Charli XCX
Claws (Asylum)
Claws is a beautifully simple love song that, with neon production from Dylan Brady, also feels like a trip to the fair on LSD. Charli XCX’s lockdown album drops later this month.
Contact Anna Meacham
anna@huxley.world
Joesef
The Sun Is Up Forever (Bold Cut/AWAL)
Anyone feeling uptight in isolation could do with a dose of this new one from Joesef, which is so relaxing it should come with a free blanket. Shut your eyes and settle in.
Contact Tom Mehrtens
tom.mehrtens@s-414.com
Sneakbo (feat. Mr Eazi)
Hold You Down (Island)
A red hot song for the summer from Sneakbo’s new 9 Lives album. Loose beats and a juicy melody from Mr Eazi waft around Sneakbo’s authoritative vocals.
Contact Shireen Fenner
shireen.fenner@outside-org.co.uk
Sea Girls
Do You Really Wanna Know? (Polydor)
Sea Girls announce their debut album’s August release with an indie-pop song with more spring than a lorryload of brand new bouncy balls. Too much fizzy pop, lads?
Contact Ant Giannaccini
anthony@mbcpr.com
Jockstrap
The City (Warp)
Pray silence for Jockstrap’s first release for Warp, an intense, fragile example of their head-scrambling experimental ways. The Wicked City EP is coming in June.
Contact Dan Carson
dan@they-do.com
New Hope Club
Worse (Virgin EMI)
New Hope Club take five from their various lockdown livestream activities to drop a new single that’s altogether more positive than its title suggest.
Contact Michelle Duffy
michelle@halestormpr.com
RMR
Dealer (CMNTY/Warner Records)
Masked crooner RMR dabbles in R&B after going viral with his twangsome Rascal track earlier this year. Expect much more from the mysterious new Warner US signing.
Contact Anna Meacham
anna@huxley.world