MonthJune 2025

Housewife: ‘Matilda’

Loss finds its most unexpected vessel on Housewife‘s achingly beautiful ‘Matilda’, where 22-year-old Brighid Fry transforms a stolen bicycle into an allegory so precise it cuts deeper than most conventional heartbreak songs.

SHEARS: ‘BAD DREAM’

Defiance never sounded quite this euphoric. On ‘BAD DREAM’, Edinburgh-based producer SHEARS transforms industry sexism into a hypnotic anthem that demands both critical listening and involuntary dancing—a balancing act that speaks to her remarkable skill as both songwriter and sonic architect.

Nikita: ‘Kill Her Mind’

Mental loops become hypnotic architecture on Nikita‘s devastating new single ‘Kill Her Mind’, where the Manhattan-raised artist transforms the relentless churn of post-breakup overthinking into something approaching beautiful punishment.

Tommy Ashby: ‘Sophie’

Devotion finds its most understated expression on Tommy Ashby‘s latest offering ‘Sophie‘, where the Scottish songwriter’s unique blend of technical understanding and pure creative energy transforms platonic devotion into something approaching the sacred.