Ivelisse del Carmen, a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter crafting sonic tapestries in London, has just released "Las Mariposas," a single that… well, it sort of feels like watching a beautifully choreographed dance between a raincloud and a sunbeam. A contradictory concoction that tastes great. Seriously, try doing that, rainclouds plus sunbeams, add milk, let me know what you got. https://open.spotify.com/track/4u3hpVdutakym3bnr7kW71?si=7bf8e465d5b6410d The theme, if you were to put...

Right then. The Bateleurs have dropped a new single, "For All To See," and it feels less like a simple release and more like someone throwing open the shutters on a sun-drenched Lisbon morning. This is Blues/Rock, clearly indebted to those early seventies giants, but carrying its own specific weight, its own regional accent humming underneath the swagger. https://open.spotify.com/album/3dGBpR6WGZ4bXJQjMqg5kh?si=9mA58maeTIOdopxn-cx9iA The track thrums with the energy of...