Danil's confidence blossomed as he discovered the rhythm of his heart while residing in Wittlich. Danil is a singer, songwriter and brilliant queer composer currently living in a small town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. By the time he was ten years old, he already had a guitar cradled in his little hands and was producing raw tunes while strumming the instrument's strings. At 12, he performed in front...

Helena May’s new single, “Side Effects,” doesn’t just enter a room; it strides in with the kind of confident, hip-swinging swagger that makes you instinctively check your own posture. This is Brit-Funk with a capital F, built on a groove that feels less like a rhythm and more like a wry, talkative companion. It’s got that specific, indefinable warmth of an old analogue recording,...