Elise Evans

Although she’s still channelling elements of her Y2K style aesthetic, she’s abandoned the signature purple colour that has been a prominent feature of her past album artwork and has become largely associated with her brand. In a post to Instagram, Rodrigo released the cover artwork for the new album; an image of herself propelled into the air on a chain swing in a pink tea dress.

Since forming in 2024, London-based duo Swan Su (AKA Sarah Su and Will Goldsmith) have quickly built a cache of varied, unreleased music. Their newly released debut single, Clay, is our first insight into their world. Clay is a subtle, comforting indie-bedroom track, pairing Su’s intimate and airy vocals with producer Goldsmith’s melodic bass lines.

Young’s new solo project, Tenderness, was born out of a tough set of circumstances: the recent pandemic, a cancelled tour, a break-up, and the loss of her father. During this time, Young began to write new songs in her North London living room. On this period, she describes, “I was having a hard old time, but it was also strangely beautiful. There’s something about that space of grief that is very tender. There was a lot of sadness, but also a sweetness and openness to the world.