Arn-Identified Flying Objects Alien Friend caught me entirely off guard with his single, "John in Roses' Deep". Since setting off on his own in 2020, the Swedish solo artist and former REDMOON singer and guitarist has frequently stirred acoustic Americana and electric power pop together. Here, though, he unearths a pitch-black, traditional murder ballad. https://open.spotify.com/track/0t1vuoXfweiH62utynIwEt?si=aIBBxd2ESI-DrcivYHMIrg The track revolves around a rhythmic, stubbornly cyclical melody that sets...

M3G’s new single "De-Anchored" arrives with the sudden, unsettling chill of a cold draft in a locked room. The Chippenham singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has spent the last four years quietly honing her craft on local live circuits, but this release forcefully drags us out into the open sea. https://open.spotify.com/track/0qumUCsQRjs9dnN1KnNuBl?si=6d50b88ab85c45e1 It starts with a deceptive kind of comfort. A gentle, rhythmic acoustic chord progression rocks steadily back...