West Yorkshire’s Lomens have arrived with their striking debut EP, "Surely Not?", immediately derailing the standard expectations for a band formed as recently as August 2024. Handling everything from writing to mastering inside their personal studio, they have crafted a release that sounds dangerously volatile. They broadly bill it as alternative rock, but it frequently weaponizes drum-and-bass textures, creeping electronic noise, and surprisingly agile...

Ghanaian singer-songwriter Baaba J has announced what she describes as the final live show of her "In Pursuit of Happiness" music project era. The two-hour intimate concert is set for June 7 at NAFTI Studio III in Accra. The announcement, made via her social media platforms, comes weeks after a successful performance in Lagos that demonstrated her growing appeal beyond Ghana's borders. The show, running...