Music

Simple Things 2025
Catharsis in the Dark

Your antidote to bland music. Bristol’s future-facing festival was a blast. Here’s what we loved. Including the run-down on Kanye collaborator Blackhaine’s wild set.

Charli xcx - “House”
A Raven Rising

The artist's new single is a trippy, dark, and captivating glimpse into her upcoming “Wuthering Heights” soundtrack album and the dawn of her new era.

Mha Iri
Closing a Chapter

Closing her “Four Elements” series, Mha Iri returns with “Fury EP (Air)”, a hard-edged release that reflects her evolution, growth, and freedom.

NLI
A Sonic Autobiography

From her tiny London flat, NLI turns mathematical patterns into emotion. “Initiation” transforms Fractal Techno into a story of honesty and control.

Rosalía – “Lux”
A Prophet at Her Climax

With her fourth studio album, the artist builds a cathedral of sound where faith, language, and pop converge at their best, making her work defiantly human.

CAPYAC
Joy as Resistance

The trio return with “Sobbing Ecstasy,” a disco-fuelled, dance floor-ready album that experiments with emotion, rhythm, movement, vulnerability, and joy.

DJ Snake
A Cultural Statement

“Nomad” unites Travis Scott, Future, J Balvin, Stray Kids, Amadou & Mariam, Damian Marley, Peso Pluma, and more in DJ Snake’s most global vision yet.

Jordan Anthony
The Stillness After The Storm

Between heartbreak and self-discovery, the Los Angeles-based artist returns with “Hurt Me Sooner,” a late-night confession that turns pain into quiet strength.

Alex Wann
Music As a Second Language

Between flights and festivals, Alex Wann talks to us about balance, connection and “The City”, a track shaped by motion, memory and the moments in between.

Casey McQuillen
Finding Peace in Honesty

Honest and unfiltered, the artist’s new song, “Good,” turns insecurity into melody, offering a reminder that peace begins where perfection ends and healing starts.