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The Royston Club – Cariad
Wrexham quartet The Royston Club recently shared their single Cariad, taken from new album Songs For The Spine, which tackles “just how messy love, sex, memory, and self-worth can be.” Songwriter Ben Matthias states: “Cariad was written very soon after a breakup, when I still believed I was in love with the girl and was struggling to come to terms with the relationship ending. I had an almost obsessive attachment to the memory of our time together and those memories seemed inescapable, constantly confronting me with what I had lost.” The quieter acoustic verses expose a tenderness and vulnerability, but its towering, slowburning hook has everything it takes to become their first crossover anthem. It also demonstrates the nuance of their lyrics, exploring the complex emotional intricacies within the relatable feeling of being crushed by a break-up.
Silver Gore – All The Good Men
London based duo Silver Gore have dropped alt-pop anthem All The Good Men, taken from their upcoming EP Dogs In Heaven. The band says: “It’s a feel-good pop song. It’s sassy, it’s empowering. This song is about men behaving badly and managing to keep going despite them. We set out to make songs based around exactly how we’re feeling in a moment. Every decision then grows from that emotion; whether it’s the lyrics or the drum sound. We try to document it exactly how it is in the moment.” Specializing in buzzing synth pop peculiarities, the two fashioned a robust sound that allowed them to play off one another, each the driving force for the other. The upcoming EP finds them plumbing these synthetic depths and calling forth an ocean of dense rhythms and quicksilver melodies.
The Belair Lip Bombs – Hey You
Melbourne’s indie-rock outfit The Belair Lip Bombs have dropped new single Hey You, taken from the upcoming album Again. With their own unique blend of power-pop sound, the group’s latest single sets off reverberations of fuzzy Television-inspired guitars that texture beautifully with a vibrant indie street sound. The track is an impressive creative leap for the band as looping synths add another element to the bands growing sound. Vocalist Maisie spoke about “Having a synth loop driving a whole song is something that we’ve never done before” and drummer Devlin added: “We kind of leaned into that and pushed to make the scope of the song bigger than some of the other songs in the album.”
Snõõper – Guard Dog
Nashville-based DIY punk outfit Snõõper have released new single Guard Dog, taken from their upcoming album Worldwide. The track mulls over the feeling of being boxed in and bogged down by other people’s perceptions of you. On the song’s exhilarating chorus, vocalist Blair Tramel sings: “Contradiction // lifestyle // Stick here for awhile // Believe it true! // Told me what to do? // Dogs only bark when I’m with you.” Tramel elaborates: “Guard Dog is about growth. It’s about the discomfort of feeling too comfortable and recognising when to make a change. It’s about second guessing yourself, overthinking, trust and distrust, and keeping it moving. It’s about losing and gaining perspective, having a voice, and learning how to use it. Mostly though, it’s about having fun – which is the most important thing.”
Gretel – Unbloom
London-based singer-songwriter Gretel is back with new single Unbloom, as her first release of new music in over a year. Gretel states: “Unbloom is about challenging heavy feelings by embracing them. It’s about letting yourself succumb and unfurl, just to see what’s left at your core. This was always my favourite song, but admittedly it wasn’t meant to make the record because my team didn’t dig the demo! But in fluke conditions, my band convinced me to record it in between recording other songs at RAK. We got the whole thing in about 10 mins, which was amazing considering I hadn’t taught the band the song before that! It was very spur of the moment. Felt like magic!!” Melding grungy guitar tones with her shadow-laced vocals, the song plays out like a spell, a cathartic meditation on resilience and release.
Wyldest – After The Ending
London’s Wyldest (aka Zoë Mead) offers a lucid post-apocalyptic pop song in euphoric new single After The Ending, taken from forthcoming album The Universe is Loading. Wyldest says the song is “about sustaining love from one existence to the next; ‘The moment, we lost it / So I’ll find you, after the ending’. It was written with space and time in mind — a scenario whereby a relationship can’t exist in the present reality, perhaps due to life circumstances, timing, or something more extreme, like separation by death — and the promise of finding each other in a different existence where they can be there together … Ultimately the song is about working through adversity to find love, and to fight to keep it alive.”
Déyyess – She Knows
Kent’s skilled footballer turned songwriter Déyyess has dropped the infectious new single She Knows with a shifting set of uncertain sounds that give way to a firm bassline and beat, which are soon joined by vocals that are simultaneously intimate and euphorically high-flying. The track progresses with a sense of inevitability, pulling us with the protagonist into a gravity well of emotion that’s nostalgic yet celebratory, while the music gives off a kind of underwater shimmer. Sounding every bit the alternative pop goddess, Déyyess expresses a dizzying array of emotions in one anthemic, sub-three-minute rush, which unfolds as a story of barely requited yearning.
TTSSFU – Forever
Dream-pop artist TTSSFU (aka Tasmin Stephens) has shared new single Forever, taken from the new Blown EP, and states: “Forever is probably the happiest song I’ve written, maybe the only happy song I’ve written, and that’s because it’s about one of my best friends in the world. It’s about all the memories we have together and everything we’ve gone through. From the moment we met, we have brought so much joy and laughter into each other’s life. I was attempting to write a pop song and when trying to think of things that made me happy, my mind went straight to her.” TTSSFU’s November UK tour calls at The Lower Third in London on 11 November and concludes with a hometown show at Manchester’s White Hotel on 27 November.
Fcukers – Play Me
New York dance duo Fcukers recently shared the single Play Me. The pair is comprised of vocalist Shannon Wise and producer, bassist and keys player Jackson Walker Lewis and they state: “we’re always down to try something new and just take a stab at it and have fun with it.” The track toys with a diverse palette of sounds and influence, Wise’s vocal a sleek and soothing thread bringing cohesion and stability to this club anthem. The back end of the track boasts nasty scratching courtesy of live member and New York turntable star Dwells. It’s a nod to New York City’s heritage and its essentialism to DJing, Fcukers consistently borrowing from other genres and cultures but never once forgetting their foundations.
Chiedu Oraka – Kid On The Estate
Hip-hop artist Chiedu Oraka returns with the anthem Kid On The Estate, from his upcoming EP Undeniable – a garage-fueled party starter with production from Deezkid. The production dials into UK garage elements with sub-low waves and grime studio touches. He states: “I’m just a kid off a northern council estate, whose aim is to instill confidence in people who grew up in these often difficult surroundings. I just want to make the type of music that lifts the mood and makes you forget about your bad day. Kid On The Estate is one of those tunes. Turn it up loud and grab yourself a cold one.” The past year has seen rapid elevation for Oraka: winning Best Newcomer at the Northern Music Awards 2025, supporting Skepta, headlining The Line of Best Fit’s SXSW showcase, opening for CASISDEAD, and performing BBC Music Introducing Stage at Glastonbury.
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