Every week, Music News and Liberty Music look at the best new releases from emerging and self-releasing artists.
Tony Thames - ‘I Got That Glow’ Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and producer Tony Thames delivers an irresistible burst of positivity on ‘I Got That Glow’, a vibrant pop and R&B anthem brimming with infectious rhythms, uplifting melodies and an empowering celebration of individuality and self-belief. Originally conceived more than a decade ago before being rediscovered and transformed into a fully realised release, the single showcases Thames' independent creative vision and feel-good songwriting, offering an exhilarating preview of his forthcoming album ‘We Exist’.
MPTF - ‘Why Do We Fall Down’ Alternative rock artist MPTF delivers a fiercely emotive statement on ‘Why Do We Fall Down’, an explosive sophomore single that combines gritty guitars, impassioned vocals and soaring melodies with a deeply personal exploration of isolation, societal expectations and the overwhelming fear of failure. Balancing moments of vulnerability with defiant, adrenaline-fuelled intensity, the track confronts the suffocating pressure to conform while celebrating the determination to preserve one's individuality, establishing MPTF as a compelling emerging voice in contemporary alternative rock.
Charlotte Han - ‘In Another Life’ Emerging singer-songwriter Charlotte Han makes a wonderfully assured debut with ‘The Diary of a Twenty-Something’, an exhilarating 11-track collection that navigates the emotional turbulence of young adulthood through soaring pop melodies, intimate storytelling and an irresistible mixture of vulnerability, humour and youthful optimism. Led by the beautifully dramatic ‘In Another Life’, the album showcases Han's impressive musical versatility and instinct for deeply relatable songwriting, transforming the heartbreaks, uncertainties and unexpected joys of growing up into an uplifting celebration of self-discovery and finding strength in shared experiences.
Ally Bakst - ‘Pretty Little Ghost’ Los Angeles-based alternative pop artist Ally Bakst brings her million-stream single ‘Pretty Little Ghost’ to life with a spellbinding new music video, transforming its shadowy electronic soundscapes and psychological themes into a surreal, nightmarish journey through fractured memories and shifting identities. Centred around an elaborate dollhouse constructed entirely by Bakst herself, the independently produced visual combines unsettling childhood nostalgia, cinematic storytelling and strikingly imaginative set design, showcasing her extraordinary creative ambition and establishing an immersive new dimension to her distinctive artistic universe.
FUET! - ‘It’s All A Show’ Madrid hardcore five-piece FUET! deliver a ferocious statement of individuality on ‘It’s All A Show’, an electrifying release that combines blistering riffs, explosive rhythms and raw emotional intensity with a powerful rejection of the pressure to conform. Following their remarkable rise from an almost accidental live debut to appearances at Mad Cool and Resurrection Fest, the band channel their fiercely inclusive, relentlessly energetic approach into an anthem of self-acceptance, building anticipation for their first-ever UK tour this December.
