Reine Orelia’s Please Be Impressed feels less like a debut EP and more like the closing scene of a long internal monologue. The Paris-based artist has spent years refining her sound across Montreal’s independent music scene and beyond, but this five-track release is presented as the first project that fully captures her artistic identity — and it shows. Built on shimmering synth-pop foundations with traces of psych-rock and dream-pop woven throughout, Please Be Impressed balances emotional...

Microtonal duo Angine de Poitrine are bringing their hypnotic, cardboard-crafted chaos to the UK for the first time this May, with sold-out shows in London, Bristol and Leeds, alongside their debut British festival appearance at The Great Escape in Brighton. After a whirlwind couple of years turning heads worldwide with their dissonant, ever-shifting soundscapes—including a Live on KEXP session that’s racked up over 6.2 million views—the duo are back to announce a further UK & EU tour in...

Splitting Edges return with ‘Shape’ a tense, guitar-led cut that sits in the space between love and release. The track blends indie and alt-rock with a jazzy bassline from long-time collaborator Kobe Heath-Ngugi, capturing that moment when a relationship has run its course but letting go isn’t easy. The riffs are deliberate and powerful, the vocals controlled yet edged with tension and a subtle groove keeps it intimate while driving the song forward. ‘Shape’ is their latest offering, and a...