Mura Masa & Ledbyher // Needja
It was only a matter of time before Mura Masa set his crosshairs on Scottish-Indonesian rapper Ledbyher, and the resulting ‘Needja’ is a worthy outcome. The track sees the club-facing production present on Masa’s recent album Curve 1 evolving with the addition of ’emo breaks’.
This Is Lorelei // Billy Came Back
Nate Amos has had a busy couple of years. Water From Your Eyes – his collaborative project with Rachel Brown – have been playing to larger and larger rooms, while his 2024 solo effort Box For Buddy, Box For Star has spawned cover versions from Hayley Williams, MJ Lenderman and Jeff Tweedy. ‘Billy Came Back’ marks This Is Lorelei’s debut single with indie stalwarts Matador.
Chanel Beads // Tyler Richard
Today sees the release of Your Day Will Come, the widely-anticipated second album from Chanel Beads. Simultaneously opaque and starkly intimate, Your Day Will Come filters solid songwriting through a kaleidoscope of avant production to make for a 14-track lucid dream. Out now via Jagjaguwar.
Man/Woman/Chainsaw // Get Up and Dance
London’s Man/Woman/Chainsaw offer another preview of debut album Cannonball [out 7th August] with the sprawling 4-minute opera, ‘Get Up and Dance’.
Paulie Swan // Shiner (The Cape)
Emerging seemingly out of nowhere in 2026, Paulie Swan’s debut EP Swans Today is stacked to the rafters with weighty sentiment; holding the listener in the palm of his hand over the course of its four tracks. This feels like the start of something very special.
Helena Gao // niu bi
Helena Gao’s escapist recent single, ‘lao shi’, has remained on rotation since its release last month, and its confrontational follow-up ‘niu bi’ (which roughly translates to ‘fucking awesome’) makes for a perfect counterpart.
featured image: Mura Masa
