Anna Faè’s new single, 'I’m Doing Me,' has alighted, feeling less like a song dropped into the ether and more like a personal edict etched onto a stubborn patch of London fog. Faè, who juggles personal training and business with her emerging artistry, clearly isn't just dabbling; there's a core of tempered steel glinting beneath. https://open.spotify.com/album/7D7SBMn7nWYB2MvQbPwcQn?si=bQVuvWVESAG4aFoED-6gqQ The track, a concoction of shadowy dark pop sidling up...

Sam Ostler’s new single, “Lights,” then. It unfolds less like a sudden, intrusive glare and more like the slow, determined burn of a really good stage light finally finding its mark after a prolonged blackout. It’s pop, yes, vibrant and undeniably contemporary as advertised – clean lines, clear intentions. Yet, there’s a certain satisfying heft beneath the melodic uplift, a feeling that these notes...