As the festival season draws to a close (but one that sadly didn’t include Glastonbury, as it’s having a ‘fallow year’ 😢) I was again reminded that festivals are fabulous value, despite what can be a high face value for a ticket. One to three days of multiple stages with different acts performing all day …
The first six months of 2026 has surely been a storming one for releases from new, emerging, and under-the-radar acts, and the Spotify Evolving Tunes playlist has already featured about 200 of them during this time. Acts from the UK, Europe, and across the world have made up the playlist, but it evolves – with …
If you’re hungry for fresh music from new and under-the-radar bands and artists, then keep your ears close to the Evolving Tunes Spotify playlist. It evolves weekly though – so for every fab new track added, unfortunately an older one is removed. It’s also an eclectic mix, with many flavours to browse through, and just …
It might be cold and dark outside – it is here in the UK – but a new year always brings an ear warming amount of fresh music, from both new and under-the-radar artists. And from the catchy to the raucous, and the cinematic to the exotic, I’m sure that 2026 will prove to be …
To date in 2025 there have been 348 impressive tracks in the Evolving Tunes playlist, and these are a selection of my absolute favourites. As always, it’s an eclectic array of tracks from new and under-the-radar musicians, covering everything from alternative, rock, & indie, all the way to jazz, soul, & Afrobeat. It’s relatively global …
As autumn rolls into winter, it has gradually got darker and colder where I am – just outside London – but when I realise that Xmas is closing in, I also marvel on what a fantastic year it has been for music from new and emerging artists. Strong evidence of this will be in the …
New music releases from under-the-radar acts didn’t wind down during the summer, and so the Spotify Evolving Tunes playlist has continued to be updated (weekly) with some of the best singles, EP, & album tracks out over the holiday season. So don’t mourn the end of summer, just enjoy the music!
After 96 hours with little sleep at the Glastonbury Festival (but thankfully with no mud to trudge through), I’m now back to feeling human again and have written a little piece on this year’s festival experience for Fresh on the Net. You can grab it here, maybe while browsing the latest tracks to be added …
There is always a fairly eclectic array of new music in the Spotify Evolving Tunes playlist, but I can’t say we’ve ever had much Hypnagogic pop or Black Sludge (both genres seemingly exist – do a Spotify search!). We have in recent weeks however, had everything from indie rock to electro dance, and nujazz to …
The Evolving Tunes playlist continues to regenerate itself, not with algorithmic, sponsored, or ‘Perfect Fit Content‘ (PFC) additions, but with a hand-picked selection of impressive new music releases. Yes, that means it’s subjective, but I hope it consistently covers a strong array of genres and songs from talented new, emerging, and under-the-radar artists. And as …
Alternative Friday 