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Danish artist Emma Lindquist introduces Hello Tiger, Be My Friend. An introspective debut shaped around emotional pattern recognition, self-confrontation, and slow-building sonic space. The project maps early adulthood, balancing love, self-doubt, and shifting expectations. Moving through alternative pop, folk, and americana, it favours atmosphere over immediacy, with arrangements unfolding gradually.Emma Lindquist by Silja Balthazar EriksenAt the centre sits the album’s defining metaphor; the “tiger” as an internal force rather than an external threat. Emma Lindquist explains:If you dare to look at the things that have shaped you, you can actually start becoming friends with them instead of suppressing them. For…

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The funny thing is that, although this is not a Neil Young cover it really could be – there’s a lot of acoustic Neil hanging around this superb new song from Feeding Leroy, and not just the slightest echo of Dylan’s Changing Of The Guard.Starting out as a duo, when Lee Martin and Sonja Bjordal began performing together in Park City, Utah and after having a weekly gig throughout one fateful summer they decided that they had found what they were meant to do. The two took their show back home to Duluth, on the shores of Lake Superior, where…

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To celebrate her 28th birthday, Sexyy Red drops off her new album Yo Favorite Trappa Favorite Rappa. It contains 18 songs and features from Key Glock, Metro Boomin and more. Listen to the full project below: Share on Social Mediaxfacebooklinkedinemailwhatsapp View Original Article Here

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Milton Keynes, England-based artist MANNY continues to impress with his acoustic folk and soul-infused style…. asoulful, stripped-back acoustic gem.The new single, “My Love”, is a collaboration with Nancy Okai. On this track, his voice is especially striking – soulful, emotive, and utterly captivating – carried beautifully over a simple acoustic guitar arrangement.With subtle cinematic undertones woven throughout, the song gradually elevates into something that can genuinely tug at the heartstrings and, at times, bring you close to tears. The introduction of dual vocals after the midway point marks a clear turning point, the moment where you’ll likely find yourself diving…

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Sotto James’ “Cold Fingers” is a beautifully restrained indie-folk track emerging from London, England. From the outset, it captivates with crisp acoustic guitar work, delicately layered with folky horn textures and whimsical vocals….cinematic and emotionally rich.There’s an alternative, cinematic quality to the production, and as his second release of the year, it feels like a real turning point. It has the kind of emotional pull that could easily capture thousands of listeners. If you’re drawn to moody folk music, this one will sit comfortably in your world. It features emotive male vocals, sweeping, immersive passages, and subtle experimental undertones that…

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Fresh from this weekend’s incredible Coachella set, Trent Reznor has shared a statement about the forthcoming Nine Inch Noize album – as well as what he’s planning next. Teaming up with Alex Ridha aka Boys Noize, the pair’s new 12-track collab LP will arrive this Friday, April 17 via Interscope Records, before their second (and final) Coachella performance on Saturday. Now, Trent has revealed of how it all came about in the first place: “The creative fulfilment of working on the Challengers and TRON scores with Boys Noize led me to think that including him in the Peel It Back…

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Credit: Luigi Montebello and Davide RinaldiAt the remove of two hundred years, it is very hard, if not impossible, to fully comprehend the impact that the expansion of railroads throughout the world had in the 19th and early 20th Centuries. The impact was equivalent to the rise of the internet in our own time, and had an impact not only on economies but also on the views and make-up of society, and consequently it influenced politics as well. The United States benefited immensely from the coming of the railroad as it helped the expansion that led to the United States…

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For over three decades, Aadam Jacobs, aka ‘Chicago’s Taping Guy’, recorded gigs in or around the Windy City for his own personal archive. Jacobs was a fixture at clubs such as Metro, The Empty Bottle, Double Door, Lounge Ax, Cubby Bear, Hideout, Fireside Bowl and more, amassing a collection of recordings of over 10,000 gigs.”I wanted to have a physical archive of the concerts I went to,” he explained in 2019. Now that collection is being uploaded online for free on the nonprofit digital library Internet Archive, as part of the site’s ‘No Tape Left Behind’ project. And it’s a…

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A chaotic scene unfolded Tuesday morning in Omaha when officers shot and killed a woman accused of attacking a young child during an apparent kidnapping attempt at a Walmart. Authorities say the incident began shortly after 9 a.m. when a 911 call captured a disturbing moment. According to Deputy Police Chief Scott Gray, “Another voice could be heard in the background, saying, ‘Stop. Keep walking,’” indicating something was already wrong inside the store. Police arrived minutes later to find a woman outside holding a knife to a 3-year-old child seated in a shopping cart. Investigators say the child had been…

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Acme BOY: The Birth of Punk & Anti-Fashion 1975–1985 — An Insider’s Account of London’sMost Radical Cultural Revolution…NEW BOOK CHRONICLES THE EXPLOSIVE BIRTH OF PUNKAND ANTI-FASHIONAuthor: Phil StrongmanForeword: Sheila RockPublisher: Blurring BooksPrice: £22.50/$30.00Status: Available for Pre-OrderAcme BOY: The Birth of Punk & Anti-Fashion 1975–1985…and Other Twisted, True Stories from Pre-Internet Counterculture by Phil Strongman, priced at £22.50/$30.00. The book arrivesat a landmark moment: it’s fifty years since the Sex Pistols and the Punk scene first emerged, ascene nurtured both by the McLaren-Westwood shop SEX and by the legendary ‘street couture’shop Acme Attractions.Part memoir, part cultural history, Acme BOY delivers the…

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Euplasia’s “Hidden Power” is an uplifting, emotionally rich pop-rock anthem. The new single from the Nottingham-based artist marks just his fifth release to date—and his third of the year…. aheartfelt, cinematic indie-pop anthem bursting with warmth, uplift, and a standout guitar moment.It’s a heartfelt and uplifting track, blending cinematic moments and beautiful string arrangements with a warm, acoustic, slightly folk-tinged guitar sound. The song is also packed with standout vocal moments, delivered with an honesty that draws you in and makes it easy to sing along from the very first listen.Behind Euplasia is an NHS doctor turned musician in his…

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The nominees for the 2026 Jazz FM Awards have been announced, offering a strong snapshot of a genre that continues to expand its reach and influence.Returning to KOKO in London on April 16th, the ceremony will once again bring together a mix of emerging talent and globally recognised names across jazz, soul and blues.This year’s list features UK innovators Ezra Collective alongside genre blurring star RAYE and soul icon Mavis Staples. They are joined by leading voices including Samara Joy, Emma-Jean Thackray, Omar, Shabaka Hutchings, Cécile McLorin Salvant and Snarky Puppy.Public voting will once again decide Album of the Year…

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