Every week, Music News and Liberty Music look at the best new releases from emerging and self-releasing artists.
Mick Rochford - ‘Still Born Our Girl’ Mick Rochford releases ‘Still Born Our Girl’, a deeply personal ballad honouring his daughter Saoirse ahead of what would have been her 18th birthday, blending raw vulnerability with his signature heartfelt storytelling. The single also raises awareness for A Little Lifetime Foundation and Sands UK, marking another powerful step in Rochford’s rising solo journey.
Rachel Harlow - ‘Caelina’ Berlin-based indie artist Rachel Harlow closes the year with ‘Caelina’, a haunting, cinematic single that transforms personal grief into something deeply universal. Inspired by the brother she never met and her mother’s lifelong mourning, the track blends Spanish guitar, ethereal vocals, and raw emotional honesty into a spiritual meditation on loss, release, and the fragile hope that heaven watches over those we’ve lost.
Elfi - ‘be careful what you wish for’ Dutch-born, London-based pop artist Elfi returns with ‘be careful what you wish for’, a euphoric heartbreak anthem that transforms clarity and self-worth into something you can dance to. Written after revisiting a restaurant tied to an old relationship, the track captures the moment her “rose-coloured glass” finally shattered, and finished in Los Angeles with producer John McLucas, it delivers soaring harmonies and bold choruses that celebrate moving on with joy rather than regret.
r4vn - ‘you coward!’ Atlanta-based darkwave artist r4vn unveils ‘raven’s inferno’, a self-produced descent into witch house, dark fairycore, and ethereal electronica that blends haunting synth layers with their signature mystical vocals. Led by the bold opener ‘you coward!’, the project captures r4vn’s fusion of occult imagery, emotional rawness, and rebellious introspection, creating a dreamlike world where vulnerability becomes power and shadows are meant to be faced, not fled.
Julixn - ‘Blurred Lines’ Minneapolis artist Julixn returns with ‘Blurred Lines’, a dark, atmospheric single built on lush guitars, pulsing drums, and textured sound design that reflects his genre-blurring, emotionally charged style. Created through his DIY, minimalist studio process, the track captures the beauty of uncertainty, celebrating everything unclear, undefined, and artistically in-between.
