A month after sweet synth-pop surrender ‘Talk’, indie kid Amaroun flexes her versatility on new output ‘Alive’. Set around the artist’s lyrical honesty and directness, this new one approaches alternative hip-hop and grime production with Boris Labant and featuring rapper Mansa. With siren-esque backing vocals and ticking percussion, ‘Alive’ bottoms out into life-affirming bass. As the London-based artist Amaroun tells us, “Alive is all about coming to life, breathing new energy into your lungs and letting go of all the heavy stuff holding you back.” It’s an impressive cross-genre track that’ll have you up out of that seat shouting “I FEEL ALIVE” in no time. - Hannah Thacker