{"id":2302597,"date":"2026-02-27T06:17:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T06:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2302597"},"modified":"2026-02-27T06:17:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T06:17:29","slug":"new-music-friday-featuring-lottie-mcleod-swapmeet-and-ike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-music-friday-featuring-lottie-mcleod-swapmeet-and-ike\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music Friday featuring Lottie Mcleod, Swapmeet and IKE &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Before we clock off and crack a cold one, we\u2019ve rounded up\u00a0this week\u2019s standout<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/happymag.tv\/new-music-friday-featuring-destinezia-source-decay-20-02-2026\/\">\u00a0new releases<\/a>\u00a0from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/happymag.tv\/baraka-the-kid-if-tomorrow-neva-comes\/\">here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/happymag.tv\/gorillaz-the-mountain-parvat-short-film-release\/\">across the ditch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">Lottie McLeod \u2013 \u2018Important To You\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lottie McLeod levels up with \u2018Important To You\u2019, a bruising indie-folk slow build about boundaries and emotional weight. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s raw, reflective and unafraid \u2014 a young songwriter stepping into her power without losing her tenderness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Important To You\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7C2csEjcqWRELvgYe1nSj6?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">Swapmeet \u2013 \u2018I Know!\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adelaide\u2019s Swapmeet crash in with \u2018I Know!\u2019 \u2013 a fuzzy, jangle-pop rush that feels gloriously unfiltered. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written mid-jam and left instinctively rough around the edges, it\u2019s buoyant, punchy and quietly self-aware. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: I Know!\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/3q2YKTA1K0GrFVoBFMoN5t?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">The Great Emu War Casualties \u2013 \u2018Wanna See You\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Great Emu War Casualties prove they can do joy on \u2018Wanna See You\u2019. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Less existential spiral, more heart-on-sleeve simplicity, it\u2019s a jangly ode to wanting someone close. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still slightly melancholic (of course), but this time the sun\u2019s peeking through the angst. Album mode looks good on them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Wanna See You\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/2MwcFpX0syTv8QwgtLmvUm?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">horse \u2013 \u2018The Gap\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newcastle post-punks horse return swinging with \u2018The Gap\u2019 \u2013 dark, brooding and wired tight. It\u2019s all tension and grit, leaning hard into their raw edge without losing control. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If 2025 was the buzz year, this is the sound of a band doubling down and sharpening their teeth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: The Gap\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1Bnpt6QVXk8mDmiYIfGOUL?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">Ruby Jackson \u2013 \u2018Against The Wall\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sydney\u2019s Ruby Jackson taps into late-90s\/early-00s R&amp;B nostalgia on \u2018Against The Wall\u2019. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Silky, slow-burning and emotionally poised, it explores unrequited love with quiet confidence. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Against The Wall\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/3VC1AA1BRsmUPnue0daZ6E?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">South Summit \u2013 \u2018ON THE DASH\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Summit ease into bounce-rock territory on \u2018ON THE DASH\u2019, a laid-back groove built for open roads and servo snack stops. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written with Marlon Gerbes, it\u2019s breezy, rhythmic and Pharrell-coded in all the right ways. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: ON THE DASH\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6MHG6nAzuW6aaRoKCLuGh8?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">FOLEY \u2013 <i>LIKE AN ACTRESS<\/i> (EP)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FOLEY\u2019s new EP <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LIKE AN ACTRESS<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> trades polish for pulse. Built around live instruments and rom-com energy, it feels physical, immediate and joyfully theatrical.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2018CINEMATIC\u2019 and \u2018HONEY\u2019 sparkle, but it\u2019s the band-driven looseness that stands out. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A duo leaning into feel over formula \u2013 and winning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Like an Actress\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2c9rHaYmBCP1r7Gz6mmsGe?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">Cry Club \u2013 \u2018Monster Of The Week\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cry Club don\u2019t hold back on \u2018Monster Of The Week\u2019 \u2013 a brutal blast of industrial pop skewering ragebait culture and online decay. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s loud, frantic and politically charged, channelling digital exhaustion into something ferocious. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Monster of the Week\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/4ZR8T4ES1ezH3KC9MawK1Q?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">Jem Cassar-Daley \u2013 \u2018Clich\u00e9s\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jem Cassar-Daley leans into clarity on \u2018Clich\u00e9s\u2019, wrapping hard-won hindsight in warm indie-pop shimmer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honest and open-hearted, it balances vulnerability with strength, reaffirming her place as one of the country\u2019s most compelling young voices. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Clich\u00e9s\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/0mrT0A2ZpXgTawXp6Qikpu?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">Molly Millington \u2013 <i>Frank Morgan<\/i><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Molly Millington\u2019s debut album <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frank Morgan<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is technicolour coming-of-age at its most diaristic. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Playful, vulnerable and self-aware, it wrestles with identity and perception through a Wizard-of-Oz metaphor that actually sticks. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s joyful but thoughtful \u2013 a songwriter learning to hold every version of herself at once.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Frank Morgan\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6GTz0PxtzKqXkOTWVvqD0T?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">IKE \u2013 \u2018Lips On Lips\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IKE\u2019s \u2018Lips On Lips\u2019 captures the dizzy intimacy of young love \u2014 messy, intoxicating and slightly self-destructive. Lush melodies cushion its raw confessionals, turning insecurity into something strangely magnetic. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s personal without being precious, a snapshot of romance when the rest of the world fades out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: LIPS ON LIPS\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/2PMFn5Eqwn5x02migSjBWO?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">2charm \u2013 <i>star scum city<\/i><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2charm\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">star scum city<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is sweaty, sleazy, neon-lit chaos in the best way. Gooner-pop meets eurodance euphoria, with distorted beats and Y2K hooks colliding under strobe lights. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s queer, brash and escapist \u2014 recession-pop grandeur with its tongue firmly in its cheek.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: star scum city\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/0T5M2ccVJg6rJZaLAp5xmZ?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">VASSY &amp; Mind Electric \u2013 \u2018On Me\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VASSY returns to the floor with \u2018On Me\u2019, a shimmering disco-house anthem built for peak-time release. Teaming with Mind Electric, she delivers diva-level vocals over glossy grooves and club-ready remixes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s polished, confident and engineered to move \u2014 exactly what you want at 1am.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: On Me\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7bDxiCszb9Px1pXBoud71b?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">YNG Martyr \u2013 \u2018REAL GEEK\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YNG Martyr closes the gap between internet lore and real life on \u2018REAL GEEK\u2019. Gaming bars, flipped pop samples and sharp self-awareness collide as he ditches mystique for authenticity. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s playful but purposeful \u2014 the sound of an artist stepping out from behind the meme and owning the moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: REAL GEEK\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3VBKtBMIzrbk1Ynwb3zw44?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">Patience Please \u2013 <i>Miles Away<\/i> (EP)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sneaking in a little West London \u2013 because how could we not \u2013 Patience Please arrive with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miles Away<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a six-track debut EP that leans into crunching guitars, big hooks and the rush of new connection. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The title track leads the charge \u2013 bouncy, playful and built for live lift-off. 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