If the Pac-Man arcade cabinet at the corner of a musty Scottish pub could talk, it might recount something akin to Rok's self-titled odyssey. Nigel Dunn, the one-man conductor behind this electrified locomotive, paints in phosphorescent streaks of emotion while clutching an aesthetic pulled straight from the neon abyss of ’84. Yet, “Rok” isn’t content with cosplay. No, this album doesn’t merely wear the...

Coline Blf is a Belgian author, performer, and filmmaker who is 23 years old and is from the city of Namur. Coline develops works in her image merging Bedroom pop and French pop. She was inspired as a youngster by the autonomous English-speaking subculture. Her vintage and sunny musical cosmos is inspired by artists like Clairo and Mac Demarco, as well as several French-speaking musicians like...