Our moderators listened to every track we were sent this week and have picked their favourites for your listening pleasure this weekend:

Listening Post: Batch 579

Big Break

Ain’t It Strange

Your Echo by CrusaderBeach is a mellow, reflective solo piano piece that explores themes of memory and the lingering impact of someone significant. It evokes a nostalgic sense of longing and unresolved emotions.

The track features the gentle, intimate tones of a slightly-felted vintage piano.

CrusaderBeach is the pseudonym of composer Adrian Webster - a self-taught pianist from the North West of England whose neoclassical solo piano pieces blend captivating melodies with emotive moods. Discover more at: https://crusaderbeach.com/

Your Echo

Heliopause

A song about the realisation that life is short-lived and fleeting but that you can have a positive impact and make a difference

Produced by Sean Hargreaves (Sam Smith, Ella Eyre, Paloma Faith) at Tileyard Studios

Ephemeral

Tenement Tragedy

Hey It's Me

This is the 1st single from the bands forthcoming EP 'Could Be Worse'

Produced by - James Sanger - Vibey Studios 
Mastered - Metropolis studios

Hey It's Me

Co-written with production duo FutureCut (Little Mix, Lilly Allen) and Sam Harper and produced by Hoost (Rina Sawayama), "Block & Delete" bounces along 00’s R&B influenced synths with clear influences from Tinashe, Justified era Justin Timberlake and a dash of Tate McRae. ‘Inspired by one of my friends who was going through a toxic break up. It’s the ultimate girl advice about setting boundaries and knowing your worth. Ultimately choosing yourself when a relationship no longer serves you, just strength, that’s what I’m going for’, says Erin.

Block & Delete

Moss Glow

This moody, high-octane track boasts a bold genre blend of DnB, UK Garage with jersey inspired kickbacks and an alternative ghostly atmosphere. At 160BMP This tune channels the frustrations with fake connections-cutting ties and changing numbers as you protect your
Energy and path.
This underground track is fresh and for those looking for something ahead of the curb, Enjoyy <33

Where Are Ya?

2nd Single taken from the album 'Speaking in Code'

Speaking in Code

Breathing Underwater

final track off my EP All The People You Became 

Speak Like The Past

hello :) i have been gone for a while but i am back! :) i have uploaded this many times on private so it feels weird pressing public ooooooOOh he's doing it, he's making it public 

Life Adjacent

Here’s my new track What You Need — a powerful blend of trance, uplifting, and psy influences. I’m excited to share this one — it’s packed with pure energy, melody, and drive. 
Looking forward to your feedback and support!

Hardidsky & Rivvn - What You Need (Radio Edit)

this song is all about knowing your self worth, and recognising when you’re in a rut

i deserved better

Locksmith Song

BLUE AMBER the Cardiff hip-hop/free jazz/art-punk collective announce their new single ‘Yr Man In The Music Scene’, set for self release with digital distribution via Distrokid.  Radio Impact/Focus Date for ‘Yr Man In The Music Scene’ is slated for 1st Aug 2025. 

BLUE AMBER fuse Lynchian soundscapes, Dadaist and political lyricism with art rock, hip-hop and free jazz.  Starting as an introverted bedroom project, BLUE AMBER blossomed into a supergroup of sorts, featuring members of Cardiff’s numerous jazz, indie and psych groups. Since their inception, the band have made a name for  themselves on the Welsh live circuit with their sonically diverse offerings and songs inspired by an equally divided world, featuring two drummers, samples, saxophone and frontman Drew Noel’s satirical poetic lyricism.    

Their first release, ‘The Blue Amber’ EP was released in 2018. Since their debut they have released a further 7 singles, including the fan favourite ‘Welsh Girl’ in 2021 and their debut LP track Rockland’s Workshop in 2022 and Rockland’s Workshopped remix EP, in 2023  

With an increasing number of Welsh acts gaining critical acclaim, 2025 seems like a good time to turn the satirical microscope/microphone back to their homeland. Says singer Drew, ‘Yr Man in the Music Scene’ is a pastiche of the Welsh music scene, and indeed, the British music scene as a whole. The song satirises competition between artists in a close knit environment, makes light of personal struggles, and brags about accomplishments that aren’t really a big deal. It’s an  exaggeration of how an artist feels when they’re on top of the world, with all the narcissistic qualities that come with it.  It is the audio equivalent of “look how big my *** is”. And as for the spelling on the song the title Drew adds, ‘“Yr” was just a homage to LCD Soundsystem - e.g. Yr City Is A Sucker, and not the Welsh word for ‘The’”. 

BLUE AMBER have played both SWN and Focus Music Wales Festivals. They have also supported Getdown Services, Maruja Deadletter, Italia 90, Stay in Nothing, Rubie, Knives and Diary Diary. 

‘Yr Man In The Music Scene’ was written by Drew Noel with James Minas on engineering, mixing, mastering and production duties.  BLUE AMBER have been through several line ups but are now settled as Drew Noel (vocals and sax), Hayden Lewis (guitar), Billy Stillman (bass), Cadi Thomas (keyboard), Alex Burch and Zach Breskal (both drums and percussion). 

BLUE AMBER - 'Yr Man in the Music Scene' (Radio Edit)

Kovil

FFO: Tame Impala, The xx, Sylvan Esso

Brighton-based electronic pop duo Sock Drawer return with “Bored” a woozy, slow-burning dream-pop track set in a parallel universe where they’re rich, famous, and finally on tour. In reality? They’re just... bored.

One of the earliest tracks written for their upcoming debut album, “Bored” began as a stripped-back acoustic tune—a half-baked escape plan rooted in a fantasy trip to Amsterdam. That trip never happened, but the daydream stuck. Over time, the song grew into a layered, sample-heavy voyage through inertia and imagination. Guitars pulse with restless energy, drum loops stutter and swirl, and the final section bursts into a euphoric 4-to-the-floor outro—a pop-fuelled hallucination of a tour that never was.

Vocalist Ebony Grace reflects on being a tourist in your own life adrift, daydreaming, and disconnected. “‘Bored’ is set in a kind of parallel universe—by the end of the track, we’re on tour and rich and famous. But really, we’re just daydreaming on the sofa,” she says.

It’s escapism disguised as a pop song—or maybe the other way around.

BORED (

I’m excited to present my new minimal techno track “Over The Edge”, which has just been released to the world. I hope you’ll enjoy it!

If it hits you like it hit me — share it, drop a comment, and tag a friend who lives for this kind of sound!



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SimasSen - Over The Edge

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