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Munroe – My Time

hugger — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:25:13 +0000

Munroe make it so that ‘My Time’ is ever so deliberately out of reach, I mean it sounds like the ruminations are coming from the next room but still audible enough so we can pick out the moving parts. And you’ll be satisfied when they decide to come into view because ‘My Time’ has the sort of jangling enterprise that is the stuff of dreams. The magic arrived just before the first minute was out, the chords rang out and in walked a low-key indie swagger that already has the aura of a classic about it. Subtle genius. KH

Munroe · My Time

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Year: 2026

Corduroy Moon – Don’t Turn Out The Light

hugger — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:36:11 +0000

Corduroy Moon sure do bring forth their Teenage Fanclub facing moment, with the guitars from Travis’ ‘Coming Round’. All jangling chords, summer tinged harmonies and the sort of slacker qualities that the Lemonheads used to deliver to us back in the mid 1990’s. Just rests its head on our shoulder and we can’t but reciprocate because the romance ‘Don’t Turn Out The Light’ preaches is of the cherisable kind. KH

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Year: 2026

Arbor Green – Cue The Timeslip

hugger — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:12:15 +0000

I always get a little ruffle of joy when I see Edinburgh’s Arbor Green enter our earspace and a few seconds of ‘Cue the Timeslip’ is evidence of why that is the case. If you are in the market for pure and energetic rollercoastering that gives us a neat tune into the bargain this is a candidate. In fact forget the vitamin tablets and take in a bit of this jolly effort and watch the mercury on the happiness index peaking. All about the vibe as evidenced by a brass section that is just one more string to the ebullient charm on show here. KH

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Year: 2026

LadieLex – Unfold

hugger — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:30:39 +0000

Has the roll of a track from yesteryear, the approach taken from this Icelandic act (Alexandra Ósk Sigurðardóttir) never rushing things but always boasting a confidence in what is being produced. And so LadieLex throw moments periodically that exhibit a fire that is rare these days. Something brewing here that reads like essential rock and roll, an Xx energy that is subtle until it is not and ‘Unfold’ makes for a piece of anthemic fare that just can’t be ignored. Fascinating. KH

LadieLex · UNFOLD

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Year: 2026

Person – Kings of England

hugger — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:57:05 +0000

The way it burst out of the blocks I was reminded of an old tune from the Frank & Walters. As a result it seemed inevitable that ‘Kings of England’ would be the makings of a neat mixtape addition were we back in those pre-digital days. The jangle is great here, the whoosh of frantic play happening all around helps too as do those vocal rhapsodies that tell us this is a person of rare happy-go-luckiness. KH

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Year: 2026

Talk Time – Party’s On Its Way

hugger — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:44:07 +0000

Though you can see how this Talk Time track could be deployed at the weekend it does have a laidback quality that means that it could work midweek too as a lift to the usual bland environmental noise of the day. ‘Party’s On Its Way’ expresses a certain twinkle in its eye you see and along the way it reminded me of a more grown-up Animal Collective or a more sedate Talking Heads. I was perfectly happy to submit to what unfolded because in terms of company this one seemed to have the personality to brighten up the room every time. Subtlety is its middle name. KH

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Year: 2026

Third-Born – Downward Spiral

hugger — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:41:55 +0000

There is a happy go lucky quality to what Third-Born have dreamed up here. Acoustic and folk and mostly all things nice so that ‘Downward Spiral’ might sound the alarm bells as a title but there is spring of optimism here that is most charming. And the song builds and blooms as it goes to have us sticking out chests out at the sheer potential of life. Cute as can be and just the ticket when the mood of the day needs a little uptick in fortune. KH

Chimär (GBG) by Kallsup

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Year: 2026

Kallsup – Chimär (GBG)

hugger — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 08:24:25 +0000

There is mood here from Swedish act Kallsup and I got the constant feeling that there was something of the night about the whole operation. Still doesn’t stop ‘Chimär (GBG)’ from rising to a crescendo that did feel like it was reaching for the stars. At the peak of its powers ‘Chimär (GBG)’ could easily rub shoulders with its great 90’s forefathers and when dreampop is able to scale those heights it is certainly a cause for celebration. KH

Chimär (GBG) by Kallsup

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Year: 2026

Moon Construction Kit – Right Across The USA

hugger — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:49:11 +0000

Opened up like an old school rhapsody from the likes of ELO and Swiss act Moon Construction Kit don’t do anything to shift that mode of operation either. They have a pop sensibility and its place in the pantheon of driving soundtrack for 2026 and beyond appear to be on steady ground. What I really took from ‘Right Across The USA’ was such a sense of fun, grabbing life by both hands and offering up a soundtrack that the rest of us can make like we’re along for the wonderful ride. Just a happy go-lucky few minutes, life affirming stuff. KH

Moon Construction Kit · Right Across the USA

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Year: 2026

Isaac Roux – Good Times

hugger — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:58:58 +0000

Now that is one wild chord chase, almost like we have to let our ears have free reign for a change in order to properly assess what Belgium’s Isaac Roux has in mind for us. Once that initial bluster has been taken on board we also get to appreciate what a free-wheeling and thoroughly engaging anthem ‘Good Times’ is. A feel good, pulse quickening old school propulsion that can’t help but lift all boats by its presence. KH

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Year: 2026

The Whiles – Sara

hugger — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:26:01 +0000

Must say that early bounce had me thinking the Whiles could be for us, a happening right before our ears and then a cascading set of harmonies to boot. ‘Sara’ must be the inspiration for a lot of pep in the step to have produced so much colourful psychedelic pop goings-on and it is hard not to be drawn into the swell of sunshine, summery effects. Never shows even a semblance of petering out either, ebullience on record until the slightest of breathers at the end. A band have decades behind them but still producing greatness. KH

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Year: 2026

Sean Martin West – Better Off

hugger — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 20:00:25 +0000

There is more than a little comfort and solace to what this bard has conjured, acoustics and his words to the wise in classic folk tones. There was more than one occasion that I heard Simon & Garfunkel coming through and if you are going to go classic folk on us you may as well take your cues from the best. Makes for a cherub that is comfortable and familiar but still boasts a vitality that will see us right in the present day. KH

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Year: 2026