Every week, Music News and Liberty Music look at the best new releases from emerging and self-releasing artists.
LAMIA - ‘Requiem For A Dream’ London and Berlin-based interdisciplinary artist LAMIA returns with ‘Requiem For A Dream’, a self-produced electronic single and self-directed music video that introduces the neon-lit, cinematic world of her forthcoming visual album ‘Nighthawks’. Blending fractured club rhythms, post-trance atmospheres and immersive storytelling shot across Hong Kong, the project further establishes LAMIA as one of the most innovative and compelling voices emerging from the contemporary underground electronic scene.
Slay Raché - ‘Sarasota’ Independent pop artist Slay Raché returns with ‘Sarasota’, a glossy summer anthem that pairs infectious hooks and sun-soaked production with a story of long-distance desire, confidence and unapologetic self-expression. Written during her time in Manhattan and arriving ahead of her debut album, the single showcases the Philadelphia and New York-based artist's signature blend of cinematic pop, R&B textures and empowered storytelling.
Jak Lizard - ‘Good Kid Charlie’ Jak Lizard returns with ‘Vulnerable Forms’, an ambitious new album that blends indie rock, folk, lo-fi pop, soul and Americana into a deeply personal exploration of heartbreak, identity and growth. Led by the emotionally charged single ‘Good Kid Charlie’, the record showcases Lizard's genre-defying songwriting and further establishes him as one of independent alternative music's most distinctive and fearless voices.
Reese Harper - ‘A Waltz In The Woods’ Utah pianist and composer Reese Harper introduces ‘A Waltz in the Woods’, a deeply personal collection of intimate piano compositions shaped by grief, reinvention and the search for emotional grounding after a period of profound life change. Blending cinematic minimalism, ambient textures and improvisational performances recorded in mountain retreats and living rooms, the album marks a moving return to music as a source of reflection, healing and hope.
Grihastha - ‘MACHiNE’ Los Angeles metal project Grihastha returns with ‘MACHiNE’, a ferocious industrial-metal single that combines crushing riffs, electronic textures and philosophical themes to explore the conflict between desire, instinct and conscious thought. Created by Grammy-nominated producer and multi-instrumentalist Nikhil Suresh, the track further expands the project's genre-defying sound, merging mechanical intensity with deeply introspective songwriting.
