The Italian drill riser Kouman turns two quiet years into a punchy, slang-heavy return built for late-night replays and hungry playlists. 'Underdogs' hits like somebody walking back into the room after everyone assumed he had left the building. Kouman does not waste the moment with a soft reset. The Bologna-born artist, now shaped by years in London, makes his return feel charged, impatient, and slightly dangerous...

Sam Ostler’s new single, “Lights,” then. It unfolds less like a sudden, intrusive glare and more like the slow, determined burn of a really good stage light finally finding its mark after a prolonged blackout. It’s pop, yes, vibrant and undeniably contemporary as advertised – clean lines, clear intentions. Yet, there’s a certain satisfying heft beneath the melodic uplift, a feeling that these notes...