This one hits like finding an unexpectedly perfect strawberry in a punnet full of slightly squashed ones. Lemon, the Dutch outfit featuring Mark ‘Bong The Bass’ Bongers, Paul Hesen, Ralf Hesen, and Thomas Gense, lob "Gimme Something True" into the fray, and it lands with a bright, almost demanding, splash. It’s got that sun-drenched, baggy strut of Madchester about it, doesn’t it? A psychedelic...

Plu2. The name sounds like a forgotten mathematical formula, doesn't it? Or maybe the sequel to a beloved, animated robot. But no, it's a 17-year-old Swede – because of course Sweden is exporting brilliantly crafted pop-infused EDM now – named Plu2, who has dropped a single called "Want Me." And, get this: it's not about wanting; it’s about knowing. https://open.spotify.com/album/2rpQgoxq1bQgKRPl5Wh3Cb?si=iMFR4P8wRq-_jrB_voxZeA The track pulses, it throbs, it...