{"id":1961914,"date":"2026-05-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1961914"},"modified":"2026-05-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T21:00:00","slug":"wonderland-204","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1961914","title":{"rendered":"Wonderland"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cara Delevingne\u2019s musical dual debut, Ariana Grande\u2019s surefire stadium filler, and Ezra Collective and Pa Salieu\u2019s uplifting anthem: it\u2019s Wonderlist.<\/h3>\n
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Cara Delevingne \u2013 \u201cI Forgot \/ Out of my Head\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Cara Delevingne has come crashing into the music scene with a genre-blurring, emotionally intoxicating double-sided release. Debut singles \u201cI Forgot\u201d and \u201cOut of my Head\u201d come accompanied by a cinematic short film directed by Severance<\/em> Emmy-winning director Jessica Lee Gagn\u00e9, and are joined by news of a debut album due later this summer.<\/p>\n

Ariana Grande \u2013 \u201chate that i made you love me\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Crowning princess of pop Ariana Grande<\/a> is officially unlocking her new era with \u201chate that i made you love me\u201d, the first single off her eighth studio album, petal<\/em>. Described as \u201cone of my favourite songs I\u2019ll ever write\u201d, her twinkling vocals darken slightly on this adagio electro-pop that feels like an almost-love ballad yet is also quite self-deprecating\u2026welcome back Ari.<\/p>\n

Ezra Collective ft. Pa Salieu \u2013 \u201cOnly Love\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Everyone\u2019s favourite jazz band Ezra Collective<\/a> have blessed the sunny weekend with their triumphant return. The first taste of an upcoming fourth studio album, the BRIT Award-winning quintet have shared a vivacious, uplifting and intricate new single, \u201cOnly Love\u201d, which borrows the unique and ubiquitous Pa Salieu for a feature.<\/p>\n

Ravyn Lenae \u2013 \u201cHandle\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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If you weren\u2019t living under a rock in the summer of 2025, chances are Ravyn Lenae\u2019s hit \u201cLove Me Not\u201d soundtracked at least one sun-drenched memory. Now, the Chicago-born singer is setting her sights on another defining season, announcing her third studio album, Blue Island<\/em>, due 7th August. Fans can get their first taste of the project today with \u201cHandle\u201d, an irresistible slice of hook-laden pop that bottles Lenae\u2019s sonic magnetism.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nia Smith \u2013 \u201cHigh\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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As she steadily cements herself as one of London\u2019s most exciting new voices, Ivor Novello and MOBO-nominated R&B breakout Nia Smith returns with \u201cHigh\u201d, arriving on the heels of \u201cTough\u201d, her biggest release to date. Built around delicate plucked guitar and Smith\u2019s honeyed vocals, the track wraps listeners in warmth as she reflects on heartbreak, acceptance and the quiet grief of watching a relationship unravel. Alongside the single, she also announces her forthcoming EP, \u201cPayback Is A Dog\u201d.<\/p>\n

Keo \u2013 \u201cThat\u2019s Me\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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One of the hottest British bands of the moment, Keo have shared news of their long-awaited debut album, Put A Smile On For Me<\/em>, set to be unleashed in late September via Island Records. \u201cThat\u2019s Me\u201d kicks things into action; anguish-fuelled, crashing against the shores of emotion, with a rousing sing-along chorus best yelled back in dark, sticky basements.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Violet Grohl \u2013 \u201cBug In The Cake\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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You can take away her surname, and Violet Grohl is still one of the most exciting new names to emerge in guitar music this year. Debut album Be Sweet To Me is diverse and daring, with blues, emo, post-rock and indie infusions. \u201cBug In The Cake\u201d is the rowdy lead single with a rascally video.<\/p>\n

Gotts Street Park ft. Matt Maltese \u2013 \u201cSome Birds Don\u2019t Fly\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Buttery, benevolent and beautiful, Gotts Street Park is one of the most rewarding acts that your ears can call an acquaintance. The Leeds trio are back with their first new music in three years, enlisting the ever-endearing presence of Matt Maltese for the quite simply gorgeous new single, \u201cSome Birds Don\u2019t Fly\u201d.<\/p>\n

Grandmas House \u2013 \u201cBaby You\u2019re A Winner\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Bristol-based band Grandmas House are the up-and-coming jagged rock band to keep your eyes on. Their latest track \u201cBaby You\u2019re A Winner\u201d is a testament to that, also being the title track for their debut album coming out on 21st August. It\u2019s a scruffy anthem that\u2019s expansive post-fuelled rock at its best, with jumping baselines, raspy vocals and interlocking guitar riffs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Quadeca \u2013 \u201cDark Magic\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Off the heels of his Kilby Block Party performance, Quadeca marks his stamp on 2026 with his first single, \u201cDark Magic\u201d. Starting off with a distorted, experimental intro, we\u2019re quickly ushered into taking in his smooth, snappy vocals over triumphant trumpets and a bouncy instrumental.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jungle \u2013 \u201cThe Wave\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The groove generals are back at it! BRIT Award-winning group Jungle are gearing up to share their new album, Sunshine, on 14th August. The latest teaser, \u201cThe Wave\u201d, sees J Lloyd, Tom McFarland and Lydia Kitto doing what they do best \u2013 having a great time and sounding great while doing it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

D\u00e9yyess \u2013 \u201cCrush\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Released via Universal imprint Boys Boys Boys, D\u00e9yyess hits new heights with an excellent new alt-pop cut, \u201cCrush\u201d. An undeniable bass line, breathy and beautiful vocals, compelling structural elements and a hell of a video. D\u00e9yyess just stepped the game up.<\/p>\n

Nieve Ella \u2013 \u201cBite Back\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Nieve Ella is hungry, and she\u2019s inviting us to feast. Following recent single \u201cDrive\u201d, the UK rising star returns with \u201cBite Back\u201d, a ferocious offering that sinks its teeth into themes of humiliation, anger and self-preservation, fuelled by snarling guitars and razor-sharp lyricism. Accompanying it is a music video directed by Yana Van Nuffel, a trippy, strangely beautiful meditation on appetite, femininity and emotional decay.<\/p>\n

Alewya \u2013 \u201cMaktoub\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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With less than a month to go until her debut album ZERO<\/em>, Ethiopian-Egyptian polymath shares \u201cMaktoub\u201d. Feeling \u201cimmediate and effortless from day one\u201d, this track marks another sharp strike in this musical journey. Inspired by those homegrown rhythms, swirling with heavy percussion and her slick lyricism, get ready for Alewya because she\u2019s ready for you.<\/p>\n

Tove Stryke \u2013 \u201cSong and Dance Man\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Returning with a double-single release, Swedish singer-songwriter Tove Stryke just wants a \u201cSong and Dance Man\u201d. On this funky, electro-tinged track, her gentle vocals almost whisper as she exudes an effortless confidence and fun \u2013 which, actually, is what this track is all about. In stepping away from the limelight, finding new ground as a mother and training as a biodynamic gardener, Tove wants you to join her at The Afterparty<\/em>, her forthcoming album.<\/p>\n

JGrrey ft. Bel Cobain \u2013 \u201cTake My Hand\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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South London-hailing singer-songwriter JGrrey has one request: \u201cTake My Hand\u201d, and she\u2019s enlisted the help of neo-soul artist Bel Cobain to help her. On this soulful track, she details deep-rooted feelings around companionship, digging into the curiosity that tinges the intimacy of romance and relationships. Alongside Bel, their voices marry wistfully over a light and upbeat alt R&B melody, buttered with hums, harmonies and a gorgeous sax.<\/p>\n

Pearl & The Oysters \u2013 \u201cMandarin Moon\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Paris-formed duo Pearl & The Oysters are serenading a \u201cMandarin Moon\u201d on their new track from their forthcoming 11-track album, Monkey Mind<\/em>. Over an upbeat jazz-y melody, riddled with swing drums, fidgety guitar riffs, punchy keys and whistling wood instruments, the song is a bright dreamscape with a dark realisation: humanity\u2019s ease in destroying the natural beauty surrounding it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Conducta \u2013 \u201cIn Your Arms\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Following on from his big performance at GALA Festival last week in London, Conducta brings the party we might\u2019ve missed straight to us with his new EP \u201cSOUNDBOY JOHNNY\u201d featuring the standout \u201cIn Your Arms\u201d. It\u2019s exactly what you\u2019d want from a jungle number: addictively bouncy, a running BPM and a melody that\u2019ll get you looking for a dance floor.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Leroy Clampitt \u2013 \u201cSick Day\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Kiwi-born singer-songwriter-producer Leroy Clampitt is calling in a \u201cSick Day\u201d ahead of his debut solo album, Get Happy. <\/em>Born out of the thought of taking sick days as a kid, a feeling he resonated with while in the depths of production for other artists, he transformed that overwhelm into a skateboard-snared, swing melody, laden with irony and wit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pozer \u2013 \u201cFranklin Saint\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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MOBO-winning breakout rapper Pozer has just dropped his debut mixtape, \u201cCrossroads\u201d, giving us his most emotionally-charged body of work to date. \u201cFranklin Saint\u201d from the project follows the same sentiments, with a melancholic piano beat serving as the perfect backdrop for him to reflect on grief and emotional exhaustion with a quiet heaviness.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bella Kay \u2013 \u201cSay It Say\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Texas-born Bella Kay is going from strength to strength with the release of her three-track EP, \u201care you mad at me?\u201d On it, she implores a love to \u201cSay It Say\u201d, an almost-grungy punk track brimming with conviction as she tries to wrangle truth and feeling. Building into a pacey crescendo with a quick-strummed guitar, she aces that youthful angst and yearning.<\/p>\n

Maehem99 \u2013 \u201cBurn Your Wishes\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Maehem99 might be alt-pop\u2019s next wonder. After releasing their debut track just last month, they\u2019re back with their sophomore single \u201cBurn Your Wishes\u201d in the lead up to their EP \u201cSexual Commerce\u201d. With commentary on a queer connection with the pressure of selling your own image, they show off their gleaming vocals over a bipolar, choppy instrumental that\u2019s equal parts dream and nightmare.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Songer ft. KiLLOWEN \u2013 \u201cPlaces + Faces\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Two of the best dance-rap crossover artists to emerge in recent years, Reading\u2019s Songer and UKG favourite KiLLOWEN come together for a progressive and potent banger, \u201cPlaces + Faces\u201d. Plucked from Songer\u2019s forthcoming project, as he announces his biggest UK and Ireland tour this autumn, the track sees the duo spin a dominant beat with craft and charisma.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Saint Harison \u2013 \u201cdaffodil\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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You\u2019ll feel like a \u201cdaffodil\u201d with this light-feeling, heartbreak-lathered jingle from British R&B artist Saint Harison. Despite its sweet sound and Saint\u2019s even sweeter vocals, the track itself borders on tragic, showcasing how the singer-songwriter can marry the two bittersweetly. Set up in a call-and-response flow, he seesaws between longing and disappointment, decorating it with gorgeous riffs and adlibs.<\/p>\n

Deto Black \u2013 \u201cSisi Eko\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Deto Black is as sharp-tongued as ever on \u201cSisi Eko\u201d \u2013 and for good reason. Here she grapples with the ever-evolving dynamics of modern dating culture in Lagos, only with herself as the prize. Over a drilling melody that quite literally sizzles, it\u2019s that efficacious storytelling and ability to blend rap, pop, Afrobeats and soul seamlessly that cements the Nigerian rapper\u2019s place at the front of the nation\u2019s alt\u00e9 movement.<\/p>\n

Josh Caff\u00e9 \u2013 \u201cLimousine\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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With his new EP \u201cThe Velvet Hour\u201d on the horizon, Josh Caff\u00e9 also drops off his latest single \u201cLimousine\u201d. Made for the late hours of the night, it\u2019s a sleazy track with warped house production and angsty vocals as he talks about infidelity and excess. A sophisticated club banger that could lead the night elsewhere.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Daniel Hex \u2013 \u201cSHAKE\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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With his standout album moment I felt \/ BLUE <\/em>continuing to garner attention across the globe, multi-faceted producer, songwriter and artist Daniel Hex returns with an addictive new single, blurring the lines between R&B and hip-hop. Co-produced with Davion the seductive soundtrack immaculately combines snappy percussive elements with effective synth lines.<\/p>\n

Tiwa Savage ft. Wande Coal & Mavo \u2013 \u201cEnergy\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ahead of performing at SXSW London, Afrobeats heavyweight Tiwa Savage is back with her first official song of the year, \u201cEnergy\u201d. Borrowing the draw of OG anthem-constructor Wande Coal and new-wave titan Mavo, the tune sees the trio uplift and encompass through colourful and character musicianship.<\/p>\n

CARI \u2013 \u201cCrashing Out!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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CARI re-announces herself as one of R&B\u2019s most exciting newcomers with \u201cCrashing Out!\u201d \u2013 a bass guitar-led slow burn that captures the push and pull of surrendering to romantic temptation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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