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If Maddy from Euphoria made moody alt pop, it would struggle to match the same demure volition as the latest single, close to u, by the up-and-coming sensation Leea Clem.

We all know we are born alone, and we die alone, but maybe it is time to acknowledge that, for many, loneliness is a default state; Alone in This World

The instrumental score, The Looming Threat by DvC Orion, is enough to make every existential fear you have ever had feel like a self-indulgent trifle. Taken from ECLIPSE: Anatomy of

Off-the-rails rhythms render Isabella Chiarini’s latest earworm, Out of Control, one of the most infectious singles of the summer. The Hamilton, Ontario singer-songwriter has always treated pop as an open

When Ken Newman sings, he mesmerises. You could hear a pin drop from the next room when you absorb yourself into his humble masterstrokes, and his latest single, Who Are

Josh Raines fits right into the Jungian archetype of the wounded healer; his latest single, Daydreaming, is his most potent dose of medicine yet. The addiction-medicine doctor and pop-Americana songwriter

You could explore the entire spectrum of rap and never encounter an artist as eccentrically uninhibited as Zaya Sagittarius. The proof lies in his whole discography, and especially his latest

Lux Interior would surely be tipping his microphone stand towards The Revelons after hearing God Less America, an alt-punk protest single with a title sharp enough to make the entire

In the smoke of charred religious iconography, the hip-hop anthem New Levels rises from Shrine B’s EP, Ashes of a Burning Saint. Joined by 40XL and NAWZ, the New Jersey

The Montreal-based Ukrainian breakthrough artist CIGARETTE AFTER SCHOOL bridged the gap between Bauhaus and Nirvana with the standout single, YOU CANNOT UNDERSTAND, from their debut EP, NOTHING BUT A GAME.