South East London’s Deptford Sound Collective tackles modern apathy head-on with "#StopRunning", an urgently glittering single that dresses political resistance in the irresistible groove of electronic dance pop. It feels strangely therapeutic to hear a heavy demand for societal compassion wrapped up in such a brightly syncopated, uplifting package. https://open.spotify.com/track/3K63bCMpRcwhbbnRNtD27H?si=lebV9XEGQvGqJKVMUAZrMQ Founder and driving force Ray Barron-Woolford leads this sprawling assembly of artists and campaigners into the...

We all know the feeling of wanting something so badly it keeps you awake at night, only to freeze the second you actually have to reach for it. That specific, stomach-dropping panic is exactly what London indie pop artist Luke Martin bottles up and sets on fire in his debut single, 'Superstar'. It is the kind of track that hits you immediately in the chest before...