

The Spiel: Montreal dance pop artist Rêve - a Billboard emerging dance artist to watch - is proving why with her debut album Saturn Return. It’s been almost 2 years in the making and some of it was written when I was still working a full time job. The Artist Says: “I’m not really one for putting soppy s–t on socials,” the artist, born Joshua Mainnie, wrote on Instagram, “but it’s an incredibly moving thing to know there are people out there that actually want to listen to my music and hear this album.


and Europe for the remainder of 2023, with a nine-date North American tour launching this February. The Edinburgh native is on tour in the U.K. Vocal snippets give the project a human, sometimes slightly melancholic, mood and depth. The Scottish producer has a talent for lushness and groove, building the standout “Always Get Through To You” to an exultant place while bringing in Afrobeats, house, jazz and ambient influences throughout. The Spiel: Barry Can’t Swim has released more than half his debut album, When Will We Land?, in singles over the last few months, but damn if it doesn’t all sound so good all together.
