Marcus Adetola

2 weeks ago | neonmusic.co.uk | Marcus Adetola

On A Poem About Walking, Yoshika Colwell returns with a quietly devastating piano ballad shaped by isolation and hindsight. The track, anchored by slow, measured piano phrases, leaves room for each word to settle. Her voice is delicate but unwavering, folded into the melody like a thread pulled from memory. VIDEO“This poem, and then this song, is about walking up and down the beach in Broadstairs over the course of a couple of lockdowns,” Yoshika explains.

2 weeks ago | neonmusic.co.uk | Marcus Adetola

Surinamese-Dutch folk-pop artist néomí returns with It’s Never Easy (Leaving Someone Behind), a gentle yet unflinching portrait of emotional detachment. Drenched in atmospheric textures, the track opens in hushed restraint before slowly expanding—layer by layer—into a well-bodied chorus where acoustic fingerpicking meets subtle string flourishes. “It’s about the grief you feel for leaving someone behind in life, even though it might be the right thing to do.

2 weeks ago | neonmusic.co.uk | Marcus Adetola

Amelie Lucille’s Piece of You song artworkOn Piece of You, New York singer-songwriter Amelie Lucille delivers an intimate folk-pop ballad that feels both bare and emotionally full. At just sixteen, she channels the sorrow of emotional misalignment with a maturity that sounds lived-in. The track is built on fingerpicked acoustic guitar, supported by a sparse but affecting arrangement of violin and cello.

2 weeks ago | neonmusic.co.uk | Marcus Adetola

Laufey’s A Matter of Time album artworkLaufey’s Tough Luck is a sharp, jazz-pop breakup track that swaps sorrow for sarcasm, revealing the fury beneath a polished facade. Released on May 15, 2025, Tough Luck serves as the lead single from Laufey’s upcoming album A Matter of Time, set to release on August 22, 2025. In her own words, the track was an attempt to channel a more “furious” energy. And it shows — this isn’t a quiet lament, it’s a refined retaliation in 3/4 time.

3 weeks ago | neonmusic.co.uk | Marcus Adetola

Dylan Dunlap, the internationally recognised singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, crafts a slow-burning moment of release on Fool. The track is ambient and restrained, built around reverb-heavy acoustic textures that stretch across a stark emotional landscape. “I wrote Fool almost immediately after driving across the country and moving to Brooklyn,” Dunlap reveals.