Award-winning composer Leyla Romanova bridges the academy and the vanguard on her intense new instrumental single, "9/8". Rooted firmly in the academic tradition of classical concert halls, she possesses a fascinating habit of fusing those traditional symphonic arrangements with the jagged textures of cutting-edge electronics, pop-rock, and pop-jazz. https://open.spotify.com/album/3z6YbVpsTAdw22CjuoUJSP?si=5qq2AgL8TsOKg4YwltLMWg The physical reaction begins immediately. Rapid, pulsating rhythmic patterns open the track, continuously building tension and winding...

Hertfordshire DIY artist Mark Garvey pulls zero punches on his new hardcore punk single, “In a World Full of Sheerans, Be More Macklemore.” Operating as a one-man band out of a garden shed, Garvey unconventionally constructs his abrasive tracks entirely inside Adobe Premiere Pro video editing software. That cut-and-splice approach translates directly into the music’s manic momentum: relentless, rapid rhythmic pounding and heavily distorted...