Released: April 5, 2024 Genre: Electronic / Post-Punk From: London, UK Label: Warp Records A few thoughts: Electronic music pioneers Mount Kimbie have never shied away from experimenting with their sound, with each album they’ve released since their 2010 album Crooks & Lovers being more experimental and eclectic than the other. The Sunset Violent is one of their punchiest and moodiest to date. With shoegaze and post-punk influences throughout, the album is their most guitar-driven and rock-oriented album to date, with immersive guitar leads and melodies that capture a moodiness and beauty ..read more

Released: February 23, 2024 Genre: Hip-hop From: London, UK Label: Young A few thoughts: John Glacier has been making some of the most innovative and exciting hip-hop coming out of London in the last few years, with incredible projects like SHILOH: Lost For Words still being on heavy rotation today. The Hackney-born artist has since signed to Young, been once of the faces of Burberry, and has collaborated with some of the most interesting and innovative artists making music today. Like A Ribbon is her new EP, a short but punchy project featuring the dark, cold energy reflecting the gloom of Lo ..read more

Released: March 21, 2024 Genre: Electronic From: New York, USA Label: 10k A few thoughts: Anysia Kym has been making some of the most innovative and interesting electronic music I’ve heard in recent years. Pressure Sensitive with Jadasea last year was a moment, as both artists brought out the best of each other, with the album being one of my favourites of 2023. Truest, her new project, sees her expand on her already unique and interesting sound, with incredibly textured and rich production as well as vocals that are absolutely stunning throughout. From the disorienting yet soulful and synth-l ..read more

Released: March 22, 2024 Genre: Hardcore punk From: Buffalo, New York. USA Label: Revelation Records A few thoughts: As far as fun, hardcore punk albums go, This Is All We Ever Get may be the best release of the year yet! The Buffalo, New York five piece create heavy, melodic and infectious riffs that create so much ferocious intensity, it’s impossible not to feel enamoured by their intense energy. There’s a very Rage-type energy to Lexi Reyngoudt’s voice. There’s so much emotion drawn out into this loud and abrasive vocals, with heavy guitar riffs that are incredibly dense and hypnotic. The o ..read more

Released: March 15, 2024 Genre: Electronic / Experimental From: US / Belgium Label: Difficult Sounds / Viernulvier Why you should listen: NAH is an experimental electronic artist, spending his time between Philadelphia, US and Antwerp, Belgium and i creating some of the heaviest, most overwhelming and disorienting music for a while now. TOTALLY RECALLED is his new body of work, a 10-track 24 minute project showcasing his talents as a producer and arranger, with some incredibly dynamic drumming and percussion, taking direct inspiration from footwork and juke music, as well as incorporating voca ..read more

Calling all artists, labels, general fans of music / film and everything in between in Georgia and Armenia this April! I will be travelling to the Caucasus between the 17th and 29th April staying predominantly in Tbilisi and Yerevan. I’m going mainly for the curiosity for this stunning part of the world, as well as to explore the rich history, culture and art, and how it has evolved over the years. I will be documenting a lot there, with the end goal being the release of a a documentary film on YouTube and other social media platforms specifically about the music and arts scenes that have shap ..read more

Released: March 15, 2024 Genre: Electronic / Footwork From: US Label: Hyperdub Why you should listen: Chicago-born and raised Heavee has been a mainstay within the footwork scene in the city. Unleash is his Hyperdub debut, a striking album that features jittery effects and swirling, melodic synths, with footwork’s 160 template as the backdrop to a dynamic and infectious sound. “StarSeeker” features some bring synth melodies that add colour, character and atmosphere. The bass-heavy “Unlock!”, with its thick synths and basslines throughout makes for a striking listen, while “Search N’4” featurin ..read more

Released: March 15, 2024 Genre: Jazz From: US Label: Native Rebel Recordings Why you should listen: ganavya’s music feels transcendant in many ways. Emotionally potent and always with so much soul, her music is utterly hypnotic, and her new album like the sky I’ve been too quiet is among her most poignant and stunning so far. It’s the meditative, meandering synths and her compelling and gentle voice that captures the intensity in emotion throughout this 13-track album. From the haunting and chilling opening “not in an anthropological mood” to the hypnotic, string-driven “I walk again, eyes tow ..read more

Released: March 13, 2024 Genre: Experimental hip-hop From: US Label: Tygr Rawwk Records Why you should listen: Beans, previously of Antipop Consortium has teamed up with Finnish electronic producer Sasu Ripatti aka Vladislav Delay for a striking, futuristic new album titled ZWAARD. With disorienting and dynamic production throughout, the album is an almost overwhelming listening experience, as Beans flows between intricate, dystopian and abstract lyricism and spoken-word pieces that capture Beans’ talents as a storyteller and poet. From the glitchy and disorienting energy of “ZWAARD 1”, where ..read more

Released: March 8, 2024 Genre: Punk From: the Netherlands Label: Strap Originals Why you should listen: Groningen-based band Real Farmer have come through with an electrifying, energetic and hard-hitting debut album with Compare What’s There. Literally appeared in my Apple Music recommended new releases the other day, I was initially drawn by the aesthetic album cover, but it was the music and immersive experience I got from listening to the album that made me stay, and play again and again. From the opener “The Feeding” to the closer “Never Enough”, it’s relentless. The heavy guitar riffs, in ..read more