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M & J – NOT A LOVE SONG
M & J Find The Ache Beneath The Light On “NOT A LOVE SONG”
Bondi duo M & J frame heartbreak against open skies. On “NOT A LOVE SONG,” unrequited feeling sits inside breezy alt-pop, creating a tension between the track’s sense of space and the disappointment at its centre. What begins as a tender declaration gradually reveals itself as something less certain: the recognition that affection can be sincere without ever becoming mutual.
That emotional mismatch fits naturally within M & J’s wider creative world, where lived experience, Australian coastline imagery and self-shot cover art blur the line between music and memory. Their writing stays close to ordinary emotional details rather than reaching for melodrama, allowing the song’s premise to speak plainly. “NOT A LOVE SONG” captures the strange afterimage of wanting one story and being handed another, leaving the feeling exposed beneath all that Bondi light.
Music by Jeremy – Scenes from a Well Worn Path – Side Two
Jeremy Turns Introspection Into A Living, Breathing Double Album
Music by Jeremy’s Scenes from a Well Worn Path – Side Two extends the emotional reach of a 24-track debut built around close observation and plainspoken reflection. Based in Banbury, England, Jeremy draws from the confessional traditions of Lennon, Dylan, Newman, Simon, and Springsteen, writing toward lived experience rather than performance or persona. Side Two moves through grief, fear, joy, and uncertainty, but there is movement beneath the weight: the sense of a songwriter actively working through his own history.
“Do Birds Sing the News” and “Idonella Sakaiensis” sharpen that approach, pairing carefully structured arrangements with lyrics designed to slow the listener down and invite reflection. Recorded in a small Oxfordshire studio, the project also uses AI tools as a prosthetic for vocals and drums, folding new technology into an otherwise intimate, songwriter-led process.
Sonic Anonymous – Be Good Tonight
Sonic Anonymous Carries Grief Through Neon On “Be Good Tonight”
On debut single “Be Good Tonight,” Sonic Anonymous makes synthpop feel like a private confession whispered through neon haze. Built on hypnotic electro grooves, crisp arpeggios, and raw guitar, the track moves with the cool poise of a late-night drive while its heart keeps breaking in circles. The vocal stays almost detached, which only sharpens the ache underneath: “Now you’re intubated, slightly sedated, light draining out of your eyes.”
Written as a posthumous plea to his late brother, the song treats grief as a fever-dream loop of intrusive thoughts, then stretches that pain into something strangely communal. Produced by Tomas Morton and mastered by Joe LaPorta, “Be Good Tonight” folds atmosphere, restraint, and uneasy comfort into one heavy, elegant pulse. Sonic Anonymous calls it weird, existential, late-night synthpop for the burnt-out generation, and that framing fits: this is music for anyone smiling through the wreckage.
HAIDEE and Téa G. – FOCUS ON ME
HAIDEE & Téa G. Command Attention with “Focus on Me”
HAIDEE and Téa G. bring confidence and theatrical pop energy together on their co-written single “FOCUS ON ME.” Built around sleek production, bright harmonies, and contrasting vocal personalities, the track turns everyday self-assurance into something more deliberate: a reminder to take up space without apologizing for it. HAIDEE’s emotive delivery meets Téa G.’s agile phrasing, giving the song a polished pop character that nods toward the clarity and scale of artists like Dua Lipa and Ariana Grande.
Beneath its pre-night-out energy is a straightforward message about self-expression and owning attention on your own terms. “FOCUS ON ME” lets confidence remain playful rather than confrontational, while the collaboration places two Filipino-Canadian voices firmly at the centre of its glossy, outward-looking pop world.
Lotta Svart – Magi
Lotta Svart Wraps Closeness In Cinematic Dream Pop
Lotta Svart builds “Magi” around a hushed strain of Swedish-language dream pop she describes as melodic electropoetry. Pulsing rhythms, layered vocals and intimate lyricism give the track the feel of a memory held just out of reach, while organic textures meet cinematic electronics in an arrangement that seems to hover rather than rush forward.
Following her work with I’DeeS and later Tears Apart, Svart approaches “Magi” less as an exercise in nostalgia than as a more personal refinement of her own voice. The song is tender without becoming fragile, immersive without losing its human centre. Its restraint is part of the appeal: “Magi” creates a space where atmosphere and feeling can unfold quietly, without needing to announce themselves.
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