Few electronic tracks capture pure euphoria quite like Avicii’s Levels. The combination of a simple piano-led progression, a huge build, an instantly recognisable vocal sample and an explosive drop helped define the sound of mainstream…
Stephen Sharer may be best known for his hugely popular YouTube videos, but over the years he has also built a surprisingly substantial music catalogue. From “Share the Love” and “TikTok Cutie” to newer releases…
Spotify is experimenting with a new way of controlling the streaming service: having a conversation with it. Talk to Spotify lets users type or speak to Spotify using natural language. Instead of searching for a…
Spotify Running Mode is a personalised music and workout feature designed specifically for runners. Rather than searching for a running playlist and pressing play, Running Mode lets you create a listening session around the type…
If you know your release date, uploading the track as early as possible is almost always better than leaving it until the last minute. A useful target for an important release is around four weeks…
Spotify has introduced Playlist Notes, a new feature that lets users add written notes to individual songs, podcast episodes and audiobooks inside playlists. Instead of simply adding a track to a playlist, you can now…
Progressive house is having another interesting period of evolution. The genre has always been difficult to define. At one end you have the deeper, hypnotic progressive sound associated with artists such as Hernán Cattáneo, Guy…
Chu Sumin debuted in 2022 with the single ‘야광별’ and came through the CJ Culture Foundation Tune-Up programme as part of its 25th class. ‘내일에서 만나!’ is her third single, and it returns to a…
The 2000s were an incredible decade for rock music. Garage rock came roaring back. Indie rock moved into the mainstream. Pop-punk became enormous. Nu metal filled arenas. Emo exploded. British guitar bands returned to the…
French producer Axero has been creating melodic electronic music for more than a decade, building a catalogue that combines house, dance and chilled electronic sounds. Based in France and originally associated with Toulouse, Axero emerged…
