East London Rapper Master S BTB Brings Old-School Groove to the 9-5 Struggle In "Overtime" In his latest single "Overtime," Walthamstow's Master S BTB tackles the relentless cycle of working life, painting a raw picture of the 9-5 grind bleeding into the 5-9 hustle. The track rides on mellow jazz production that gives space for S's direct, purposeful flow to take centre stage. The veteran East London...

The first few notes of Megapenny Music’s single, "Across the Miles," feel less like an introduction and more like a resumption. There’s a quiet confidence here, a melody that seems to pick up a conversation left hanging four decades ago—a detail about the artist’s hiatus that you can’t help but feel in the song’s DNA. Delphine Savatte’s voice enters not with a bang, but...