Berend Intelmann unveils video for new single ‘All Gone’

02 May 2025

Following the absorbing, gorgeous and tender ‘Life Of Another One’, Berlin-based multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer and producer Berend Intelmann has shared a second single titled ‘All Gone’. Both tracks are lifted from the upcoming Mother Nature, which marks the first album under his own name. As the press release describes, on ‘All Gone’ “heavy themes like life and death meet the lightness of pop”. Like the previous single, ‘All Gone’ comes with an accompanying video also directed by David Jascha Zuschlag, who continues the story. Watch it below and grab the album when it’s out on May 30th through Karaoke Kalk.


Franz Von announces debut album, Take What You Want, shares new single ‘We Live’ feat. wolf peaches

29 April 2025

Photo: Emma Ledwith

Franz Von has announced his debut solo album Take What You Want, set for release later this year through Bridge The Gap. Born in Jamaica and now a vital force in Sheffield’s hip-hop and afrofusion scenes, Franz Von is known for his electrifying presence with TC & The Groove Family and K.O.G. & The Zongo Brigade. With influences ranging from Nas and Lauryn Hill to contemporary artists like Klashnekoff, Little Simz and Kojey Radical, his solo work finds him blending African rhythms, dub poetry, reggae, contemporary jazz and UK Bass music, all grounded in sharp storytelling and social reflection.

Last week he unveiled the album’s first single, ‘We Live’, an urgent, groove-laced track shaped by the daily struggles of marginalized communities in Sheffield. Featuring vocals from alternative Sheffield songwriter wolf peaches, the track underscores the importance of community and resilience.​ Franz Von comments:

“Living in hardship can feel like a never ending cycle, and the song’s aim is to encourage listeners to break free from the repetitive nature of modern society. Despite our struggles we can still find the strength to make positive changes from within ourselves or through the belief in a higher power.”

Propelled by West African rhythms and tight production from Chris Mayall, it’s a thrilling preview of what’s to come. Check it out below.

Take What You Want is out on June 20th through Bridge The Gap

Madalitso Band set to release third album, Ma Gitala

23 April 2025

Madalitso Band, the Malawian duo of Yobu Maligwa and Yosefe Kalekeni, have announced the follow-up to their Musakayike, released in 2022. Entitled Ma Gitala, the new album is described as a “celebration of journey, triumph, and faith”. Rising quickly to fame in recent years, Madalitso Band emerged from years of hardship and unwavering faith. “My life has been a rollercoaster. [It] has been full of ups and downs and unfortunately the downs outweighed the ups”, says Yobu in The Banjo Boys, a music documentary about their story. Marking their third album and recorded in a studio for the first time, Musakayike taps in genres like banjo music, kwela, gospel, and African folk.

Ma Gitala is set for release on June 13th though Bongo Joe and the pair are giving us the first taste from it with the jubilant ‘Anafera Chiboda’, a track about love, wealth and connection. Take a listen below.

Ben LaMar Gay teases new album, Yowzers, with title track

22 April 2025

Photo: Joe Jones

There’s wonderful news from tremendously talented and versatile composer, multi-instrumentalist, singer and poet Ben LaMar Gay, who has announced the release of a new album. Entitled Yowzers, the upcoming record follows two critically acclaimed and outstanding albums – 2018’s Downtown Castles Can Never Block the Sun and 2021’s Open Arms to Open Us.​ Described as a “joyfully irreverent psychedelic fantasia of folklore, free jazz, and avant-garde Blues”, the album remains as daring and inventive as ever.

Yowzers features Gay’s longstanding quartet – Tommaso Moretti (drums, percussion, voice), Matthew Davis (tuba, piano, bells, voice), and Will Faber (guitar, ngoni, bells, voice) – whose chemistry has been honed over years of playing together. “A big part of the language this quartet has developed is spatial,” says Gay. “It’s seeing and hearing it live. You’re dealing with a thing that is older than the industry that sells it, and if you’ve never experienced those bodies in a room, there can be a disconnect.”

The album was recorded live at Palisade Studios in Chicago, capturing the spontaneous energy of the quartet in the moment. Gay also composed and recorded additional pieces at International Anthem HQ, collaborating with engineer Dave Vettraino and enlisting the help of his bandmates, woodwind player Rob Frye, and a mini-choir comprising vocalists Ayanna Woods, Tramaine Parker, and Ugochi Nwaogwugwu.​

We’ll have to wait until June 6th for Yowzers to be out through International Anthem but we can already hear the album’s title track, which serves as a powerful and poignant opener. Speaking about it, Gay comments:

“’Yowzers’ was a word and a sound that came to mind while observing the intersection of humor and horror in our present reality. On one side of a coin flip, “yowzers” is a deep sigh that quietly exits the body after facing the absurd. On the other side, it is a cry of amazement at how many secrets were left behind to help us endure and transcend the absurdity.”

Wrap your ears around ‘Yowzers’ now.

Listen to Glass Museum’s new single ‘GATE 1’

22 April 2025

Glass Museum, the Brussels-based duo of keyboardist Antoine Flipo and drummer Martin Grégoire, have unveiled ‘GATE 1’, their first new release since the 2022 album Reflet. The track sprouted from a partnership with producer Arthur Hnatek, who crafted a repetitive electronic loop that became the foundation of the composition. This marks the first time the duo has integrated an external sequence into their creative process, allowing them to explore new sonic territories. Building upon this mechanical base, Glass Museum layered synthesizers, drums, and resonant bass to create a hypnotic atmosphere that mirrors the rhythm of urban life.

‘GATE 1’ is offered with a music video, directed by Brussels-based production company SUPER TCHIP. In line with the track’s theme, the video depicts architectural structures in constant flux that intertwine and merge, reflecting the track’s rhythmic progression. Watch it below.

Joy Guidry set to release new album, Five Prayers, in May

19 April 2025

Gifted and genre-defying bassoonist and composer Joy Guidry has announced the release of Five Prayers, their intimate new album. Marking a shift from the ecstatic energy of free jazz into more meditative terrain, the record finds space in ambient gospel, experimental jazz, and layered electronics, guided throughout by Guidry’s electronically manipulated and emotionally charged bassoon. Exploring themes of vulnerability, healing, and identity, particularly through the lens of living with Bipolar II disorder, Five Prayers reflects a year of mental health challenges and spiritual rediscovery.​ “I began to pray in new ways,” they share. “These prayers came in the form of sonic meditations and poetry. They embraced more silence and solitude.”

Preceding the album release on May 16th through their own Jaid Records, Guidry has shared the first single, ‘Hold and Be Held’, a delicate and moving track inspired by Nikki Giovanni’s poem This World Is Not A Pleasant Place To Be. Take a listen now.