Out Run – ‘Past Lives’
Out Run unveil their debut album ‘Past Lives’ alongside the driving title track, blending retro-futuristic synth textures with modern production to explore memory, distance and emotional survival. Drawing on personal experience and ’80s-inspired atmospheres, the Florence duo craft a cinematic journey where lost relationships, reflection and lingering echoes of the past shape a bold new chapter in their synthwave world.
Baby Condor – ‘Dreaming Of The Day’
Baby Condor introduce themselves with a self-titled debut EP, a six-song collection of warm, harmony-rich recordings shaped in their handmade studio by Dutch brothers Nolle and Beinte Groen, blending classic songwriting with cinematic, sun-faded atmospheres. Anchored by the reflective lead track ‘Dreaming of the Day’, the release drifts through memory, longing and fragile hope, capturing the quiet tension between love, routine and the possibility of renewal.
Echo The Divide – ‘Orange Marmalade’
Echo the Divide launch their 2026 with ‘Orange Marmalade’, a high-voltage alt-rock anthem born from instinct, fusing widescreen guitars, pounding rhythms and soaring hooks into a festival-ready rush of nostalgia and modern polish. Beneath its euphoric drive, the track traces a relationship on the edge, balancing urgency and vulnerability as one decisive night threatens to change everything.
Michelle Sara – ‘Forever’
Romanian singer-songwriter Michelle Sara continues her rise with ‘Forever’, a light, nostalgic pop release that blends gentle R&B and modern balladry as she introduces her sound to an English-speaking audience. Written as a moment of closure and acceptance, the single reflects her journey from home to London and captures love, loss and self-discovery with intimate, emotionally precise songwriting.
Ally Bakst – ‘Look So Pretty’
Ally Bakst unveils ‘Look So Pretty’, a dark, cinematic alt-pop release that weaves raspy, intimate vocals with hypnotic electronic textures to explore how beauty can become both armour and performance in a world obsessed with surfaces. Written and produced with Amanda Joy and shaped through layered vocal stacks and minimalist atmospheres, the track captures the uneasy space between vulnerability and self-protection, revealing an artist unafraid to turn emotional tension into a quietly confrontational sonic world.
