mia van de loo

Nashville-based indie folk-pop artist mia van de loo creates heartfelt songs exploring identity, belonging and the universal search for connection. Through intimate storytelling and understated arrangements, she invites listeners into deeply personal moments that often reflect shared human experiences.

Latest single ‘upstream’ was inspired by diary entries written during high school, capturing the longing to fit in while trying to understand who you are. Built around acoustic guitar and gentle cello, the track embraces vulnerability, encouraging listeners to find belonging not in becoming someone else, but in accepting where they are.

Emily Ashberry

Nottingham-based folk singer-songwriter Emily Ashberry explores the connections between English and Appalachian folk music through her richly detailed songwriting. Her forthcoming debut album Ocean Big & Wide draws on her British and Appalachian heritage, tracing musical and personal connections across the Atlantic.

First single ‘The Bee Charmer’ combines traditional Americana influences with Ashberry’s distinctive storytelling, telling a queer love story against the backdrop of the American South. Inspired in part by Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, the track offers a glimpse into an album rooted in love, loss, home and heritage.

Sonja Lembke

German singer-songwriter Sonja Lembke uses thoughtful lyrics and expressive vocals to explore themes ranging from mental health and self-care to relationships and gender-based violence. Influenced by artists including Twenty One Pilots, Sia and Dolores O’Riordan, she combines emotional songwriting with hopeful arrangements.

‘Hanna’s Song’ was written for a close friend Sonja met during a voluntary year in Scotland. Created during a later visit to Hungary, the track reflects on friendship, distance and the memories shared between two people, celebrating a connection that has continued despite living in different countries.

Red’s ALIVE!

Lancashire-based vocalist and guitarist Roz Edwards creates alt-rock as Red’s ALIVE!, a project she describes as a collaboration with past lives and alternate-reality selves. The music draws on ideas and emotions that have remained with her throughout different stages of her creative journey.

Latest single ‘Violence’ began life around 15 years ago as a faster, choppier guitar riff before being transformed into something altogether different. Now slower and more expansive, the track explores redemption and moving forward, with its accompanying phoenix imagery reflecting the idea of renewal.

Hazal Kafadar

Dublin-based singer-songwriter Hazal Kafadar draws on alternative and indie rock influences from The Cure and Joy Division to Fontaines D.C. and Hole. Her songwriting explores emotionally complex experiences through a distinctly personal lens.

Latest single ‘Worlds Collide’ focuses on the grief surrounding a relationship that never quite came to be. Reflecting on what might have happened if communication had been mutual, the track captures the sadness of mourning not only what was lost, but what could have been.