the week between the 27th october – 31st october 2025 will be a celebration of a band that i’ve been kinda obsessed with since discovering them a few months ago. formed by two anonymous brothers in san francisco, usa, back in 2008 (also recording in beirut, lebanon), mamaleek have been creating some of the most…

the week between the 27th october – 31st october 2025 will be a celebration of a band that i’ve been kinda obsessed with since discovering them a few months ago. formed by two anonymous brothers in san francisco, usa, back in 2008 (also recording in beirut, lebanon), mamaleek have been creating some of the most…

the week between the 27th october – 31st october 2025 will be a celebration of a band that i’ve been kinda obsessed with since discovering them a few months ago. formed by two anonymous brothers in san francisco, usa, back in 2008 (also recording in beirut, lebanon), mamaleek have been creating some of the most…

the week between the 27th october – 31st october 2025 will be a celebration of a band that i’ve been kinda obsessed with since discovering them a few months ago. formed by two anonymous brothers in san francisco, usa, back in 2008 (also recording in beirut, lebanon), mamaleek have been creating some of the most…

the week between the 27th october – 31st october 2025 will be a celebration of a band that i’ve been kinda obsessed with since discovering them a few months ago. formed by two anonymous brothers in san francisco, usa, back in 2008 (also recording in beirut, lebanon), mamaleek have been creating some of the most…

the week between the 27th october – 31st october 2025 will be a celebration of a band that i’ve been kinda obsessed with since discovering them a few months ago. formed by two anonymous brothers in san francisco, usa, back in 2008 (also recording in beirut, lebanon), mamaleek have been creating some of the most…

the week between the 27th october – 31st october will be a celebration of a band that i’ve been kinda obsessed with since discovering them a few months ago. formed by two anonymous brothers in san francisco, usa, back in 2008 (also recording in beirut, lebanon), mamaleek have been creating some of the most intense…

the week between the 27th october – 31st october will be a celebration of a band that i’ve been kinda obsessed with since discovering them a few months ago. formed by two anonymous brothers in san francisco, usa, back in 2008 (also recording in beirut, lebanon), mamaleek have been creating some of the most intense…

the week between the 27th october – 31st october will be a celebration of a band that i’ve been kinda obsessed with since discovering them a few months ago. formed by two anonymous brothers in san francisco, usa, back in 2008 (also recording in beirut, lebanon), mamaleek have been creating some of the most intense…

the week between the 27th october – 31st october will be a celebration of a band that i’ve been kinda obsessed with since discovering them a few months ago. formed by two anonymous brothers in san francisco, usa, back in 2008 (also recording in beirut, lebanon), mamaleek have been creating some of the most intense…

released: october 10, 2025 genre: jazz from: london, uk label: 22a a few thoughts: the london-based jazz group led by tenderlonious and aiden shepherd have been releasing incredible jazz albums for quite a few years now, establishing themselves as one of the most exciting jazz groups working today. legacy! is their new 10-track album, a…

released: october 14, 2025 genre: ambient / electronic from: la, usa (based in bogotá, colombia) label: self-released a few thoughts: haana lee describes textures as their first full length album, though they have released some beautiful and lush music over the years in the form of long, continuous ambient soundscapes. textures is a beautiful body…

released: september 26, 2025 genre: hip-hop / jazz from: los angeles, usa label: backwoodz studioz a few thoughts: human error club comprises of diego gaeta (on keys), jesse justice (on keys), and mekala session (on drums). they’ve been on my radar recently, namely for producing the closing track “dislocated” on billy woods’ last album golliwog.…

released: august 15, 2025 genre: hip-hop from: new york, usa label: backwoodz studioz a few thoughts: it’s fitting that an album titled “spell” in french is entirely produced by preservation. to me, he’s one of the best working today, creating claustrophobic, percussion-heavy beats that create this dark, unsettling yet soulful energy. having produced for the…

there’s nothing i’m going to say about d’angelo’s legacy or music that hasn’t been said already. i did, however, want to echo everyone else by saying that this man’s artistry had a profound influence and impact on me over the years. i don’t think there’s been an artist that has been able to capture grooves…

released: september 26, 2025 genre: arabic pop from: kuwait / palestine (based in london, uk) label: self-released a few thoughts: popstar etaf is one to watch. for now and the future. their debut project don’t call me baby is a powerful meditation on identity, queerness, both personal and collective liberation and general life things, making…

released: september 30th genre: hip-hop from: cyprus / italy (both based in london, uk) label: self-released a few thoughts: two friends of mine, two super talented artists in their own right. i’ve known chewbeats for quite a few years now, and i keep telling him he’s one of my favourite producers. the italian beatmaker has…

released: 26 september 2025 genre: soul from: toulouse, france / senegal (based in london, uk) label: 5db records a few thoughts: anaiis makes soulful, healing music. her collaboration with grupo cosmo last year was among my favourites of 2024, made me into a real fan. so naturally, i was thrilled to find out she was…

released: september 5, 2025 genre: dream-pop / electronic from: new york, usa label: ad 93 a few thoughts: james k has been making music dreamy, emotive music for a while now. i came across her name for the first time on her feature on yves tumor’s 2018 single “licking an orchid (off safe in the…

released: 12 september 2025 genre: rock / folk from: london, uk label: a24 music a few thoughts: with dark, gloomy undertones, yet with a vibrant and emotive energy, mark williams lewis’ music has been deeply relatable to me, as well as being incredibly raw and vulnerable. the guitar-centric leads, harmonica melodies, drumming and mark’s baritone…

released: september 5, 2025 genre: jazz from: london, uk label: latency a few thoughts: london-based jazz trio flur consists of miriam adefris on harp, isaac robertson on on saxophone and dillon harrison on percussion. together they’ve released their debut album, plunge, a stunning body of work that draws inspiration from contemporary classical and spiritual jazz,…

released: september 5, 2025 genre: experimental / pop from: pereira, colombia (based: berlin, germany) label: rvng, intl. a few thoughts: i struggled with the genre section of this album, because lucrecia dalt’s new album a danger to ourselves is undeniably experimental, yet there is an undeniable, haunting catchiness to it. the colombian multi-instrumentalist and artist…

released: august 22, 2025 genre: electronic from: london, uk / osaka, japan label: ad 93 a few thoughts: valentina magaletti is one of the best drummers and percussionists in the world, and has continued her streak of incredible collaborative releases, this time with japanese producer ypy, aka koshiro ono, to create an intricate, rhythmic masterpiece…

released: august 29, 2025 genre: r&b / indie-pop from: london, uk label: rca / domino records a few thoughts: to be honest, the only thing i really wanted to say is, thank you dev hynes. his first album as blood orange since 2018’s negro swan is genuinely a gorgeous and flawless body of work. over…

released: june 6, 2025 genre: electronic / ambient, from: brooklyn, new york, usa label: peak oil a few thoughts: brooklyn, new york electronic trio purelink have released some of the most fascinating, reflective, emotive and gorgeous electronic music in the last few years. with moody ambient compositions that also take influences from drum and bass,…

released: 12th september, 2025 from: naarm, australia genre: dream-pop / alternative label: scenic route a few thoughts: melbourne trio acopia have released a lush, catchy and dreamy new alternative album titled blush response. the 8-track project features introspective and melancholic compositions, with gentle vocals and a dreamy sound that captures this a feeling of loneliness…

released: september 12, 2025 genre: electronic from: new york, usa label: 10k a few thoughts: new york artists anysia kym and tony seltzer have been killing it these last few years, with various solo and collaborative projects with the 10k roster and beyond. tony seltzer’s heavy drumming throughout this project is met with anysia kym’s…