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CMU Approved
🎧 Approved: TYSON public
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🎧 Approved: TYSON

Emerging from the fringe R&B scene during the pandemic, TYSON has gradually and artfully carved out her own space in the landscape of modern soul. Balancing the introspection of new motherhood with a shedding of her late 20s uncertainties, her new EP ‘Chaos’ is brimming with clarity and purpose…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson •
🎧 Approved: Gia Ford public
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🎧 Approved: Gia Ford

Gia Ford is the new indie it-girl to watch, captivating with a darkly atmospheric allure all her own. Her music has a timeless edge, blending dream-pop with touches of rock and synthwave. Her latest single, ‘Earth Return’, swells with her signature soft, smoky and theatrical vocals…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson •
🎧 Approved: HONESTY public
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🎧 Approved: HONESTY

HONESTY, the Leeds-based collective, bring a fluid, immersive energy to the stage, embracing a refreshingly genre-less, expectation-free ethos. They create soundscapes that feel both introspective and expansive - a careful balance between the personal and the cinematic.…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson •
🎧 Approved: Somebody's Child public
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🎧 Approved: Somebody's Child

Dublin’s Somebody’s Child merge the yearning spirit of post-punk revivalists with a cinematic indie-rock edge. Their new single, ‘Time Of My Life’, is a two-chord anthem that encapsulates the bittersweet nostalgia of life’s fleeting moments…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson •
🎧 Approved: cleopatrick public
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🎧 Approved: cleopatrick

Since forming in 2015, Toronto duo cleopatrick have carved out a space as the raw voice of small-town angst from Cobourg, Ontario. Their latest single ‘HAMMER’ signals a pivot, featuring a core riff with an almost bluesy pulse…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson •
🎧 Approved: JAGGED BAPTIST CLUB public
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🎧 Approved: JAGGED BAPTIST CLUB

LA band JAGGED BAPTIST CLUB masterfully traverse the chaotic intersection of abrasive grit and catchy hooks. Their latest single, ‘Blow Dry Nation’, strips away any pretense of polish, embracing a lo-fi, aggressive ethos that demands to be heard loud…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson •
🎧 Approved: Freak Slug public
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🎧 Approved: Freak Slug

Freak Slug is a moniker that perfectly embodies the curious, offbeat charm of Xenya Genovese’s sound, capturing both whimsy and bite. Her debut album kicks off with the single ‘Spells’, a prowling track driven by a serpentine bassline and a nervy electronic pulse…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson •
🎧 Approved: ILĀ public
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🎧 Approved: ILĀ

Multifaceted artist ILÄ€ pushes sonic boundaries in their new single ‘murmur’, co-produced with Imogen Heap and her AI counterpart, AI.Mogen. Almost the entirety of the single comes from this AI hybrid of ILĀ’ and Heap’s voice, giving the track an otherworldly quality that prickles the senses…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson •
🎧 Approved: WILDES public
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🎧 Approved: WILDES

WILDES, the project of musician and producer Ella Walker, crafts spacious, deconstructed, exquisitely arranged indie pop. Her new single, ‘Kopfkino’, a collaboration with St Francis Hotel, delves into the interplay between fantasy and reality, showcasing a bewitching and deceptively brooding sound.…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson •
🎧 Approved: DITZ public
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🎧 Approved: DITZ

Known for their blistering live shows, Brighton’s DITZ distill anger, sarcasm and scorn into taut, explosive tracks that challenge both sonically and thematically. Their new single ‘Space/Smile’ marks the first taste of their forthcoming album ‘Never Exhale’, due January 2025…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson •
🎧 Approved: Yoo Doo Right public
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🎧 Approved: Yoo Doo Right

Montreal-based trio Yoo Doo Right blend post-rock, krautrock, shoegaze and musique concrète to craft a distinctive, avant-garde sound. Their latest single ‘Eager Glacier’ has subtle echoes of ‘Kid A’-era Radiohead, as they balance tense soundscapes with moments of atmospheric calm…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson •
🎧 Approved: Konyikeh public
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🎧 Approved: Konyikeh

Konyikeh first gained widespread attention at the 2022 BRIT Awards, where her bluesy voice stood out during a performance alongside Dave. Her latest single, ‘Lie To Me’, showcases that same vocal power - rich, textured and brimming with raw emotion…
Kaya Robertson
Kaya Robertson •
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