This feature spotlights artists who have submitted their tracks/videos to She Makes Music. If you would like to be featured here then please send an e-mail to helen@shemakesmusic.co.uk. We look forward to hearing from you!
Callie Young
Indie folk-pop artist Callie Young, a Southwest Colorado native now based in Nashville, is excited to release her new single, ‘lucky charms’. Known for blending her folk and country roots with the experimental edge of indie pop, Callie’s sound captures raw vulnerability and emotion inspired by real-life experiences.
‘lucky charms’ is a fun, flirtatious pop love song that turns superstition into romance, playfully weaving in nostalgic references to the iconic cereal – from its colorful marshmallows to the unmistakable phrase “magically delicious.” Built around a catchy, feel-good hook, the track leans into the idea of being someone’s good luck charm when nothing else has worked. lighthearted, clever, and instantly singable, ‘lucky charms’ captures the thrill of believing in love again — even if it means betting on a little magic.
Poppy Prescott
Hastings born singer-songwriter Poppy Prescott draws even the rowdiest of crowds to silence with her soft soulful vocals and folk-style storytelling.
Although the project goes under her name, it’s collaborative at heart. She writes and plays in shifting setups with her five bandmates (think saxophone and banjo), with the centre remaining the same: a songwriter drawing equally from the folk tradition of John Martyn, Nick Drake and Joni Mitchell and the sharp honesty of contemporary artists like Adrianne Lenker, Billie Marten and Lianne La Havas.
‘Kids’ is the first single in a new era for Poppy Prescott and her band. Inspired by the legend that occultist Aleister Crowley once cursed the town of Hastings – trapping locals there unless they carried a hag stone – Kids explores what it means to grow up, leave, and inevitably return to a small seaside town as a young woman.
Lilly Gitlitz
Lilly Gitlitz is an emerging musician based in Brooklyn, NY. She regularly performs around NYC with her 6-piece band, and has released a single called ‘Nineteen’. It is the first release of her upcoming EP called The Past Is Breathing Now.
“When I was 19 years old I had a world-bending crush, but never told the person my feelings until five years later, when we happened to reunite on a tran,” says Lilly. “I wrote ‘Nineteen’ exploring how memory makes time fluid — how a single admission or recounting can send you hurdling back through time. Recorded with a band of dear friends, the song’s arc mirrors this experience, starting out intimate before swelling into a fuller arrangement. ‘Nineteen’s sound is defined by its distinctive vocal harmonies and interweaving instrumentation, so I like to call it “indie baroque folk.”
Ronniee
RONNIEE is an English-born artist crafting soulful pop with cinematic depth and a fearless emotional core. Known for her honest lyrics, endearing presence, and powerful vocals, Ronniee brings a sense of fun, freedom, and raw connection to everything she creates — whether on stage or in the studio. After studying at Tileyard Music in London, Ronniee sharpened her craft gigging across the UK, earning a reputation for intimate, magnetic live performances and a songwriting style that feels both conversational and deeply human.
Her new single is ‘All I See’. “This song is about learning to live with your mental health instead of running away from it,” she explains.
LYNT
This Leipzig-based duo, Elfyn & Timo Katze, create music sounding like Chappell Roan who’s stumbled into a Twin Peaks episode. Expect anti-national anthems of love, songs about the most important questions in life and maybe even some answers to those. Live and on record.
‘Made From Sparks’ from their new self-titled album is a dark yet triumphant track about breaking free from unhealthy expectations.
Vitalia
Vitalia is a singer-songwriter and actress based in Montreal, Canada. She just released a new single called ‘threesome’.
“On the surface level, it’s lyrically provocative and just another anti-Valentine’s day single…yet my goal with this release is to emphasize women’s empowerment through expressing their sexual desires and freeing themselves from the shame society constantly tries to impose on us,” she says of the track.
“Its production is similar to KAYTRANADA’s and it’s meant to have a smooth danceable groove with silky, sensual vocals to draw people in.”
BarDe
With wit, bite, and a chorus that refuses to be ignored, barDe returns with ‘C U Next Tuesday’, a bold, playful anthem about standing up to patriarchal patterning.
At its core, ‘C U Next Tuesday’ delivers a simple but radical truth: “No is a complete sentence.” Wrapped in a driving beat, infectious chorus, and an anthemic bridge, the song transforms everyday micro-aggressions into something collective, cathartic, and defiantly joyful. Lyrically, barDe pulls no punches. From back-handed compliments (“Just smile, ’cause you’d look prettier”) to emotional gaslighting (“Calm down, I’m only joking”), the verses catalogue familiar phrases many women know all too well. The chorus flips the script entirely: -a cheeky calendar of refusals that leans into the unapologetic song title.
What truly sets ‘C U Next Tuesday’ apart is its collective voice. The song is backed by collated phrases from over 100 women, woven into its emotional backbone which transforms individual experiences into a shared refusal to be minimised, negotiated, or silenced. Sharp, funny, and unflinchingly honest, ‘C U Next Tuesday’ is a sing-along anthem for anyone who’s ever been told to soften their boundaries, smile through discomfort, or explain a decision that needs no explanation.
Sansha
Sansha releases sad clown anthem ‘Mr Dinosad’. The song is taken from her upcoming EP The Jester She Sings, a concept album which see the South East artist embody a fictional court jester who is on the run. This world was first incepted when Sansha told a friend one evening that she was ‘feeling like a sad clown’ during a prolonged time caring for someone who she could not cheer up.
Toplining over Jonny Ellis’s instrumental, a producer who she had initially met on Hinge, she got into a state of catharsis. However upon showing the song to the muse, the verse lyrics were too close to home so Sansha turned to long time friend and musician Gecko to re-write them. Having just toured a children’s show about Dinosaurs, Sansha suggested he riff off his specialist subject, so the verse lyrics are from the perspective of the last dinosaur on earth.
Gemas
Gemas is a Costa Rican dream pop/soft rock band with subtle hints of pop punk. Their sound leans into atmosphere, melody, and emotional honesty — soft textures with an undercurrent of urgency.
They’re a mixed and inclusive band, and that dynamic naturally shapes how they write and collaborate. Their music comes from different perspectives meeting in the same space — something that feels especially meaningful within the independent scene in Latin America.
‘Quémelo Todo’ is the most explosive track on their new EP Miedo a perder — raw, direct, and unapologetic. “It begins in everyday frustration but grows into something heavier: the fear that quietly shapes many women’s daily lives. In a world where femicide becomes another headline, repetition can numb outrage. This song refuses that numbness. Every time one of us is taken, it should still feel like everything is burning,” the band say.
Ameliah Jayne
Ameliah Jayne is an alternative pop, singer-songwriter born in the south of England. Ameliah started singing as a child and then developed a love for writing lyrics and eventally started songwriting with other musicians and producers as a teen. The artist layers harmonic and powerful vocals to create an atmospheric sound; genre -hopping from alternative pop, electropop, trap, and soft rock.
Ameliah is an outspoken lyricist, often writing about “controversial”, political and sensitive subjects like the dysfunctional world, mental health, and complex relationships. Ameliah is passionate about female empowerment, which also reflects in her songs.
Her new single ‘People Pollution’ is about the climate crisis and how humans are becoming more detached from nature. “The lyrics metaphorically elaborate on how we’re all connected to our planet symbiotically and how we rely on it but also take it for granted by extracting from, exploiting, and neglecting the environment. It expresses how “we could travel through space to find another place” but ultimately, we are the problem and even if there was a planet plan B, it wouldn’t be any better in less we try and make changes and start appreciating the paradise that is our home. In the song I refer to our planet as “Mother” and us as her “rebellious children” to further enforce this. We’re always looking up to the “heavens” and outer space and take for granted what is right beneath our feet. We think the “grass is greener” and underestimate the severity of harm we’re perpetuating to ecosystems, animals and thus ourselves,” explains Ameliah.
“For this song, I was inspired by ‘The Seed’ by Aurora which is also about this topic. For the alternative pop sound, I always look up to artists like Marina and most recently Hemlocke Springs and Absolutely. I love mixing quirky, theatrical pop with atmospheric layers. I’m also inspired lyrically by outspoken artists like Paris Paloma and Sofia Isella.”
Check out more of our recent submissions via the playlist below!
