Sacha Robotti continues his genre-defying journey with the discharge of his newest single, ‘The Flood’, in collaboration with legendary producer Blakkat out now as a part of the Dirtybird’s twentieth anniversary.
‘The Flood’ is one half storage, one half deep home, and all groove. Immediately fascinating, Sacha crafts a framework of rhythm and ambiance that lays the muse for Blakkat’s dreamy vocals. Their chemistry ends in a bit that radiates with emotion and perspective whereas staying rooted in membership tradition and dancefloor momentum. Because the second single from I, Robotti, the monitor highlights one other aspect of Sacha’s vary, showcasing his potential to maneuver fluidly between moods and kinds as he at all times has all through his profession.
Fime simply can’t win, and so they’re completely high-quality with that.
The deeply under-the-radar LA band is chasing that means by way of melodic fuzz and existential crunch on their new album, Simply Can’t Win. All through, it captures the comedown of chasing your goals, and it’s simply Fime’s heaviest file thematically. Musically it channels the multi-faceted rock of bands like Militarie Gun, Glitterer, and Guided By Voices.
Fashioned by East Bay transplants Beto Brakmo (he/him, vocalist + guitarist), Maxine Garcia (she/her, vocalist + bassist), and Eric Promani (he/him, drummer), with Scott Leahy (he/him, guitarist), later becoming a member of the band from the excessive desert, Fime has spent the previous couple of years shaping their sound into one thing pressing and quietly devastating.
Simply Can’t Win follows swimsuit, capturing the slow-burn of rising up with no map and the band’s personal disillusionment with making music.
“I believe the file is about actuality,” Beto explains. “That is how it’s and the one factor you are able to do is settle for it. We’ll solely ever lose cash on music, however we drag that boulder again up the hill anyway. Even a band like ours with just about zero main success could make a murals regardless of the shortage of potential to win at this recreation.”
That duality performs out all through the file, particularly with Beto and Maxine’s interchanging vocal dynamic. Their distinct but complementary voices alternate and overlap like two sides of the identical existential coin, bringing rigidity and depth to each track.
Toronto songwriter and composer Neil Haverty (frontman of alt-folk ensemble Bruce Peninsula, and composer of the Wildhood soundtrack) is again with “Some Days,” a soulful and synth-driven single that dives into the quiet pressures of every day life – the aspirations we get up to, and the grace we have to let go when issues don’t go to plan.
Hitting the candy spot between indie soul, alt-R&B, and synth-pop, “Some Days” brims with cloud-busting strings from Mika Posen (Agnes Obel, Timber Timbre), damaged arpeggiated synths, and “drunk” drums – all filtered by way of Haverty’s distinctive, barely skewed lens. Produced and combined with Leon Taheny (Owen Pallett, Fucked Up), the monitor blends analog and digital textures, pairing brash but weary vocals with a groove that’s each unbothered and motivated.
“I wished to acknowledge the patterns and discrepancies in how an individual can method every day,” Haverty explains. “Some days are simply off. Different days are stuffed with promise and brimming with power. I’m at all times within the spectrum of variables beneath a subject, and temper is an particularly broad taking part in area for that.”
Rising pop/R&B artist Stefanie Michaela releases the music video for her newest single, “Higher With Time,” a lush, unfiltered monitor that pushes again in opposition to age expectations and celebrates self-made confidence. Co-written by Stefanie, Nash Overstreet (Sizzling Chelle Rae, Megan Trainor), and Cali Rodi (Keith City, Daya), and produced by Overstreet, the track tells the story of a girl’s life that’s simply getting began after selecting up her goals from the place she left off.
Dunnville, Ontario’s Chore are again after twenty years with Oswego Park, a tightly wound, deeply private fourth album brimming with post-hardcore depth, progressive constructions, and uncooked emotion. Out now by way of Sonic Unyon Information, the file follows beforehand launched single “Cowards Can” and highlights the menacing, riff-heavy “King” – a track that channels the pressures of contemporary life by way of a lens of chaotic power and self-reflection.
Whereas “King” could also be one of many file’s most aggressive and angular moments, Oswego Park is something however one-note. Throughout its sprawling tracklist, the album ricochets from pummeling math-metal intricacies to brooding alt-rock atmospherics, from knotty time signatures to hovering melodic payoffs. Written and recorded intermittently between 2017 and 2022 – and formed partly by the worldwide pandemic – the file captures Chore 2.0 working purely for the love of the craft.
The album’s title is a nod to a small rural subdivision midway between Dunnville and Smithville, Ontario – a hub of childhood mischief and friendship for brothers Chris (guitar/vocals) and Mike Bell (bass guitar) and a degree of reference to Dunham. “We’ve at all times waved just a little Dunnville flag in our work,” says Mike. “This album actually drives it house.”
world-renowned composer, producer and rock icon YOSHIKI (X Japan) debuts a music video he directed, starring the forged of Bride Onerous: Insurgent Wilson, Anna Camp, Colleen Camp, Gigi Zumbado and Academy Award winner Da’vine Pleasure Randolph.
The video options “Butterfly (Acoustic Model),” the most recent single from rising J-Pop sensation Bi-Ray, obtainable to stream at this time – Pay attention Right here. The unique model of “Butterfly” soared to #1 on YouTube (9M+ views) and the iTunes Pop Chart in Japan and was additionally featured within the trailer for the summer season action-comedy Bride Onerous.
The track showcases Bi-Ray’s gorgeous vocals and collective depth. The group made their U.S. debut earlier this yr with a strong efficiency of the nationwide anthem at Dodger Stadium throughout Japanese Heritage Night time. Bi-ray’s 4 members—Emi, Hinata, Cocomi, and Michelle—had been personally handpicked by YOSHIKI.
YOSHIKI shares, “The second I heard their voices, I knew they had been one thing extraordinary. Every member has a singular sound and collectively they’re a drive prepared to vary the way forward for J-Pop.
“Butterfly (Acoustic Model)” is a slow-burning, emotionally resonant ballad that begins with stripped-down instrumentation earlier than constructing right into a lush, cinematic association. Launched globally by way of Melodee with U.S. distribution by Virgin Music Group, the monitor highlights every member’s distinctive vocal id. With origins in Japan, Canada, Russia and the Philippines, 美麗-Bi-Ray embodies a brand new period of multicultural J-pop, delivering a unified and heartfelt efficiency.
| The very best new American rock band, Liquid Mike, is again with their sixth and most anthemic file but, Hell Is An Airport––out in every single place September 12. |
| An ideal soundtrack for all times’s unsure layovers, Hell Is An Airport is all concerning the in-between moments spent ready on a aircraft that by no means leaves the bottom. Liquid Mike channels this frustration brilliantly whereas additionally celebrating the truth that it’s gotta take off ultimately. Proper?
“Airports are these bizarre, middleman areas which have at all times made me really feel like I’m caught in limbo,” vocalist/guitarist Mike Maple says. “This album offers loads with themes surrounding feeling caught and unable to crawl out. Airports are disturbing and congested and bureaucratic and by no means sleep; I think about hell operates very very like an airport.” |
| The brilliantly titled file attracts from staples like Guided by Voices and The Replacements whereas channeling the guitar-driven power of Maple’s youth—Nirvana, Ramones, and AC/DC—leading to a pointy assortment that turns self-deprecation into catharsis. All through, Liquid Mike proceed to cement their place as one among at this time’s most compelling alt-rock bands. |
On the enchanted shores of São Miguel dos Milagres, the place emerald jungle dissolves into turquoise sea, a name has been heard. It drifts by way of tide and cover, by way of silence and rhythm, summoning the devoted to witness the daybreak of Day Zero’s first Brazilian chapter. Conceived by Damian Lazarus, the globally revered gathering expands its storied legacy to the magical shoreline of Alagoas on January 3, 2026. Day Zero is a ceremony of passage—an avant-garde collision of sound, ritual, and nature that pulls the underground’s most devoted from throughout the globe.
For this inaugural version, Damian Lazarus unveils a lineup that displays each Brazil’s surging digital renaissance and the visionary voices shaping dancefloors throughout the globe. The modern billing options South African luminary Black Espresso, globally famend icon Honey Dijon, groove architect Dennis Cruz, avant-garde stay trio WhoMadeWho, and French minimal craftsman Traumer. The lineup continues with Accumulating Dots labelhead OMRI., cosmic voyager Deer Jade, Canada’s Unfazed, and rising star Meera.
Echoing Day Zero’s dedication to showcasing native expertise, Brazil’s personal digital vanguard stands on the forefront of this coastal gathering together with famous person Classic Tradition, breakout sensation Mochakk, dynamic veteran ANNA, melodic powerhouse duo Maz x Antdot, and rising skills Bhaskar, Malive, and Jackson. Collectively, they embody the fearless experimentation and modern pulse which have positioned Brazil on the heart of at this time’s digital awakening.
As the primary gentle spills throughout the horizon, Damian Lazarus takes the reins for the dawn session that has turn into Day Zero’s most sacred ceremony. Endlessly shapeshifting between selector and storyteller, he conjures moments suspended exterior of time—the place fearless reworks, uncommon edits, and deep-reaching picks dissolve the boundaries between genres and generations. Every dawn unfurls as a dwelling tapestry, weaving a long time of musical historical past with an instinctive energy to ignite the dancefloor, carrying dancers between night time and day, shadow and lightweight, ritual and rebirth.
Day Zero’s ethos has at all times been about harmonizing with the land it inhabits, forging an experiential dialogue between native traditions, timeless religious currents, and a celebration of renewal. Each version is crafted as a dwelling homage to the area’s heritage: whether or not by way of the sacred Mayan symbolism of Tulum or the desert mysticism of Masada. For its Brasilian chapter, São Miguel dos Milagres emerges as a synergetic vessel. Nestled alongside Alagoas’ picturesque shoreline, the place crystalline tidal swimming pools meet lush jungle, the area pulses with Indigenous heritage and hypnotic rhythm. On this sacred setting, Day Zero will weave collectively the pure majesty of Brasil’s northeast with its personal signature ceremony—making a communal ceremony that honors the land, its individuals, and the enduring spirit that binds them.
Day Zero Brasil might be held in collaboration with native companions Entourage Stay, Plus Community, Tamo Junto, Gaz Occasions, and BOMA.
Day Zero serves as a sanctuary for seekers of sound, a portal the place sonic power, pure surprise, historical ritual, and cultural reverence converge. In São Miguel dos Milagres, a brand new miracle unfolds—one that may solely be recognized by those that step inside its world.
Tickets on sale right here.
Kentucky (Jordan Holman) releases “The Archer” at this time, a non-album single that follows within the wake of his debut file SECOND CHANCE MUSIC. If that album was a map again from the sting, “The Archer” is the quiet clearing the place you cease to catch your breath; it’s a track made for moments when phrases collapse below the load of loss.
Its tone is tender, nearly hymn-like, carrying a weight that by no means suggestions into despair. The affect of one thing basic, like “Let It Be,” brushes in opposition to it, however the heartbeat right here is Kentucky’s personal: unguarded, deliberate, and stitched with the form of ache that searches for closure however by no means totally finds it. The ultimate chord doesn’t resolve. It resonates, similar to the individuals we lose and might’t overlook.
Hedex’s newest providing options one of many UK’s hottest rap artists in ArrDee—having beforehand labored collectively on “Liquour & Cigarettes” alongside Chase & Standing—in addition to acclaimed songwriter-producer Digital Farm Animals (Dua Lipa, Charli xcx) – one of the revered UK producers to have risen within the final decade. Persevering with to pave the best way for modern drum and bass and the place it might probably go, “Identical Cycle” demonstrates Hedex’s potential in crafting all-out dancefloor heaters, while tapping rap expertise and manufacturing in excellent alignment.
Hedex—aka Jack Hedges— went from discovering D&B by way of Excessive Distinction’s “If We Ever,” to juggling early gigs throughout Europe with 5am shifts at McDonald’s. Now the UK figurehead has balanced promoting out each the OVO Enviornment Wembley and LA’s Palladium, underlining himself as a real outlier within the scene and a bona fide a new-gen D&B famous person. With viral collabs alongside Chase & Standing, ArrDee, Tion Wayne, and Tiësto already below his belt, the Cambridgeshire-born artist is about to launch his MHITR album as each a private assertion and culture-shifting second—capturing the chaos, power, and euphoria of the scene he’s helped form.
The upcoming album blends earth-shaking basslines, razor-sharp percussion, and Hedex’s unmistakable aptitude, bringing in drum & bass scene legends alongside a extensively anticipated return collab with ArrDee, whereas tapping into the UK’s wider sonic spectrum with Maverick Sabre. It’s a sign of intent: a forward-facing challenge that stays rooted in rave tradition whereas pushing D&B towards the mainstream highlight. MHITR continues the explosive rise of Hedex—from streaming anthems like “Liquor & Cigarettes” (79M+ streams) and “Transfer Your Physique (Remix),” to promoting out excursions throughout the UK, EU, Australia and North America.
With an innate sense of what strikes each our bodies and tradition, the British artist creates a sound that’s as infectious within the raves as it’s on the charts. As he gears up in the direction of his debut album MHITR, Hedex is about to cement his standing as one of the dynamic and thrilling new forces in modern music.
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