Right. So, Lillestrøm. Norway. Land of… well, apparently, intensely yearning folk-rock anthems now. Thomas And The Angry Hearts, shepherded into existence by Ronni Le Tekrø (of TNT fame, remember explosions?), have dropped "It's You," and the title isn't kidding. The whole thing is an extended, sometimes dizzying, ode to someone. https://open.spotify.com/track/29tj0tp8ydyTqXWuzvWEzv?si=7jGWO1lfQGWrz21iFr4kgA This isn't a casual, "hey, you're nice" kind of thing. This is full-blown, operatic (in...

Gamal recently shared his new instrumental release, "A Ring For Kiki", a surprisingly introspective pivot for the versatile multi-instrumentalist. After a ten-year career stacking up over 25 million streams by fusing modern pop, hip-hop, and R&B, he has abandoned the lyrical rulebook entirely. Listen to it below. https://open.spotify.com/album/1XrkPSQMKwoVGyC8rV0kWn?si=00jZqvUoRjqbEstDtYrDTw This latest neo-soul and jazz outing thrives in the complete absence of vocals. The melody relies heavily on...