Carla Aakre, the Helsinki-based indie folk singer-songwriter, releases her highly anticipated single, "life," today February 14, 2025. This emotionally resonant track is the second single from her forthcoming debut album, Things I Forgot to Tell You, set to release on May 2, 2025. Blending her signature heartfelt lyricism with lush, analog-inspired arrangements, "life" serves as an uplifting and reflective anthem. The song explores themes of resilience, self-discovery, and the beauty of existence, showcasing Carla's ability to connect deeply with her listeners.
"‘life’ is a celebration of the small moments that make us human. It’s about embracing the highs and lows with grace and finding hope in the most unexpected places,” Carla says of the track.
Aakre Carla Aakre has rapidly gained recognition for her warm, cinematic sound, drawing comparisons to Phoebe Bridgers, Regina Spektor, and Fenne Lilly. With her introspective storytelling and evocative vocal delivery, she captures the beauty of fleeting moments, making her music both deeply personal and universally relatable.
Carla’s music has been featured on BBC6 Music, Amazing Radio UK & USA, and CT Das Radio (Germany), where she’s received 47 plays to date. Highlighted by Glamglare, The Line of Best Fit, Ones to Watch, and Mystic Sons, Carla has been praised for her heartfelt lyricism and captivating soundscapes. Her previous singles have landed on alexrainbirdMusic (1.6M followers), The Line of Best Fit’s New Music Discovery, and Grrrl Music’s New Music Friday, contributing to significant streaming growth.
"life" embodies everything that makes Carla Aakre a rising star in the indie folk scene—intimate yet anthemic, deeply reflective yet universally relatable. It’s a track that will stay with you long after the last note fades. Things I Forgot to Tell You releases on May 2, 2025, and Carla is already gearing up for a series of live performances, including a Kieku Records Showcase in Finland and potential appearances at key European festivals.
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With their first three singles, the band Alpenstock from Biel, Switzerland, has caused quite a stir—especially among Pink Floyd fans and the prog rock scene. On Spotify, the group, led by mastermind Charles de Ribaupierre, has reached 16,000 listeners within just a few months. Their sound is now being played on various radio stations, from Swiss broadcasters like Munot and Option Musique to rock, vintage, and prog rock stations worldwide.
Now, it’s time for another single before the debut album arrives on March 28, 2025. "Love is Love" is another anthem that will also be featured on the upcoming LP. The song explores humanity's dependence on spirits, gods, and the horned one, all wrapped in Alpenstock’s signature psychedelic sound.
The music was written by Charles de Ribaupierre, whose shocking yet deeply moving life story (see biography below) is an inspiration. His journey proves that dreams can still be pursued and fulfilled—even in the face of serious illness and at the proud age of 72.
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Milly Mason is a youthful singer-songwriter from Cardiff whose songwriting shows a maturity beyond her years. During the pandemic of 2020, Milly Mason picked up the guitar and fell in love with creating her songs, as well as playing them live. This week we have the release of the third single off her upcoming EP, due out in early summer 2025.
Milly’s musical influences include fellow singer-songwriters Amy Macdonald, Bruce Springsteen and Tracy Chapman, and closer to home, she is particularly influenced by artists such as Rusty Shackle and Martyn Joseph.
When asked about about the new single, Milly said “This song, despite not being autobiographical, is one that delves as deep into my creative inspiration as any song I have written. One of the best things about songwriting is being able to write based on the stories made up through imagination. This is true for The Girl That I Was Before. Once brought to life in the studio with a greater musical depth, it became the song it needed to be.”
Her ability to blend experiences from beyond her age with her fresh, youthful sound is admirable, and her confidence in doing so is even more remarkable.
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Cardiff – Cinematic pop duo 'Siula' return with Night Falls on the World, a spellbinding new single that blends haunting synths, pulsing rhythms, and poetic lyricism. Released via Libertino, the track is a melancholic yet electrifying meditation on endings, resilience, and the ever-turning cycle of light and darkness.
With Iqra Malik’s ethereal vocals floating over Llion Robertson’s immersive production, Night Falls on the World captures the tension between despair and hope, weaving a sonic landscape that feels both nostalgic and futuristic. Dreamlike yet urgent, the song is an invitation to lose yourself in the night—until the first light of dawn emerges.
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Canadian musician Keegan Powell delivers a double dose of captivating soundscapes with the release of his latest singles, "Beginning of Life" and "My Maker." With his band, The Jetpacks, Powell revisits these tracks from earlier phases of his career, reimagining them into their definitive forms. The result is a seamless blend of nostalgia and reinvention that captures the raw energy of their live performances.
Initially inspired by the mesmerizing "Eminence Front" by The Who, the song took shape the night before a studio session. Originally recorded for his 2019 EP Is+Was, the track evolved over the years, with Powell describing it as "a blueprint for a song that would never end." The band’s reprise of the track in 2024 cements its place as an eternal, ever-evolving anthem.
"My Maker" takes a different path. Written in a sudden burst of inspiration, Powell only later recognized its profound theme of rejecting immortality. "As endless as eternity seems to be, I have to laugh in its face and ultimately thank Mother Nature for the chance to live," he explains. Originally featured on his 2023 album Fear Be Gone, the song captures an indifference to the inevitable while embracing life with fierce resolve. The band's performance immortalizes their synergy, recorded live in just a few hours at Aaron Goldstein's studio in Toronto. These two tracks are like the first and last chapters of a story coming together to form something entirely new. – Keegan Powell.
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