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CMU Approved
Approved: Bingo Fury public
CMU Approved 1 min read

Approved: Bingo Fury

Set to release his debut album ‘Bats Feet For A Widow’ later this month, Bingo Fury returns with new single ‘Mr Stark’, showing of his experimental mix of post-punk, jazz and classic singer-songwriter influences…
Andy Malt
Andy Malt
Approved: Amahla public
CMU Approved 1 min read

Approved: Amahla

Amahla has released her latest project ‘Enough: The Collection’, an album of protest songs reflecting modern times that is as beautiful as it is poignant. The release cements her position as a rising star in contemporary British soul…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson
Approved: Strandz public
CMU Approved 1 min read

Approved: Strandz

After a strong end to 2023, South London rapper Strandz is ready for an even bigger 2024. Which a sound that draws on late 90s US hip hop and R&B, he puts a fresh spin on the genres with innovative production and his own distinct lyricism…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson
Approved: Mal Not Bad public
CMU Approved 1 min read

Approved: Mal Not Bad

Mal Not Bad returns with their first single of 2024, ‘Dodgeball’. Following on from last year’s ‘AP’, it gives another taste of their next EP, due later this year, and their first since 2022’s ‘Continuous Short Film Feature’…
Andy Malt
Andy Malt
Approved: The Narcotix public
CMU Approved 1 min read

Approved: The Narcotix

Set to release their debut album later this year, The Narcotix return today with ‘The Lamb’, their first new music since 2021. An intricate mix of layered vocal harmonies and syncopated guitar parts, it shows absolute confidence in their sound and ability…
Andy Malt
Andy Malt
Approved: Astrid Sonne public
CMU Approved 1 min read

Approved: Astrid Sonne

Astrid Sonne returns with ‘Boost’, the latest track from her upcoming new album ‘Great Doubt’. Spanning a range genres from instrumental hip hop to baroque classical, the track stands out from but also bridges the previously released singles…
Andy Malt
Andy Malt
Approved: Mizu public
CMU Approved 1 min read

Approved: Mizu

Mizu has announced that she will release her new album ‘Forest Scenes’ later this year - an experimental mix of live instrumentation, looping, electronic music and spoken word samples from the classically trained cellist…
Andy Malt
Andy Malt
Approved in 2023 public
CMU Approved 3 min read

Approved in 2023

Listen to every track we've featured in CMU's 'Approved' slot in 2023 – and see our top five tracks from this year's selection.…
Andy Malt
Andy Malt
Approved: @ public
CMU Approved 1 min read

Approved: @

Folk-pop duo @ are back with a new single that flips everything you think you know about them on its head. The dizzying track sees their usually gentle sound evolve into jittery hyper-pop…
Andy Malt
Andy Malt
Approved: Avice Caro public
CMU Approved 1 min read

Approved: Avice Caro

Avice Caro has released her debut single for tastemaker indie label Nice Swan Records, dreamlike folk song ‘At The End Of The Day (It’s The End Of The Day)’…
Andy Malt
Andy Malt
Approved: Pecq public
CMU Approved 1 min read

Approved: Pecq

Alt-pop duo Pecq return with new single ‘Out Loud’, a song “reflecting on the weight of repeatedly keeping things secret”…
Andy Malt
Andy Malt
Approved: UTO public
CMU Approved 1 min read

Approved: UTO

UTO are back with ‘Zombie’, the first track from their upcoming second album, an urgent electronic track that tells “a cursed love story between a human being and a monster”…
Andy Malt
Andy Malt
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