Independent Nottingham-based folk singer-songwriter Laura Williams has released a deeply affecting new single, "After All These Years." A full-time primary school teacher, Williams navigates the messy, brilliant chaos of growing minds by day, yet her songwriting focuses entirely on the grueling, beautiful realities of adult devotion. https://open.spotify.com/track/5cXUzNlESPsSYS0Bcz3juQ?si=aAdSlMarSOmLf6nm2qhnbg This contemporary folk-pop ballad unpacks the heavy architecture of long-term love. The narrative zeroes in on weathering inescapable hardships...

Alina’s "Cordially Invited" makes room for a decision many people postpone: stop protecting someone who has not protected you. Her sophomore EP puts it beside another fear, letting somebody new in. The Brighton singer-songwriter puts its first two songs against bad behaviour. The last two face new-relationship anxiety and the changes it may bring. This four-song layout gives the pop-rock and indie-pop release quick direction. It is...