Wanderlust is the sound of a life packed into a suitcase and shaken across borders until it glows. Scottish-based artist LUISA, a classically trained pianist, producer, and military spouse, spent 2019–2025 living in Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Ukraine, and Albania. Instead of just collecting photos, she collected sounds from street…

“Tequila at Dawn” is the last round at your favorite bar turned into a three-and-a-half-minute anthem. New Mexico songwriter JCCutter leans into his country-rock side here, trading in his usual grit and survival tales for something a little looser, louder, and funnier. It’s a mid-tempo, bar-room burner built for road…

“Just Different” is the moment in Richard Green’s trilogy where the camera zooms in on the teenage version of yourself—the one who never quite fit, who thought “different” meant “wrong.” Splitting his time between Milan and London, Green has been building a reputation as a shape-shifter, writing everything from neoclassical…

“Mi Sangre Baila” is the moment Ivelisse Del Carmen stops looking at Puerto Rico from a distance and lets it blaze straight through her. After more than two decades abroad, the Puerto Rican singer finally names herself as part of the diaspora, and this track is what happens when that…

“Leviathan” finds Andy Smythe doing what he does best: wrapping big, knotty questions about power, justice, and the future of humanity in a tune that feels like a street parade. The British singer-songwriter and alt-folk storyteller is gearing up for his eighth album, Quiet Revolution, a record that looks AI,…

“Soft Animal” finds UK artist Kwun trading cosmic fireworks for something far quieter and, in many ways, braver. After the ecstatic motion of “Cuíca” and the expansive energy of “Sovereignty,” this first single of 2026 slows everything down and pulls the listener back into the body. It’s the sound of…

“The Game” by Michele Braid Topcu is a spotlight cutting through pitch-black. It’s stark, cinematic, and absolutely unafraid. Now based in Melbourne, the Scottish-born, Paris-seasoned vocalist has lived many lives, as a showgirl for David Guetta, the voice behind a global dance anthem, a Page 3 model, and a world-touring…

“We’re All Lost” finds Audren stepping back into the spotlight with the calm authority of someone who’s walked through fire and learned how to turn the heat into song. A fiercely intuitive French-based artist with deep roots in indie pop, jazz, and neo-soul, she’s spent years crafting music “for musicians,”…

“An Exception” finds I Forget Myself stepping into a sharper, more distilled version of his alternative rock universe. Now several albums deep and based in Hong Kong after growing up in South Africa, he’s an independent lifer: singer, writer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist in one. With over a million Spotify streams…

“Hide Inside The Moon” finds Mortal Prophets slipping even deeper into their strange, shimmering universe, where nothing quite sits in daylight. Led by New York composer and producer John Beckmann, Hide Inside The Moon plays like a nocturnal fever-dream: part psychedelic dream-pop, part noir soundtrack, part drifting ambient mirage. Beckmann…

Earth Goddesses is Becky Raisman’s love letter to strength, joy, and community, wrapped in a bright, approachable indie-pop glow. Based in Mount Pleasant in the United States, Becky turns everyday inspiration—songwriting classes, late-night TV marathons, and old episodes of Degrassi: The Next Generation—into songs that cheer you on rather than…

Reverie..From Then Till Now opens a diary that’s been filling up for decades, then finally being read out loud. San Francisco artist Michellar steps into the spotlight with REVERIE..FROM THEN TILL NOW, an 11-track collection born from a life steeped in folk, choir harmonies, Latin records, rock bands, fine art,…

Car Fires on the Freeway hits like a beautiful and dangerous fever dream of Los Angeles at rush hour, way too honest to turn down. On their debut album Car Fires on the Freeway, JAGG, consisting of Zach, Logan, Lullah, Caitlin, Ray Joseph, and William, congest funnel day jobs, side…

“I LIKE GREEN EYES TOO” finds Music UnLtd. & Milin in that bittersweet space where love simply exhales and lets go. Led by composer, lyricist, singer, and guitarist Milin (Milind Chitnavis), the project comes with serious indie credentials, with years of training across Western rock and Hindustani classical traditions, collaborations…

“A Little Sun” by Drop It For Luck is a love letter written in the shadow of a ticking clock. The Madison, WI indie/alt-rock band — Simon on vocals, Ryan on guitar, Colin on bass, and Jake on drums — pulls threads from pop, grunge, punk, metal, and more, but…

“The Trumpet of Glory” by Zac Puah feels like a full-blown sunrise in song form. It’s radiant, reverent, and built to shake both festival stages and quiet church pews. A rising worship artist and producer, Zac has been carving out his own corner of modern Christian music by fusing cinematic…

“Ciclos” by Artomático steps into a living sound sculpture that shifts, breathes, and loops back on itself like the spiral groove of a vinyl record. Artomático is a Spanish sound artist, composer, and percussionist whose work lives at the crossroads of rhythm, texture, and perception. His approach blends acoustic percussion…

“Dead End” by Antoin Gibson trembles at the edges of the dark. London-based artist Antoin Gibson releases the single under Circum-Sŏnus, continuing a cinematic, avant-garde dark-pop world built around sound design, emotional starkness, and conceptual intention. This one feels especially bare-boned, though, stripped right back to piano and voice, letting…

“Come Out Lazarus I – Life Is Over” by Andrea Pizzo and The Purple Mice arrives as a bold first step into People Zero, a concept album built from human episodes rather than a straight-line story. Here, the band dives into a real, shattering event: a man dying in a…

“Milk&Honey” finds Rotterdam indie rock outfit The Smackbar teaming up once again with art collective Eruption Artistique for something intimate and surreal. The band’s core trio, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and singer Emil, folk vocalist Sara, and history teacher–songwriter Bas, already have a reputation for building entire worlds from scratch, with homemade…

“Don’t You Worry” by Sabrina Nejmah is a cozy sci-fi movie wrapped in a love song. Just before 2025 bows out, the Hamburg-based singer, born in 2008 to a Moroccan mother and German father, drops her second track, and it’s impressively self-assured. The whole thing plays out aboard a starship…

Musical tours are not only about the stage, applause, and fun traveling between cities. It’s also complex logistics, when you must consider many details. For musicians, a car often becomes a second home while touring. It transports instruments, equipment, and the entire team. Therefore, transport reliability directly affects tour success.…

“Hanging On” by Eddie Somera is a late-night heart-to-heart set to a hazy island skyline. Based in Waikiki, Hawaii, Eddie is a working musician who gigs six nights a week across Oahu, from restaurants and bars to infinity pools and private events, and that live-earned honesty spills straight into this…

“Smile” finds Kansas City artist Jon Henri doing what he does best, as he turns a real relationship drama into a smooth, radio-ready pop/rock groove. A songwriter, producer, and veteran crossover name, Jon’s long moved between pop, rock, and rap, with credits alongside Lil Jon, Tag Team, 2 Live Crew,…