With “Stolen Flow,” South London artist Sface delivers a reminder that sometimes the most effective statements come without spectacle. Released alongside an official video (below) following its audio drop in late January, the track operates in freestyle mode, letting cadence, tone, and presence do the heavy lifting. Clocking in at just over two minutes, it’s short and sweet, but the impact is simply immeasurable with how much it hits in such a small timeframe.
On “I’ll be right there,” Kat Madleine makes a compelling case that the emotional arc of 90s power-pop never disappeared, it simply waited for the right voice to bring it back into focus. The German artist, producer, and “musicologist” has built her work around what she calls “Vocal Kinship,” and this song feels like the ground floor for that idea. The song is ultimately a celebration of deep friendship, loyalty, and the promise of showing up when it matters most.
On EPHEMERAL, Marcane doesn’t flirt with darkness so much as walk straight into it and somehow emerges with something undeniably real and alive. The six-song EP is less a collection of tracks than a document of survival, created during a period when music became a lifeline rather than a luxury. Written as he grappled with an official diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder, the project captures an artist choosing to move through pain instead of around it. He’s transformed that inner chaos into a body of work that is downright excellent, captivating, and instrumentally beautiful.
On Heartbreak Afterparty, Rich Delinquent has quickly proved to us that he’s easily becoming one of alternative pop’s most compelling architects, crafting an EP that feels like the final moments of a party where the lights are still flashing but the weight of everything unspoken finally sets in. Spanning seven tracks, the project is consistently climactic and a curtain call for a year-long mixtape rollout that turned out stellar. He’s brought together collaborators from across many scenes while still being the standout on a record that takes so many artistic turns.
On their latest single “El Diablo,” Charlie and the Moonshine have given the world a darkly romantic curveball just in time for Valentine’s Day, a song that leans into forbidden desire rather than flowers and redemption. Released on February 13th, the track frames itself as an “anti-Valentine”, a tragic love story told from the perspective of the Devil himself, undone not by goodness but by love, longing, and a woman powerful enough to shake damnation at its core.