North-West England’s Olivia Booth is sweeping blades with every heart and ear after releasing her indie alternative pop accompanied by a slight degree of '90 nostalgia. Her latest single "Satisfied" is an exploration of relationships and the thirst for self-improvement. Olivia had just reached 16 years when her musical career took a new direction as she left for Brighton to study songwriting. This is where she...

There is a peculiar friction to the digital textures of Skylarka and her new album, "Somnorine". It’s supposed to be chiptune-influenced synthwave, but listening to it feels less like browsing the internet and more like chewing on aluminum foil while watching Blade Runner on a CRT monitor that’s slowly degaussing. It’s a sensory contradiction bright, crystalline pop hooks wrestling with the deep, existential dread...