Rachael Sage & The Sequins do not let “Canopy (Acoustic)” treat refuge as a soft-focus idea. Their third single ahead of "Under My Canopy" puts a social argument at the centre of an acoustic Americana-pop frame, centring radical inclusivity, non-violence and environmental consciousness. This alt-folk-pop single review considers a reworked song from Canopy that asks a pointed question: what does safety look like when division is...

Harris Rafferty makes his latest statement with "Burnin’", a track that arrives with the subtle grace of a brick thrown through a conservatory window. Listening to this, I was immediately struck by the sheer kinetic output of the Lancashire artist; it feels less like a studio recording and more like being strapped into a roller coaster that has not been inspected for safety since...