Jay Hope has spent his career refusing to pick a lane, and on "Chicago" he finally proves the wandering was worth it. This is a songwriter who grew up on the banks of the Rhine, relocated to the sun-bleached sprawl of Venice, California, and somehow arrived at a sound that owes as much debt to the Mighty Mighty Bosstones' horn-driven swagger as it does to the feral howl of Kurt Cobain. On paper that combination shouldn't hold together for three minutes, let alone a whole single. On record, it swaggers.

Florent Adroit has never been a man to chase the crowd, and the title of his new single confirms it before a single note is played: to go against the current, deliberately, unfashionably, and with conviction. On the strength of what precedes it — the sleeper success of "Tout Va Bien" — this feels less like a follow-up single than a statement of artistic identity, arriving on the twenty-first of June with the confidence of someone who knows exactly what he's building.

Somewhere between the West Midlands and the outer reaches of musical taxonomy, Shotgun Marmalade have spent years quietly refusing to be categorised. Punk? Broadly. Ska? Certainly. Folk? Occasionally. Pop? When it suits them. *Boomtown*, their third long-player, is the sound of a band that has stopped worrying about where to file itself and simply got on with the rather more important business of making records that crackle with life, purpose, and the particular kind of righteous indignation that only comes from genuinely paying attention to the world.

Andy Smythe has never been one for small talk, and 'Leviathan' – the second single from his forthcoming eighth album *Quiet Revolution* – confirms that the British alt-folk artist remains resolutely committed to asking uncomfortable questions. While other songwriters content themselves with romantic platitudes or nostalgic reverie, Smythe tackles nothing less than the entire trajectory of human governance, from Hobbes to hypothetical AI overlords, all wrapped in a deceptively jaunty carnival arrangement that somehow makes philosophical inquiry feel like a funfair ride.

The British band Brad Pittance and the Pirates is based in Margate, where they continued the glorious line of ska music. After appearing on the screens of the series This Town, this musical style received a new lease of life and, accordingly, the appearance of bright new songs.

The band Los Inconformes is based in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico where they successfully mix punk, ska and Latin rock creating a unique symbiosis of drive, energy and melody.

The British band Big Band of Boom is based in Birmingham from where they shared their double debut single 'Big Bad Voodoo / Behind The 8 Ball'. The single features two tracks that combine the spirit of rock n roll mixed with the sounds of big band and hard rock.

Jesse Grossi delighted his fans with a new single called 'Sorry' on October 7. The song is a bit sad and minor. He talks about a relationship in which there is no mutual understanding and therefore feel guilty about the insults.

Jesse Grossi continues to delight us with his romantically heroic tracks. His new single 'Que Sera Sera' was released on July 1 and was backed up by an animated music video. The style of the single 'Que Sera Sera' includes reggae and rock alternating with verses and choruses.

The sun sets on the warm coast of California. Another moment and night life will enter its course, giving everyone a feeling of joy and freedom. The events of the song 'Last Call' by Jesse Grossi unfold in such a positive mood.