North-West England’s Olivia Booth is sweeping blades with every heart and ear after releasing her indie alternative pop accompanied by a slight degree of '90 nostalgia. Her latest single "Satisfied" is an exploration of relationships and the thirst for self-improvement. Olivia had just reached 16 years when her musical career took a new direction as she left for Brighton to study songwriting. This is where she...

Maraad’s new album, “BUFF”, is a strange and beautiful paradox, an object forged in the very fire it’s meant to protect you from. Each track is presented as a "buff," a bit of protective magic for the spirit, but the energy humming underneath feels less like a polished shield and more like the faint, determined glow around a figure in a centuries-old altarpiece—somehow both...