Oaken Wires shared their new single "Parakeets", introducing a remarkably chaotic sort of survival energy into the current alternative rock space. The Tottenham duo, Jake and Tim, crossed paths while looking after their kids at a local park, blending vastly different musical backgrounds into a project they pitch as a clash between man and machine. https://open.spotify.com/track/7lLqbPyZI3oPMRy6kT79W5?si=a0c8741a902d401e You can physically feel that friction in the track. A...

Fiona Amaka’s "No Daylight" arrives not as a burst of light, but as a slow, curious excavation of what’s left when the sun hides. It feels personal. Raw. Like eavesdropping on a conversation you shouldn't be privy to. Which, good music often does, doesn't it? https://open.spotify.com/album/2o2rieMiVvD3xhyiiGsK7o?si=HuASwOECT_iC9NfwI0XH1Q This isn’t about heartbreak neatly packaged and bow-tied. Instead, we're thrust into the messy aftermath of shattered trust. A slow-burn...