Most music that arrives with the label “meditative” feels like an instruction to relax—a gentle but firm command. Karen Salicath Jamali’s “Angel Gabriel’s Light,” however, doesn’t instruct; it simply arrives. Listening to this single for the first time is like walking into a room to find the light has changed color, subtly and without explanation. You don’t question how it happened. You just stand...

Sometimes you hit play on a track and it immediately grabs you by the collar, refusing to let go until you hear exactly what it has to say. Maddy Carty does exactly that with her brand new charity single, 'How The Hell Can You Call This A War'. In a music scene that often prioritises escapism, the London based singer-songwriter has chosen to drop a...