Megan Wheeler’s new single, "Now That I'm Gone," arrived. Not via carrier pigeon, thankfully, though wouldn't that be a marketing strategy? No, it arrived in the usual, utterly un-magical digital way, yet somehow, managed to feel like a little explosion of confetti made of pure, defiant self-respect. https://open.spotify.com/track/2m3tz4bSNELxdIbTjRWc92?si=546c28793c4443bc This isn't your typical "woe-is-me" breakup ballad. Wheeler, often drawing favorable comparisons to the songwriting queens, that Holy...

Listening to Kaya Street’s new four-part single series—” Kaya Street Summer Singles” from "Revolutionary Minds" through to "Start Again"—feels less like queuing up a playlist and more like walking through four rooms of a single, sprawling house. Each one is painted a different colour, holds a different temperature, but they’re all unmistakably connected by the same foundation. https://open.spotify.com/album/4lAZIzS8UEfR5g8RlEeWz1?si=pks_1ftjSOWhRaKJucc4CQ This is the Bristol collective’s genius: crafting a...