Danish duo Snuggle capture Copenhagen’s charm with their new single

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Jessie Reyez – Psilocybin & Daisies

There’s a preconception that Gen X alt rockers are a bit grouchy – the type of people who complain that music doesn’t ​“feel dangerous” any more, or who berate you for wearing a Sonic Youth T‑shirt and not being able to name five of their songs on the top of your head. Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has shattered the stereotype by being nice about Canadian pop star Jessie Reyez’ freespirited Spring anthem Psilocybin & Daisies, which samples the Pumpkins’ classic track 1979. ​“I’m very honoured and touched that Jessie would choose to build something so new and beautiful from the bones of one of my songs,” Billy said in the press notes. ​“She’s so incredibly talented, and has that effortless, honest quality in the voice that I’d admire in the best singers.” Nice. Jesse has returned the gratitude: ​“Thanks to the Smashing Pumpkins. Thanks to mushrooms.” What a combo. DR

Snuggle – Dust

Last week, I was listening to a best of 2025 playlist curated by music content creator Marg.mp3 and I felt compelled to make a note of the band Snuggle, who’d stopped me in my tracks with their great song Marigold. Turns out the duo are on the Copenhagen label Escho, which is also home to very cool Danish artists like Astrid Sonne, Fine, ML Buch and Molina. I should have guessed: Snuggle evoke a feeling of melancholic beauty that’s flowing out of the CPH scene at the moment. Dust, Snuggle’s second single of the year, is a shimmering indie-pop track with foreboding lyrics – ​“a love song for an apocalypse,” as they put it – to soundtrack walks in the sun to try to forget about the morning’s headlines. I’ll put it on my personal playlist, too. DR

Sasami – I’ll Be Gone

Sasami’s new album Blood On The Silver Screen is a sharp move away from her last thrashing release (2022’s Squeeze) but she takes on the pop mantle with charm. On the synth‑y disco-infused track I’ll Be Gone, the NYC artist sings about circling the drain of a toxic relationship: ​“Oh, this is so problematically me /​Craving affection, so I had to come and see you /​Now you’re here in my arms /​Comfortable habits die hard”. Though it doesn’t rock as hard as Squeeze, I’m sure her fans would still have plenty of fun swaying to it beneath the disco ball come midnight. TL

Lauren Duffus – N.U.M.T.E

London producer/​singer Lauren Duffus specialises in melancholic, post-club productions and her latest release is no different. Layering her R&B vocals over a breakbeat track, N.U.M.T.E is couched in longing and nostalgia. With an accompanying video that shows Lauren in a space suit walking the lonely streets of London in the wee hours, it serves as the perfect accompaniment to that pensive last cigarette before you go home. TL

Yaeji – Pondeggi

In amongst clattering breaks and a slyly menacing beat, Yaeji makes a bold statement on Pondeggi: ​“Time is a weapon and it’ll weaponise you /​Doom doom scroll /​On a boom boom shadow ban /​Normalised you watermelon censorship /​Binary view /​They’re tryna hide it from you,” she sings in a mellow voice about the pitfalls of social media politics. The song’s title is a reference to the Korean insect-based street food beondegi – and fittingly, in the accompanying music video, Yaeji slowly turns into a silkworm. That’s one way to get off your phone. JW