Every week, Music News and Liberty Music look at the best new releases from emerging and self-releasing artists.
V1V1D - ‘Tongue Rings & Tattoos’ Rising hip-hop artist V1V1D swaps introspection for pure adrenaline on ‘Tongue Rings & Tattoos’, an infectious new single that brings a playful, carefree energy to his atmospheric blend of trap and contemporary rap. Following the viral success of ‘Timeless’ and ‘Stuffin’, the track captures an artist enjoying his growing momentum while revealing a more spontaneous and immediately exhilarating side to his rapidly expanding sound.
Alysha - ‘Take It or Leave It’ London artist Alysha ventures deeper into gothic territory on ‘Take It or Leave It’, surrounding questions of faith, temptation and personal boundaries with brooding synths, nocturnal electronics and the tension of classic new wave. Co-produced with Matt Rist, the single boldly relocates spirituality away from its traditional musical settings, signalling a darker and increasingly adventurous chapter for an artist determined to challenge expectations rather than conform to them.
BRYANT KEITH - ‘IMPATIENT’ Independent R&B artist and producer BRYANT KEITH plunges into the more obsessive corners of desire on ‘IMPATIENT’, a richly atmospheric single where yearning gradually gives way to desperation and emotional unrest. Drawing on the warmth of early-2000s R&B while channelling one of the darkest periods of his own life, the Houston-based artist brings his distinctive “psychological R&B” concept into sharper focus ahead of forthcoming EP ‘THE LOVE PACT’.
KEPA - ‘All Night Long’ Dance producer KEPA transforms Lionel Richie’s celebratory classic into a euphoric modern escape on ‘All Night Long (All Night)’, pairing its instantly familiar spirit with driving house rhythms, warm synth bass, piano and saxophone. Inspired by the energy of UK club culture, the reimagining captures the carefree rush of summer nights when everything else disappears, introducing KEPA as a producer with a clear instinct for uplifting, feel-good dance music.
Shadow Flowers - ‘Paraselene’ Southampton project Shadow Flowers introduce debut album ‘Blood Book’ with ‘Paraselene’, a beautifully turbulent collision of shoegaze, grunge and alternative rock where towering guitars seem to hover somewhere between collapse and transcendence. Inspired by the optical illusion of a false moon, the track turns grief and distorted memory into something vast and strangely luminous, capturing Aaron Mills’ fascination with imperfection while revealing a band capable of making heaviness feel genuinely dreamlike.
