Heïka, the rising star of the indie-pop genre, has sent a ray of sunshine into the Canadian province of Quebec's music landscape. The mesmerising soprano Andrée-Anne Bélisle and the evocative pianist Jo-Annie Bourdeau are at the centre of this project. Their unexpected encounter at the University of Montréal as jazz enthusiasts developed into a symphony of shared musical aspirations once they got to know one...

The Quiet North has crafted something deeply resonant in the single "Tremble", a track that feels like the exact temperature of a Norwegian dusk. Fredrik Kristiansen isn’t interested in giving us a polished, artificial version of recovery; instead, he invites us into the messy, vibrating space where healing actually happens. https://open.spotify.com/track/4nbDWlofZ0iWq9H776IqRM?si=ZKHoOrt2QMGLSPiEghcBaQ There is a warm, rhythmic strumming at the heart of this piece that acts as...