ERICKOSCAR – Mi Gente y mi Tierra Panamá
ERICKOSCAR's 'Mi Gente y mi Tierra Panamá' is a heartfelt Latin pop love letter to homeland, warm and joyful and impossible not to move to.
ERICKOSCAR opens with a declaration of love that's been 35 years in the making. 'Mi Gente y mi Tierra Panamá' is built on bright, commercial pop instrumentation with a Latin pulse running through its centre, a track that makes you want to dance and cry at the same time. The vocal carries real weight, switching between tender recollection and full-throated celebration. There's childhood here, specific memories of place and people, and that specificity is what makes it land. It's a latin pop banger, and filled with sunshine. Joyful Latin pop, warm and deeply personal.
ERICKOSCAR is based in Cave Springs, but his roots are planted firmly in Panama, where he was born before moving stateside 35 years ago. Back with us after 'Till We Turn Grey' last week, he's a self-taught producer with over three decades playing acoustic guitar in his church band, and more than 1,200 songs written. The single dropped last month. A real gem.
Ricky’s rebel rabble – Molly
Ricky's Rebel Rabble's 'Molly' is a warm, T.Rex-touched guitar pop tribute from Watford, heartfelt songwriting that earns every note
'Molly' opens on a riff that knows exactly where it's going. This is a tribute song, written for the aunt who stepped in when Ricky lost his parents, who cared for him and his disabled son until her own sudden passing. That's a lot to carry, and the track holds it without buckling. Nick Andrew's production keeps things clean and bright, letting the retro guitar rock sit in the pocket while the vocal does the heavy lifting. And the hook? It's a lovely, glam-era glow filled beauty. Brilliant retro guitar pop, genuinely moving and built to last.
Ricky's Rebel Rabble are a Watford collective: Ricky on lead guitar and songwriting, Billy Henagan on vocals, Gary Sanford on drums, Nick Andrew on bass and production, and Alice Randall as co-writer and promoter. All funds from their releases go to Help Musicians and Scope. There's a new single on the way, 'Going Home in the Rain', co-written with Randall. A lovely thing this one.
Gentle Storm – Last Song
Gentle Storm's 'Last Song' is a stunning slice of contemporary pop from London, heartbreak rendered with real tenderness and a melody that stays with you.
'Last Song' opens on a vocal that knows exactly what it's lost. The track sits in that tender space where a relationship ends not with a fight but with a realisation, and the production matches it: soft, spacious, built around the ache rather than drowning it. There's an Elvis influence in the bones of this one, that classic melancholy dressed in contemporary pop arrangement, and it works. The chorus really kicks off but without overreaching, and the melody really works. Lovely contemporary pop, tender and aching in all the right places.
Gentle Storm is the project of London-based songwriter Athos Antoniaded. He's also an accomplished martial artist, inducted into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame, and you can hear that discipline in how carefully this track is constructed. 'Last Song' dropped 11th September 2026, drawing from his own experiences of young love reaching its end. He used AI tools to realise the track from his original lyrics and vision, selecting the final version from multiple interpretations. A heartfelt single, more please.