These LITM Pop Picks are everything from delicate and acoustic to gritty and intense – featuring Laura M., DELISAUCE, Gordo Bardot, and more!
1. Laura M. – Fly Away
Elegant in its minimalist approach, Laura M.’s Fly Away is a beautiful exploration of love and what can happen when it doesn’t go right, as it is inevitably bound to. Emotionally nuanced, the track is composed of layers of uncertainty, lingering love, hurt, and overall, vulnerability; it refuses to sink into easy answers, and lets the emotional confusion be. The standout on this track is the minimal arrangement that allows the delicate yet crystal-clear vocals to shine and take centre stage. Supported by a piano that knows when to step back and allow the song to shine, this track is hauntingly sad yet liberating – listen here.
2. DELISAUCE – Karma
From its opening moments, DELISAUCE’s Karma feels warm and inviting, with quintessential Afrobeats sounds that make you start moving to them before you even realise it. Smooth and lingering, the track knows the effect it wants to have, and wastes no time in making it happen. It manages to balance a laid-back sound with tension that’s hard to put your finger on, yet one that continues simmering below the surface. This song keeps its emotions understated while still letting them hover, making their presence known without becoming overbearing. With lush, fluid vocals over beats that won’t leave your mind, the song sounds as effortless as it is catchy. Listen here!
3. Gordo Bardot – Big Bad Fire
Even before you hit play, the title of Gordo Bardot’s Big Bad Fire conjures up a sense of ominousness; its opening moments only amplify this sense of foreboding. Restless energy hits you from the beginning, and even when it dips, it only creates more tension. It’s easy to create chaotic energy with volume and overwhelm, but this track knows that what’s usually more effective is playing around, pushing and pulling with suspense and silence that can do more than volume. It’s unsettling throughout, with evil laughter sprinkled in for good measure in between lines like “You’re going to the big bad fire… It’s me at the steering wheel, driving you there.” Listen here!
4. SonicFluxx – Idol
SonicFluxx’s latest single, Idol, turns love into something a lot more sinister on this industrial pop track. Idolising a person is often the line where love starts turning obsessive, and this track is fully off the deep end – though, maybe not in the way you expect. Obsession, intensity, and fixation are all present, yes, but what really twists this around is the narcissism. This isn’t about wanting someone – it’s about knowing you’re all anyone wants. The song thrives on this surprise and contrast: grit works with polish, seduction clashes with danger. Give Idol a listen here – who knows, you may never stop wanting to listen.
5. Amtton – Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills is Amtton’s latest single, a song that feels like you’ve stepped into a dream you can barely recall after the fact. With textures that feel like they’re weaving a high-saturation, abstract tapestry of colour, the track leans into the slightly bizarre and unpredictable, keeping things funky and interesting. The idea of Beverly Hills lends images of glamour and luxury, and Amtton subverts these expectations by using it as a setting for a story that says something more. Where the track really succeeds is in striking that balance between haze and weight, and it does so admirably. Listen here!
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