FRIDAY DINGERS - 11.09.26

Wormogenic - ‘16’

Florida-raised alt-pop artist Wormogenic turns a lonely birthday into something exhilarating on ‘16’, a shimmering dream-pop anthem where expansive synths, gritty guitars and driving bass collide with the anxieties of growing up. Written around isolation, self-sabotage and the fear that happiness might suddenly disappear, the track transforms teenage uncertainty into a huge, infectious chorus while offering the clearest glimpse yet of forthcoming debut EP ‘Bandaids’.

BRYANT KEITH - ‘IMPATIENT’

BRYANT KEITH captures the unsettling moment when devotion begins to fracture under its own weight on ‘IMPATIENT’, surrounding raw yearning with shadowy production and the nostalgic warmth of early-2000s R&B. Created from a period of intense personal anguish, the single turns romantic desperation into something almost hypnotic, giving his self-described “psychological R&B” an emotionally potent new dimension ahead of ‘THE LOVE PACT’.

Max Swan - ‘LMK’

Philadelphia-area artist Max Swan finds beauty in rebuilding on ‘LMK’, a tender new single shaped by five years spent restoring his home after a devastating flood and learning what it really means to show up for others. Centred around an upright piano captured on a simple voice memo, the stripped-back arrangement allows Swan’s jazz, soul and alternative R&B instincts to breathe, turning upheaval into a quietly uplifting promise of friendship, resilience and finding your way home.

Shadow Flowers - ‘Paraselene’

Southampton’s Shadow Flowers turn grief into a shifting wall of sound on ‘Paraselene’, a mesmerising introduction to ‘Blood Book’ where shoegaze haze, grunge weight and luminous melody continually push against one another. Named after the illusion of a second moon, the track feels similarly uncanny and unstable, with Aaron Mills allowing guitars to swell, distort and threaten collapse as memory itself seems to blur around them.

Tom Ymani - ‘Amorium’

Brussels artist Tom Ymani transforms unrequited attraction into colourful dancefloor escapism on Amorium, a double single bringing together ‘I Want You Way’ and ‘Encore Plus’ as two perspectives on desire for someone who remains tantalisingly out of reach. Balancing romantic vulnerability with bright, celebratory pop, the release pushes Tom Ymani’s independent vision forward while reinforcing the themes of liberty, identity and self-expression at the heart of his evolving artistry.