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CMU Approved
🎧 Approved: Monobloc public
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🎧 Approved: Monobloc

Monobloc excels at delivering music that feels warm and wistful, almost nostalgic, a merging of pop sensibilities, with a distinctly metropolis post-punk attitude. Their latest single, ‘Take Me’, serves as both the final release of their breakthrough year and a defining statement for the band…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson •
🎧 Approved: KILIMANJARO public
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🎧 Approved: KILIMANJARO

London-based Zambian-Scottish DJ and producer KILIMANJARO thrives at the intersection of weight and bounce. Anchored by his signature Afro-centric percussive energy, his latest single, ‘The Seeker’, overflows with dark, atmospheric synth patterns…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson •
🎧 Approved: jasmine.4.t public
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🎧 Approved: jasmine.4.t

Manchester-based singer-songwriter and trans woman jasmine.4.t brings a fresh perspective to indie-folk, with a sound full of glowing, quiet intensity. Her new single layers delicate lyrics over soft strums and swelling strings, creating a genuinely lovely folk song…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson •
🎧 Approved: MOULD public
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🎧 Approved: MOULD

Bristol’s MOULD have a sound that masterfully shifts between reckless urgency and unpredictable tension. Their latest single, ‘CHUNKS’, starts with a math-rock riff before exploding into a post-punk anthem, chaotic yet controlled, capturing a frenetic exploration of disillusionment…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson •
🎧 Approved: Cosmic Crooner public
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🎧 Approved: Cosmic Crooner

Cosmic Crooner evokes a bygone sophistication while sidestepping nostalgia, carving out his own space in the lounge-pop lineage. His latest single channels the golden age of bossa nova, weaving layered percussion, the playful rhythm of the cuica, and influences reminiscent of Jorge Ben Jor…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson •
🎧 Approved: Ethel public
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🎧 Approved: Ethel

Paris-based songstress Ethel blends intimacy and ethereality in her unique take on alt-pop, crafting ambient, moody soundscapes perfect for late-night introspection. Her latest single, ‘Availability’, adds a funkier edge to her repertoire, while exploring the ache of connection just out of reach…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson •
🎧 Approved: L-Vis 1990 public
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🎧 Approved: L-Vis 1990

After six years away from the alias, L-Vis 1990 is back with new energy - and a renewed mission to champion the culture that shaped him. His new single ‘Good Vibes’, with Newham’s MC Eklipse, serves up heavy bass, low-end pressure and that grimey edge that cuts through…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson •
🎧 Approved: TYSON public
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🎧 Approved: TYSON

Emerging from the fringe R&B scene during the pandemic, TYSON has gradually and artfully carved out her own space in the landscape of modern soul. Balancing the introspection of new motherhood with a shedding of her late 20s uncertainties, her new EP ‘Chaos’ is brimming with clarity and purpose…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson •
🎧 Approved: Gia Ford public
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🎧 Approved: Gia Ford

Gia Ford is the new indie it-girl to watch, captivating with a darkly atmospheric allure all her own. Her music has a timeless edge, blending dream-pop with touches of rock and synthwave. Her latest single, ‘Earth Return’, swells with her signature soft, smoky and theatrical vocals…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson •
🎧 Approved: HONESTY public
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🎧 Approved: HONESTY

HONESTY, the Leeds-based collective, bring a fluid, immersive energy to the stage, embracing a refreshingly genre-less, expectation-free ethos. They create soundscapes that feel both introspective and expansive - a careful balance between the personal and the cinematic.…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson •
🎧 Approved: Somebody's Child public
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🎧 Approved: Somebody's Child

Dublin’s Somebody’s Child merge the yearning spirit of post-punk revivalists with a cinematic indie-rock edge. Their new single, ‘Time Of My Life’, is a two-chord anthem that encapsulates the bittersweet nostalgia of life’s fleeting moments…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson •
🎧 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 •
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