Newcomer Mag - Weekly roundup

Picks for the week you may have missed:

Damini Bhatla - GOLD

Mumbai-based singer, songwriter, and composer Damini Bhatla is back with her glowing new album Gold. This album represents an unraveling of themes, including sisterhood, sensuality, heartbreak, and trauma, and is a truly mesmeric offering, loaded with South Indian classical tradition whilst remaining a contemporary RnB project.

Lola Wild - Bonnie & Clyde

Bonnie & Clyde is the latest alt-rock gem from East-London-based artist Lola Wild, and proves to be her most cinematic endeavor yet. Embracing Ennio Morricone’s Spaghetti Western guitarwork, vintage production, and Motown vocals, Bonnie & Clyde finds itself rooted in the golden era of the 1960s whilst remaining at its heart, relentlessly forward-looking. Compelling songwriting and flirtatious arrangement culminate to form a story of tragedy, devotion, and two lovers chasing freedom. 

Moon Construction Kit - Right Across the USA

Moon Construction Kit’s newest creation, Right Across The USA, bursts onto the scene with a glorious earworm motif and opens up a huge pop-nostalgia single with a big room feel. Following on from Down the West Coast, a more psychedelic venture, Right Across The USA is a festival-made crowd-pleaser that pairs Olivier Cornu’s signature vocal harmonies with a punchy mix by Guy Britton.

Stolen Days - Daydream

Stolen Days puts paid to that with Daydream and its infectious chorus, carefree sound, and inventive use of sampling. Combining jangling guitar lines with vinyl scratches, the song proves to be the unexpected sound of summer, especially since its predecessor, Butterfly, was a much moodier affair. Catalan-inspired horn motifs punctuate the track with warm organ, a grooving rhythm, and unorthodox breakdowns, making Daydream a true Stolen Days drop. 

Annie Elie - Ever Since

Following her powerful, otherworldly 2025 debut single Phoenix, Annie Elie returns with Ever Since, an effervescent new single co-produced by Annie Elie and Grammy-winning engineer Dave Hagen.

Adam Nelson - Sleep Slumber Meditate and Relax

As a computer technician by day, music producer by night, Adam Nelson’s newest seven-track album is a departure from his usual lane. This human-made venture is a glowing, atmospheric mix, titled Sleep Slumber Meditate and Relax, and sonically, it provides just that.