Shahzaib Hussain

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Astral Realm: An Alternative Roundup #24

2 days ago | clashmusic.com | Shahzaib Hussain

CLASH Deputy Editor Shahzaib Hussain navigates the cosmos of the newest, most essential alternative releases in this Astral Realm feature; a liminal space for those seeking mood music beyond the mainstream. Each roundup features a Focus Artist interview, a Next Wave artist spotlight, and a curated selection of the month’s noteworthy releases. —Focus Artist: BrandonBrandon is assuming form.
Ovrkast. Announces New Album 'While The Iron Is Hot'

5 days ago | clashmusic.com | Shahzaib Hussain

Watch the video for new single 'I'm On'. 09 · 05 · 2025 Oakland rapper and producer Ovrkast. will release his sophomore album ‘WHILE THE IRON IS HOT’ on May 30th via IIIXL. The announcement comes with new feel-good single ‘I’MON’, a golden-hued, jazz-infused production brought to life with a surreal video featuring the rapper’s alter ego, Lil Tanner.
Tyla Shares New Single 'Bliss'

5 days ago | clashmusic.com | Shahzaib Hussain

Grammy-winning artist Tyla returns with new single ‘Bliss’. Produced by Nolan Lambroza, Dylan Wiggins, and NovaWav, Tyla lays bare her burning desire over a programmed Afrofusion beat. Melodically, ‘Bliss’ pulls from the glazed RnB reveries of yesteryear, Tyla’s breathy, melismatic coo front-of-the-mix. Of her new single and era, she says: “I’ve changed a lot in a short amount of time because I was kind of forced to – with how fast I had to adapt to everything.
Erika de Casier - Lifetime

5 days ago | clashmusic.com | Shahzaib Hussain

On her fourth album, the Danish artist masterfully connects her eras, looping back, editing and upgrading the sound of rapture she's cultivated through time. 09 · 05 · 2025 Since the harpsichord-inflected RnB of 2019’s ‘Essentials’, Erika de Casier has exalted the syncopated grooves of Y2K monomania in her work. Her latest full-length, ‘Lifetime’, emerged as a relic from that era.
Nourished By Time Announces New Album 'The Passionate Ones'

1 week ago | clashmusic.com | Shahzaib Hussain

Listen to new single, 'Max Potential'. 07 · 05 · 2025 Baltimore musician Nourished By Time will release his new album ‘The Passionate Ones’ on August 22nd via XL Recordings. Marcus Brown’s new era commences today with the spectral single ‘Max Potential’, accompanied by a music video directed by and starring the artist himself.
Venna Shares New Single 'My Way'

1 week ago | clashmusic.com | Shahzaib Hussain

South London artist Venna has today shared a new single titled ‘My Way’. Following recent single ‘Prophet’, Venna’s internal reckoning comes alive on a romantic reverie that conjures images of a hazy summer’s night. Recorded just as the saxophonist and producer thought he’d finished work on his forthcoming album, ‘My Way’ represents Venna’s growing confidence in his musicianship, featuring his vocals front-of-the-mix.
Studio Monkey Shoulder & Worldwide FM Are Back With Grassroots Initiative

1 week ago | clashmusic.com | Shahzaib Hussain

Studio Monkey Shoulder will once again invite grassroots music communities from the UK to apply for a £10,000 grant to fund a growing music project. The initiative, created by Monkey Shoulder whisky and Gilles Peterson‘s Worldwide FM last year, is back to empower more homegrown music communities who are innovating in their scenes.
Rising insecurity: Police officers’ homes targeted in Karachi

1 week ago | english.aaj.tv | Shahzaib Hussain

In Karachi, police officers are increasingly under threat as armed robbers took hostage the family of a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in Gulistan-e-Jauhar. The robbers managed to loot the family’s valuables, highlighting the deteriorating security situation in the city. In a separate incident, a case has been registered against five police personnel, including the Station House Officer (SHO) of Defense, at their own station.
Cracker attack in Malir Alfalah area raises alarm

1 week ago | english.aaj.tv | Shahzaib Hussain

A cracker attack near the railway track in the Malir Alfalah area of Karachi has caused significant concern. Initial reports indicate that the incident occurred close to a Rangers’ post, heightening the seriousness of the situation. DIG Karachi, Usman Ghani, confirmed to the media that, fortunately, there were no casualties reported from the attack. Law enforcement agencies promptly responded to the scene and cordoned off the area.
Robbers loot Rs15 million from cattle traders near Karachi

1 week ago | english.aaj.tv | Shahzaib Hussain

A group of robbers has looted Rs15 million in cash from a convoy of cattle traders traveling from Karachi to Mirpur Khas to buy animals for Eid-ul-Azha. According to sources, the group of 19 to 20 traders had set out from Karachi with cash to purchase livestock. However, as they reached near Bahria Town on the Super Highway, a suspicious Vigo vehicle followed them. The victims said that armed men in the vehicle stopped their vehicle at gunpoint and robbed Rs15 million from them.