Anthony Melas, better known as A!MS, has spent years crafting his Mediterranean-infused take on UK rap from his base in Ayia Napa, Cyprus. Now he's joined forces with Brighton's ArrDee for "Need Somebody," a track that feels like catching lightning in a bottle while sipping ouzo on a beach. This collaboration represents something fascinating about modern music's borderless nature. Here's A!MS, the former So Solid Crew...

Nothing Concrete’s new album, “The Imperfectionist”, is less a collection of songs and more a vessel that’s been around the world a few times, collecting scuffs and stories. It’s a beautifully unsteady thing, this record from the duo of Fergus McKay and Gaia Miato. They’ve crafted a dusty, globetrotting shuffle where bluesy resignation and the dramatic posture of tango are held together by the...