It's rare for the sleepy town of Meopham, Kent to produce a musical force that captures the hearts and playlists of millions. Yet Siimon, with his unassuming roots in this English village, is the golden exception. Siimon made a thunderous entry into the music world in January 2021 with "Cuts And Bruises" The album didn't merely resonate; it reverberated across charts, parking itself commendably at the...

Near Death Experience's single, "Shake," arrived not so much as music, but as a sudden, urgent insistence. It’s London psych-rock-soul alright, but brewed with something fiercely immediate, demanding attention like a ringing telephone in an empty room. The core quartet – Ian Whiteling guiding the trip with vocals and guitar fuzz, Joshua Van Ness laying down a heartbeat that feels both frantic and locked-in,...