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Film Review: A (Necessary) Deeper Look Beneath the Gloss of Michael (2026)

09/05/202616/05/2026 Editor

Why do music films so often miss the mark? 

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Discovery: Blake Madison’s Choral Background Lends Nicely To Dark Pop

27/04/202606/05/2026 Graeme Smith

Classically trained singer songwriter Blake Madison has applied her background to dark, cinematic pop in her new single, Wait My Dear.

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Dignity Meets Vulnerability In Estella Dawn’s Acoustic Pop Single, Thanks For Asking

24/04/2026 Graeme Smith

Estella Dawn has been a firm favourite of ours for some time now, always captivating with her astute lyrics that combine vulnerability with dignity.

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Discovery: Alex Winters Invites Us In With New Single, Break In

24/04/2026 Graeme Smith

When it comes to our emotional walls, the onus is often put on the individual to lower them. In Alex Winters’ new single, Break In, she reverses the narrative.

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Discovery: Tokyo’s DIY Artist Junichi Yano Is The Missing Piece For Modern Pop

24/04/202604/05/2026 Graeme Smith

An encouraging trend in the world of music is artists taking full creative control of their projects. This is happening across the globe, and Japan’s Junichi Yano is my latest discovery of this kind.

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Discovery: Lynn Dossenbach’s Varied, Bilingual Debut EP Shows Us Who She Is

24/04/2026 Graeme Smith

Swiss born, Liverpool-based, Lynn Dossenbach has caught my attention through her diverse debut EP, Combination.

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Joshua Pearlstein Channels MJ & Timberlake Energy on New Single Wanna Dance

27/03/2026 Graeme Smith

We got reacquainted with the Atlanta, USA-based pop artist Joshua Pearlstein last month and haven’t had to wait long for a new single.

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Discovery: Eileen Carey Breaks the Breakup‑Song Mould with Uplifting New Single This Is Where

27/03/202627/03/2026 Graeme Smith

Breakup songs are usually turgid affairs, so when I heard Eileen Carey’s This Is Where, I took notice.

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Discovery: Layla Kaylif’s Call of The Yoni Is a Deep Dive into Womanhood

26/03/202603/04/2026 Graeme Smith

We are in a world slowly awakening to the female experience (at least us men are). Layla Kaylif is the latest artist capturing it and distilling it to music, adding her voice to the chorus that is changing and rebalancing perceptions.

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