi-hyphenate Tanerélle exudes warmth in her music. Asserting herself as just the outlier R&B needs, her new single ‘I Wish’ is a sultry, atmospheric track with its heavy bass, neo-soul elements and electro-R&B breakdowns…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson
🎧 Approved: Humdrum public
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🎧 Approved: Humdrum

Chicago’s Humdrum, led by Loren Vanderbilt, blends indiepop and shoegaze with influences from IRS-era REM and New Order. Their latest single, ‘Eternal Blue’, captures this fusion with lush, reverb-soaked guitars and a cinematic, 80s movie montage-worthy quality.…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson
🎧 Approved: MJ Nebreda public
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🎧 Approved: MJ Nebreda

Venezuelan-born, Miami-based artist and producer MJ Nebreda has an eclectic approach to electronic music, blending influences from NY house to Perreo. Her latest release, ‘Soy Sentimental’, pulses with fast-paced, cyclical rhythms and Latin club influences.…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson
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