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 …
New and under-the-radar musicians never fail to impress me with their incredible creativity, and 2024 has continued that trend. Over the past 11 and a bit months there has been a wonderful array of new music in the Evolving Tunes playlist (updated weekly), and so to whittle it down to these 25 tracks was a …
It’s that time to review how lively the new music scene has been in 2023, and the quality hasn’t disappointed! Over the months the Evolving Tunes playlist has done exactly that, containing close to 300 tracks since January, so trimming it down to 50, let alone 25 tracks, wasn’t easy. As previously, it contains a …
As always, music from new and under the radar artists has continued to impress in 2022, and so here’s a ‘best of the best’ selection from the 1000s of tracks I’ve heard across the past 12 months. It’s an eclectic array too, ranging from alt rock and infectious indie, to psychedelic funk, bluesy jazz, sublime …
The Evolving Tunes playlist has done exactly that again this year, so as it draws to a close here’s an eclectic playlist with 25 of the best tracks to have appeared since January. It contains a wide array of genres, so dive in, enjoy, and keep an eye on the main Spotify playlist during 2023 …
The Evolving Tunes playlist has been true to form again in 2021, so as the year draws to a close here’s an eclectic playlist with 25 of the best tracks to have appeared since January. It contains an array of genres, so dive in, enjoy, and keep an eye on the main Spotify playlist during …
Life hasn’t exactly returned to normal in 2021, but the quality of releases from new and emerging artists has remained as strong as ever. The regular mixtapes are in themselves a mini ‘best of’, given the 1000s of tracks I hear as a Fresh on the Net moderator, as well as on my other musical …
The Evolving Tunes playlist has done exactly that during 2020, but while it has been a very difficult year I believe music has continued to inspire us, so here’s a playlist with 25 of the best tracks to have appeared over the past 11 months. It contains a wide array of genres, so dive in, …
The unprecedented circumstances in 2020 mean it hasn’t been the best of years, with life turned upside down for all of us in so many ways. Music has continued to inspire us though, so as it draws to a close we reveal our annual Alternative Friday Awards… so who are the winners?
We’ll never describe 2020 as having been a regular year, with life turned upside down for all of us. And while gigs & festivals have sadly been few and far between, music has continued to inspire us – with no let up in the quality of releases from new and emerging artists. The regular Mixtapes …
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