Haz in sunglasses on a London street with a red double-decker bus behind

Alright, you got us. This one came out in 2024. But PUNCHBAG reminded us of Garbage and 90’s TripHop vocalists.

MADISON is also excellent. When you read her profile, you’ll understand all the lyrics in an instant.

We hope she puts more music out.

Despite our hatred for the Robbie Williams BRITPOP album, we do actually enjoy Britpop. Happy Neighbours offer up a nice, easy slide back into the 90s with reliable melodies and catchy lyrics. Battersea is a fine example of that.

Newer singles, Lightweight, and Daisy deliver that same nod-along-summer-beer-garden vibe.

Happy Neighbours, four lads in sunglasses in front of tropical plants
Ava Kolker in a yellow shirt, resting her chin on her hand

Ava Kolker delivers a sweet track, talking about the ‘what is’ and ‘what was’, and that very human thing we do, thinking about everyone we have loved and lost in her track, the last time.

As you know, we love rabbit holes, so it stands to reason Fleur caught our attention with… Rabbit Hole.

It’s fun pop, a little bit Ashnikko, a little Arianna.

What makes Fleur fun to listen to is that in different tracks she sweeps in French slang with her London bluntness.

Adore.

Fleur in a red fur coat, sticking her tongue out in a graffiti-covered doorway
The Aberdeen-based metal band, five members in dark hoodies against a black backdrop

Realistically annoying to search on Spotify cause VOWW keeps coming up.

That aside, Adema, KORN, a touch of Deftones, with the scream of Slaughter to Prevail, is what this Aberdeen-based band brings.

Whatever they are putting down,n we’re picking up. You should, too.