There's something rather fitting about MERE RITZ choosing to tackle the cultural phenomenon of "Hump Day" - that peculiarly American invention whereby Wednesday becomes a cause for celebration simply by virtue of its position in the weekly grind. The Los Angeles-based artist, who previously demonstrated a knack for genre-blending sophistication on tracks like "Rodeo Clown," approaches this seemingly mundane subject matter with the sort of wry observational wit that wouldn't be entirely out of place in a Jarvis Cocker composition.

After twelve years of silence, Liverpool's Secret Garden Gathering have emerged from their creative hibernation with Is-Y-Deri, a five-track EP recorded live beneath the Welsh oaks that give the collection its name. The band's return feels less like a resurrection and more like a natural awakening – as if they've been quietly nurturing these songs in the shadows, waiting for the right moment to let them breathe.

The 17-year-old Swedish artist Plu2 has delivered a remarkably assured debut that announces the arrival of a genuinely promising talent. "All I Ever Wanted," recorded entirely solo at Nowon Studios on the picturesque island of Marstrand, demonstrates both technical proficiency and emotional intelligence that belies the artist's youth.

Ed Daniels and his carefully curated collective have delivered a single that feels both achingly familiar and refreshingly urgent. "You Gotta Know" establishes itself from the opening notes as a track that's both tender and engaged, with Daniels deploying an aesthetic deeply rooted in the heritage of the 60s and 70s, channeling the spirit of The Association, Carole King, Carly Simon, and America.

The opening bars of savagerus's latest offering arrive like a confession whispered through cathedral stone. At 194 BPM, L'ange dans la mer operates at the peculiar intersection where ambient contemplation meets dancefloor urgency, yet never quite commits to either destination. This is music that breathes underwater.

Rudy Touzet's return to form arrives with the measured confidence of an artist who has learned the value of strategic retreat. "All Or Nothing," his first full composition in nearly twelve months, bears the hallmarks of creative hibernation well spent—a distillation of emotional complexity into three minutes of remarkably assured pop craftsmanship.