Playlist upgrade pending: New music for you to get lost in this week!

If your playlist has been feeling painfully repetitive lately, fear not, we have got you covered. This week’s Blonde Vibrations-approved music picks are packed with pop delights, indie gems, of course a few unexpected surprises guaranteed to shake up your rotation. These are the tracks to get lost in right now to heal the chaos, soundtracking wherever life takes you this week. Have the best music taste in your whole friendship group, go on...

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Aleksiah by Sofiarose Fazio Mineghino

aleksiah - 'Be The Diva'

On ‘Be The Diva’, aleksiah leans fully into theatricality, from the opening sweep of dramatic strings, the track arrives like a one-woman West End Production. The track shimmers with a 70’s disco-pop essence and aleksiah’s voice cuts through the production with a larger-than-life confidence. She captures the emotional purpose of disco within the song, while understanding that empowerment is almost willed into existence. What makes it stand out within ‘Good On Paper’ is how it helps flips the emotional dynamic that runs through much of the project. Across the EP, aleksiah often places vulnerability and insecurity against bright, upbeat production, creating a bittersweet contradiction where cheery pop music masks spiralling inner thoughts. ‘Be The Diva’, though, is a shining moment directly in the spotlight. It is chaotic in the bed way and I am already picturing it in a live setting when aleksiah takes her music on road this Month.

Jasmine Jethwa - 'I'm Alright Now'

Jasmine Jethwa by Ned Botwood

Jasmine Jethwa captures a very specific kind of recovery with her latest release ‘I’m Alright Now’, a realisation that survival sometimes only becomes visible in hindsight. The song moves with the understanding that through is the only way out, and clarity tends to arrive after the damage has already been done. The track acknowledges the darkness of past emotional spaces through the lyrics without allowing them to define the light of the present or romanticising pain. Instead, it is grounded in the relief of looking back to recognise the wrong. Jasmine’s voice melts into the arrangement, and the violins breathe alongside her. Her harmonies and vocal runs feel so elegant, restrained in moments then allowing feeling to move through out, which creates such a gorgeous emotional payoff. There is also something intriguing about the track’s placement as number seven on Jasmine’s upcoming album, ‘Girl Who Cried Wolf’, as though this could be a turning point to a larger narrative arc. She remains wildly underrated as an artist, and this song shows perspective in a truly healing way.

Leonie Biney by @ramintaceponyte

Leonie Biney - 'Learning Curve'

Leonie Biney proves that sometimes the most emotionally intuitive songs are also the simplest with ‘Learning Curve’. You will not see any unnecessary overproduction around here, or attempt to bury feeling beneath decoration. The track trusts itself, with Leonie voice that is impossible to grow tired of, because it carries feeling so naturally. Through her lyrics, she has harnessed her ability to say exactly what she means and leave enough silence around it for the listener to absorb it. The pain and strings elevate this like an emotive punctuation mark. Leonie achieves an atmosphere where it seems like just you, her voice, and the feeling itself is present across the whole of her latest EP ‘When You Turn Around’. She seems willing to take her songwriting into every corner of her mind, even the uncomfortable or difficult places, and then invite listeners into those spaces without pretence. What is remarkable about this is that the music never feels isolating despite how personal it is. If anything, the opposite happens, she makes listeners feel seen and understood in return. That is where the real comfort in her music comes from.

Moody Joody - 'Little Blue House'

Moody Joody by Luke Rogers

‘Little Blue House’ by Moody Joody feels like the kind of song that reminds you why guitar music still matters when it is done with personality. There is something gloriously unpolished about it in the best possible sense, and I appreciate how they are singlehandedly bringing back garage band practice on a random Thursday evening sort of vibe. The track thrives in that atmosphere of beautiful mess, but it is all still polished and deliberate.  What really makes it hit, though, is the songwriting. The verses move with this sharp, conversational quality, spoken in places, full of gossipy questioning and half-finished thoughts that feel pulled directly from real-life conversations. It has that deeply compelling indie-rock instinct of sounding both casual and cutting at the same time, where the most emotionally loaded lines arrive disguised as throwaway observations. Then the chorus opens everything up into something lighter and airier, creating this brilliant contrast. Altogether, it creates a hazy cocktail you want to keep ordering another round of as you feel gritty and strangely euphoric. Honestly, get them on a Wolf Alice support slot immediately. We are asking nicely.

Debii Dawson by Aaron Sinclair

Debbii Dawson - 'Where Have All The Good Men Gone?'

Welcome back old Hollywood! With ‘Where Have All The Good Men Gone?’, Debbii Dawson opens her upcoming EP with a level of theatrical confidence that feels genuinely transportive. It enters like the opening scene of a smoky, overdramatic film but just as quickly as the song establishes that glamour, it starts bending expectations. It refuses to settle into one sonic identity, with traces of Americana, sleek pop, cabaret and a dreamlike vocal delivery holds it all together with cohesion.  Every stylistic choice still serves the same emotional universe. Debbii has one of those vocal tones that immediately alters the temperature of a track, reminiscent of the late 90s/early 2000s where pop vocal maximalism collided with alternative influences. It something eccentric and sharp that she taps into beautifully. It feels intentional as the EP’s titular, opening track, raising questions and leaves us in ambiguity as to where she will take this body of work next. Debbii seems deeply aware that the most addictive songs create a world listeners want to keep returning to and that is what she has created. I think we have found an opener for the hypothetical Man’s Best Friend Tour…

Milune - 'SWITCH'

'SWITCH' art via @milunexoxo

Milune continues to prove that she has an instinct for making pop music feel cinematic on ‘SWITCH’. There is a real sense of momentum to the track that you simple cannot play for background listening, this will pull you fully into its atmosphere. She understands how to build tension and release in a way that feels magnetic, creating these euphoric rushes that arrive not through excess but anticipation. Every production choice feels designed to heighten emotion, and the sapphic joy is palpable. ‘SWITCH’ captures the curiosity of crossing the line from friendship into something undeniably romantic. It is about that shift where suddenly every interaction carries new weight. A brush of skin or lingering glance allows desire to enter into the equation and the track lingers there, where attraction and familiarity meet. Vocally, Milune brings an incredible glossiness to the track to allow it to feel even more consuming and intense. The future of pop feels very capable in her hands!

Bella Peadon by @ashleyymck

Bella Peadon - 'Mom Is Calling'

‘Mom Is Calling’ by Bella Peadon is immediately transportive, shifting us into the atmosphere of a coming-of-age film. She knows how to capture small,  transitional feelings that suddenly seem life-altering when you are living through them. Bella’s voice has this buttery softness that makes every line feel warm and instinctively comforting, she speaks her truth softly but never slips into anything passive. She knows exactly where to hold back and where to let vulnerability crack through which gives the song its true intimacy. Her songwriting feels especially compelling because of how emotionally direct it is, Bella writes like someone who sees storytelling as a cathartic exercise. With the run of releases she has had so far this year, Bella Peadon increasingly feels like an artist building a deeply coherent emotional world around her music. There is something incredibly exciting about watching an artist at this stage and it feels like we are going to be hearing a lot more from her.

emerson by Tom Grut

emerson - 'Tell Me What I Want To Hear'

With ‘Tell Me What I Want To Hear’, emerson makes emotional uncertainty sound exhilarating. The track is instantly infectious, but what gives it true staying power is how layered that energy actually is. There is a tension between vulnerability and escapism running through the song that keeps it from feeling disposable. The track feels wonderfully retro, capturing the very best of growing up in the 2000s, but filtered through a modern alt-pop lens. The contrast between the lyrics and production make this song especially addictive, with personal, conversational thoughts over its intoxicatingly buoyant sound. The track understands that sometimes the best songs do not always resolve emotion neatly, but they let you dance around it for a few minutes instead. It feels playful and emerson clearly understands pleasure as an essential part of pop songwriting. This song highlights emerson’s strong instinct for atmosphere and energy that cannot be manufactured, which practically invited you to discover her wider catalogue.

Yet another reminder that nobody does it like the girls...