Songs of the Week - 13/07/2026
These are the essential tracks you need to check out this week!
Photo Credit: Plastic Fruit
piri - 'both be happier'
piri has finally dropped her long-awaited debut album ‘girl in stem’, entirely written, produced, mixed and mastered by herself. It’s a project that makes her independence feel unmistakable, and ‘both be happier’ sits right at its centre. Defiant and personal to piri's journey, it confronts the end of her previous creative partnership, making the case for going your own way both lyrically and through the song’s sheer brilliance. It is a standout track on its own, but also acts as a perfect entry point into piri’s world as a fully-fledged solo artist. The whole album is exceptional, so it’s well worth hearing in full.
Pixie Lott - 'DANCE LIKE NO ONE'S WATCHING'
Pixie Lott returns with ‘Dance Like No One’s Watching’, a single whose foundations were decided by her fans, marking a full‑tilt leap back into the big pop sound she does best. Built around electronic brass instrumentals, it blends dance‑pop energy with the classic soul and Motown touches that perfectly suit her voice. The track has already been lighting up festival sets across the summer and it is clear to say why. It’s a bold and joyful reminder of what makes Pixie Lott such a magnetic pop force.
Tallulah Rendall - 'Human'
Tallulah Rendall introduces her upcoming album ‘Only Human’, out October 9th, with lead single ‘Human’. The track moves with a slow floating tension, mirrors its theme of showing compassion for our own flaws and the quiet courage of choosing to keep loving after we fall. It’s a distinctive and deeply felt piece of music that opens this new chapter with real clarity, made even more impactful by the stunning vocals throughout.
Iona Luke - 'Bones'
Iona Luke releases her debut EP ‘From Dust’, a brilliant five‑track project with ‘Bones’ sitting right at its core. Slow‑burning and quietly unsettling, it explores desire at its most consuming, tracing the point where love and pain start to blur. The songwriting is almost poetic, delivered with Iona's gripping vocals. Each line lands with a real weight. It’s a standout moment on what is easily one of the most compelling debut EPs of the year.
Wendy Bevan - 'Innocence'
Wendy Bevan announces her new album ‘Alone With The Unknown’, out September 18th, with the haunting lead single ‘Innocence’. It merges a cinematic atmosphere and compelling vocals into a world suspended between longing and surrender. Wendy describes it as a song about losing yourself in another person while still trying to understand who you are, exploring that charged space between vulnerability, seduction and uncertainty. It’s a striking piece of music from an artist who seems to be entering her best era to date.
Robert Baxter - 'KITTY CAT'
Robert Baxter unleashes ‘KITTY CAT’ and it’s exactly as fun as the title suggests. A hypnotic club anthem rooted in ballroom culture, it’s the kind of track you can’t help but move to. Delivered with a confidence that comes from owning your identity rather than shrinking it, the song feels like an artist stepping fully into their power. Robert Baxter is one of Australia’s most exciting new voices and this release shows exactly why.
Isla Mae - 'Round and Round'
Isla Mae returns after the sensational ‘Some Form Of Art’ with new single ‘Round and Round’. It captures the push and pull of two people who can’t quite stay apart, moving through different emotional spaces with a real effortlessness. The track is self‑produced, and what stands out most is how carefully Isla has built the entire thing. Not just the lyrics, but the way she structures the song so each shift feels intentional. It is the prefect introduction to this new era and has me very excited for what comes next
Sydney Stevenson - 'Up to Fate (the Tarot Card Song)'
Sydney Stevenson arrives with ‘Up to Fate (The Tarot Card Song)’, a warm folk‑pop track about learning to trust the process when life feels uncertain. Born from tarot reading sessions with friends in London, it carries a genuine sense of shared joy. This is highlighted in the closing moments with the sound of those same friends laughing together. It’s the kind of song that could perfectly soundtrack so many of life's coming of age moments.
Emily O'Neal - 'Plastic'
Emily O’Neal’s debut EP ‘Overachiever’ has arrived, a six‑track release built from four earlier singles and two new additions that make choosing a highlight genuinely difficult. ‘Plastic’ edges it for me, a sharp and self‑aware piece about performing a version of yourself that never quite matches who you actually are. It captures something uncomfortably real about the pressure to project success, a pressure that feels far too familiar in day‑to‑day life. It’s exactly the kind of relatable clarity and musical excellence that defines the whole EP.
