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Edwina van Kuyk Finds Strength in Surrender on New EP Feels So Right

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Irish singer-songwriter Edwina van Kuyk returns this fall with her most personal release yet, Feels So Right, a three-track EP that captures the beauty of letting go and trusting yourself. Arriving October 28, the record feels like a warm conversation between the head and the heart; reflective, soulful, and glowing with quiet confidence. Built around themes of surrender, friendship, and self-trust, Feels So Right documents van Kuyk’s journey of learning to stop forcing outcomes and start following intuition. “Life doesn’t always make sense,” she says. “But when something feels right,…

Minna Ora’s “Rock” Is About Being There When It Matters

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Minna Ora

Finnish singer and songwriter Minna Ora has just released “Rock,” her seventh solo single. This track hits harder than you’d think. The song is bold and gripping. It is built to move you. Minna’s vocals are powerful, sitting on top of bass tones that rumble right through you, while the drums keep everything driving forward. The guitar riffs cut through sharp and striking, giving the whole thing an edge that grabs your attention and doesn’t let go. There’s this hypnotic beat that pulls you in, but it’s really the message…

Julia Thomsen Releases “The Distance That Held Us” With Marie and Hollie Kenniff

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Julia Thomsen

Julia Thomsen has teamed up with Marie and Hollie Kenniff for a new composition that feels like exactly what we need right now. “The Distance That Held Us” is out now through Nettwerk Music Group, and it’s proof of what can happen when three gifted composers share the same vision. The piece starts by building up this incredible intensity. Just when you think it’s going to keep climbing, it gently pulls you back to this quiet, still place. From that moment on, the track becomes something deeply calming. There are…

Von Venn Return With “Be Free”

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Von Venn

I’ve had Von Venn’s “Be Free” stuck in my head for days now. This Dublin band just dropped their third single from “Forgetting the Fall” and honestly, it’s the best one yet. I liked “You Can Talk To Me” and “Only In The Night” well enough, but this one hits different. There’s this rawness to it that feels necessary right now. We’re all drowning in bullshit, you know? Everyone’s got an agenda, everyone’s spinning the truth until you can’t tell what’s real anymore. And Gary Cox just comes right out…

Ervin Munir Is Back With “I Don’t Care”

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Norfolk folk singer Ervin Munir just released “I Don’t Care” on September 19th, and I’ve had it on repeat. It’s giving us a preview of his third album coming up. The whole vibe of the song is about ignoring what everyone expects from you and just doing your thing. We all know that feeling when people try to tell us how to live our lives, right? Ervin totally gets it. His voice has this really nice warmth to it that draws you in. The acoustic guitar carries most of the…

I Musici Gemelli Release “The Art of the Duo”

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I Musici Gemelli

The string duo I Musici Gemelli from Foggia has released their latest album, The Art of the Duo, through Hunnia Records & Film Production. The duo is made up of brothers Francesco Pio Bertozzi and Giuseppe Pio Bertozzi, both violinists, and the album highlights what two instruments can do when they’re really working together. The Art of the Duo comes from years of digging into the classical repertoire. The brothers looked at 18th and 19th century composers who wrote specifically for two violins, but they’re not just recreating old performances.…

Jaba Khalid Releases “Outside” With Miri

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Jaba Khalid

London-based artist Jaba Khalid just dropped his debut single “Outside,” featuring Miri. It’s a mix of contemporary R&B and dancehall that manages to sound fresh without trying too hard. You can hear Jaba’s Caribbean roots in there, and the whole thing feels like music people will actually connect with. The back and forth between Jaba and Miri works really well. They’ve created a musical conversation about putting yourself out there romantically. Moreover, Jaba’s vocals capture that nervous energy when you’re trying to connect with someone, and Miri brings her own…

Marsha Swanson – Generational Transmission Video

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Marsha Swanson

I watched “Generational Transmission” last night, and I’m still thinking about it today. There’s something about seeing clay figures move through these emotional landscapes that hits differently than live action ever could. Marsha Swanson’s song is raw in a way that feels earned, not performed. You can tell she’s written from a place of actual reckoning with her own family history. The lyrics don’t try to wrap everything up neatly, which I appreciate. She talks about being descended from people who carried real trauma, persecution, forced separations, and instead of…

Calm Senses Release “Dreams of Tokyo”

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Calm Senses

Calm Senses return with new song “Dreams of Tokyo”, their new single shines a beaming light on the creative partnership between the composers Julia Thomsen and LunaLight. After making their mark with 2025’s debut Tranquility, the pair have developed their signature blend of lo-fi elements and classical influences into something genuinely captivating. Dreams of Tokyo draws you in from the first few seconds with its gentle melodies and relaxed rhythms. There’s a soft pulse that runs through the entire piece, building and receding in waves without ever breaking the peaceful…

barDe Releases New Song “What The Hell, Hey”

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I wasn’t ready for barDe (pronounced bard-ee). Her debut single “What the Hell, Hey” showed up in my playlist like an uninvited but necessary intervention, and honestly, I needed it more than I realized. This Manchester based Irish-American singer-songwriter has crafted something that feels like a mirror being held up to every messy relationship moment you’ve tried to forget. The track opens with this vintage guitar sound that immediately transports you to the 90s, but her voice cuts through any nostalgia with brutal honesty that feels completely current. What gets…