After TV Stopped Working and ‘Misleading Fortune’, Emily Volt turns her attention outward with a song about headlines, division and…
Review
TuneFountain reviews new music from independent artists, emerging talent and established names whose latest releases deserve a closer listen. Our coverage focuses on the songs, EPs and albums shaping the next wave of music, with particular attention to artists working across pop, indie, rock, folk, country, soul and alternative sounds.
Each review looks beyond the press release to explore how a track actually feels, where it fits within an artist’s wider story and what makes it worth hearing. You will find honest, accessible reactions to new singles, debut projects, creative reinventions and releases that might otherwise slip beneath the radar.
This archive brings together TuneFountain’s latest music reviews, from intimate singer-songwriter releases to ambitious pop productions and guitar-driven anthems. New reviews are added regularly as we continue discovering and supporting the artists helping to shape tomorrow’s music scene.
Written by the beach in the Philippines, ‘The Ocean’ turns the struggle to express new love into a warm, unhurried…
Six songs give Zoe Unsworth space to be tender, sharp, sultry and properly country, with Rob Jones helping the title…
Natalie McCool has blown me away for years, but Good For The Soul feels bigger, stranger and more alive than…
Seeing an old love with somebody new sends buried feelings rushing back on Gabriella Cilmi’s latest glimpse of her first…
Across four concise tracks, Tamara Hendin pairs guitar-driven indie-pop with direct songwriting about jealousy, frustration and the less flattering side…
No games, no shrinking yourself, no wondering where you stand. Stella Lain makes a persuasive case for romance without the…
A little more groove, a little more flirtation and plenty of sunset warmth make ‘Apple Cider’ a gorgeous next step…
A connection that changes how you see yourself sits at the heart of Sarah Louise’s warm, hook-filled new single.
The person ending the relationship finally gets a voice as Angel Wong hides exhaustion behind a glossy late-summer pop hook.
Alex Amor looks to the stars but keeps both feet in real life on a debut shaped by grief, intimacy,…
Everything feels slightly out of control on HealeyBadger’s latest, but the speed, hooks and restless energy make the chaos enormous…
Five songs, one extraordinary voice and absolutely no hiding place as Lily Moore turns desire, loneliness and growing pains into…
Amelie Roden turns the imaginary perfect daughter into a beautifully pointed song about anger, loneliness and learning whose judgement to…
The countdown to Good For The Soul gets more intriguing as Natalie McCool swaps glittering optimism for isolation, screens and…
Self-protection starts losing the argument as Lyla gives vulnerability a breezy, danceable pop pulse.
Desire gets to be fun, awkward, tender and completely unashamed as Poesie loosens up for one of her most playful…
Georgia Alexandra’s debut holds nerves, hope and self-belief together, allowing every awkward corner of growing up to keep its shape.
Evie Moran returns with a softly unfolding folk song that turns love, distance and memory into something warm enough to…
‘Inside’ holds joy and grief together across five and a half minutes of shimmering guitars, floating synths and diaristic writing.
‘Did You Forget’ finds Georgia Alexandra caught between love and doubt, wrapping an unanswered question in nostalgic guitar-led pop.
With an easy sway, a chorus built for crowds and a little sadness behind its smile, ‘Laguna’ captures a romance…
Vulnerable at first and increasingly forceful, ‘Haunt Me’ lets hurt and confusion spill into gritty guitars, hard-hitting drums and soaring…
Written during her first heartbreak, Rosie Gault’s reimagined daydream lets youthful hope and present-day acceptance drift together.
Gabriella Cilmi sounds richer, sharper and more evocative on a smoky soul single about backing yourself and refusing to wait…
Angela Inkson’s rich vocal and an immediately memorable hook give ‘Lioness Heart’ warmth, weight and the intimacy of a message…
Rhinestones, stage energy and a vivid sense of self meet in the opening chapter of Stella Lain’s five-part EP, The…
‘Pipe Down’ finds Laura Beckwith done with dropping polite hints, turning one final warning into bright, confident country-pop.
Written during her first songwriting session, ‘set my heart on fire’ turns lingering hurt into polished pop with a sharp…