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article #MusicMonday Review - May 2026 in Community Blog https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-May-2026/ba-p/7398805 <P class="lia-align-justify"><A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/bg-p/spotifyct/label-name/music%20monday" target="_self">#MusicMonday</A> is the hashtag I've been using for quite a while to share music recommendations from up-and-coming artists. Always fresh, and always different, trying to look for trends before they become one. You can check <A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-April-2026/ba-p/7383643" target="_self">April's review</A> for more music.</P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">It doesn't matter if you want to raise attention to government, environmental, or personal issues, music is the perfect way to express yourself, whatever genre you may prefer. Give them a listen, with a word from the artists themselves. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":headphone:">🎧</span></P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P><STRONG><SPAN>June Holland – Mouldy Orange</SPAN></STRONG></P> <P> </P> <P><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="JuneHolland.jpg" style="width: 303px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/206883iAF2ED34B7009F679/image-dimensions/303x303?v=v2" width="303" height="303" role="button" title="JuneHolland.jpg" alt="JuneHolland.jpg" /></span></EM><EM>I spent so much time just</EM><BR /><EM>Sat on my own</EM><BR /><EM>They said I disrupted the rest of the kids</EM><BR /><EM>So they left me alone</EM></P> <P><BR /><EM>But I was a fire until you put out my flames</EM><BR /><EM>Labelled me naughty and stupid</EM><BR /><EM>When deep down I knew I had brains</EM></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>Can't help but be mad that school</EM><BR /><EM>Could've been easier</EM><BR /><EM>If only I'd have had an educated teacher</EM></P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">We begin our trip in South Manchester, England for a soulful Indie Folk track about a girl who has being punished for being herself, but with time understood she's perfect just as she is:</P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"It’s a personal experience, I was always labelled the naughty kid in primary school I got in trouble a lot but no one ever suggested it could be ADHD, I’m not sure it was really explored in my school especially in girls…</P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">When I reached my twenties I finally got diagnosed with ADHD and although it didn’t come as a surprise it did bring up a lot of emotions including anger and grief for the young misunderstood girl I was growing up.</P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">So this song was kind of like therapy for me. Getting out all the emotions I felt and reflecting on my life. But I also wanted to create this song and share my experience because I know there will be many others like me out there and I want to make them feel seen and know that they aren’t alone.</P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">The response has been amazing so far it’s been wonderful to see people connecting with the track. 🥹🧡<SPAN><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":winking_face:">😉</span></SPAN>"</P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><A href="spotify:track:4KepSGT6osc3dZwyCldBAC:small" target="_self">spotify:track:4KepSGT6osc3dZwyCldBAC:small</A></P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P><STRONG><SPAN>Shines – Late for Days</SPAN></STRONG></P> <P> </P> <P><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="Shines.jpg" style="width: 303px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/208094i3FD97E35F83C1404/image-dimensions/303x303?v=v2" width="303" height="303" role="button" title="Shines.jpg" alt="Shines.jpg" /></span>Since you went away</EM><BR /><EM>it's hard to fall asleep</EM><BR /><EM>your t-shirt smells the same</EM><BR /><EM>you left it here with me</EM></P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><BR /><SPAN>Let's travel east to Grimsby, England, for an Indie Rock track about those really long conversations that seem to go on for hours in the middle of the night</SPAN>:</P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"I think it's one of them open ended songs that sort of content different meanings. Whether it be sort of the breakup of a relationship, or a friendship or just sort of whatever's left after that's happened.</P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">But also it came together really quick for us. Just got sort of jamming over a little riff and we're sort of working like that for all our stuff this year. It's not overthinking stuff, not polishing stuff, and just keeping it nice and fresh, and just getting it out there.</P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">I'd say the style of this song is more shoegaze than what we've done prior, but there's a lot of elements in our first album that's shoegaze. It's probably inspired by great bands like <EM>Beach Fossils</EM>, <EM>Wild Nothing</EM>, you know, <EM>The Drums</EM>. I like all them type of bands. They've all got a good groove."</P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><A href="spotify:track:2s5fhMX6PvJNh3Sx2heiMb:small" target="_self">spotify:track:2s5fhMX6PvJNh3Sx2heiMb:small</A></P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P><STRONG><SPAN>Fine Night Elements – All We Know</SPAN></STRONG></P> <P> </P> <P><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="FineNightElements.jpg" style="width: 225px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/208095i0809C57C83AF14D0/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="FineNightElements.jpg" alt="FineNightElements.jpg" /></span>Valleys low to mountains high</EM></P> <P><EM>Rivers running from the beginning of time</EM></P> <P><EM>Sun shines through to the forest floor</EM></P> <P><EM>Last flower raises its head</EM></P> <P><EM>But only once more</EM></P> <P><BR /><EM>Leave us alone I hear them cry</EM></P> <P><EM>Don't speak your language but why should we die?</EM></P> <P><EM>Do you ever think that this world does not revolve around you?</EM></P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><SPAN class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-4qtqp9 r-1a11zyx" data-testid="UserLocation"><SPAN class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3">Up north in Gateshead, England, we get an Alt Rock track blended with some Indie vibes about human's inherent appetite to destroy what's in our path, and take everything we can. It's all we know</SPAN></SPAN>:</P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"Initially the music was laid down just through jamming, but the experience that inspired the lyrics are just the constant information about global warming that we’re consistently ignoring. The track discusses the path we’re on as a species and how we need to change."</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:2vZ5Hd8r42VoqrmtMz61kP:small" target="_self">spotify:track:2vZ5Hd8r42VoqrmtMz61kP:small</A></P> <P> </P> <P><STRONG><SPAN>Draken – It Serves You Right</SPAN></STRONG></P> <P> </P> <P><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="Draken.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/208096i1262117D0375E506/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="Draken.jpg" alt="Draken.jpg" /></span></EM></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>You screwed up, you crossed the line</EM><BR /><EM>So don’t act so surprised, my friend</EM></P> <P><EM>We always knew it was a matter of time</EM><BR /><EM>Before you’d be knee deep in sh*t again</EM></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>Slowly dying</EM><BR /><EM>Thought you were death defying</EM><BR /><EM>They got you dead to rights</EM><BR /><EM>And truth be told… it serves you right</EM></P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">We fly now to Oslo, Norway for a Metal track that tells what happens when arrogance makes you blind, while leaving your decency behind. Bassist Hallward explains:</P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"It's about power hungry politicians, and corruption. I wrote the lyrics when there was a series of political scandals in Norway; politicians taking advantage of the system, misuse of public funds, etc."</P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><A href="spotify:track:3ZqpEOcb4Xq0Yo6T2FKqpV:small" target="_self">spotify:track:3ZqpEOcb4Xq0Yo6T2FKqpV:small</A></P> <P> </P> <P><STRONG><SPAN>dimblue – One Hundred Thoughts</SPAN></STRONG></P> <P> </P> <P><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="dimblue.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/208097iD4A51B3F32A55399/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="dimblue.jpg" alt="dimblue.jpg" /></span></EM></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>I'm not defined by my sense of revenge</EM><BR /><EM>I drop my innocence and I don't want it back</EM><BR /><EM>Thoughts travel so fast that I cannot bend</EM><BR /><EM>My heart is broken</EM><BR /><EM>Some things you cannot mend</EM></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>Compelling answers don't always let you rest</EM><BR /><EM>Satisfaction isn't always the best</EM><BR /><EM>Some say that truth lies in the middle ground</EM><BR /><EM>But our subconscious wish is still to be found</EM></P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">We now travel to Bari, Italy for an Indie Folk track with some Lo-Fi details about taking time to reflect on something you have experienced, and trying to come up with an adequate response:</P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"Overthinking is exactly what gave life to this track. All those thoughts that flow incessantly, often leaving us exhausted.</P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">I believe the song was born from the desire to bring some order, while at the same time immersing myself in the creative flow. I think the filter was the instrument itself—the acoustic guitar—which somehow created the sense of order I was searching for in that creative moment.</P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">The electric guitar lines, on the other hand, allowed me to push into the background all those thoughts that tend to overlap."</P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><A href="spotify:track:60fe6PmHwQuwrc9mcbaG2s:small" target="_self">spotify:track:60fe6PmHwQuwrc9mcbaG2s:small</A></P> <P> </P> <P><STRONG><SPAN>Ismena – How Are You?</SPAN></STRONG></P> <P> </P> <P><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="Ismena.jpg" style="width: 225px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/208342iEFC0E5AA3919CE11/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="Ismena.jpg" alt="Ismena.jpg" /></span></EM></P> <P><EM>You came into my life and you said you were mine</EM><BR /><EM>And started a fire in my mind</EM><BR /><EM>I thought I knew who you were but you're a liar</EM><BR /><EM>And now I don't trust a single word</EM></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>Maybe one day it will turn out right</EM><BR /><EM>Who do you think you're standing beside?</EM><BR /><EM>Finally I am enlightened</EM><BR /><EM>I see you for who you are</EM></P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">We end out travels in Utrecht, NL. for a d<SPAN class="xdmh292 x15dsfln x140p0ai x1gufx9m x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1yc453h x1lliihq xzsf02u xlh3980 xvmahel x1x9mg3 xk50ysn">reamy, melancholic </SPAN>Indie Folk track about being hurt to the point of making sure you won't cross paths with that person ever again:</P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"T<SPAN>his was a very personal experience that affected me deeply. It's about trusting someone and gradually finding out that this person is not who they say they are.</SPAN></P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><SPAN>It can be hard to grasp when someone turns out to be completely different than what you always thought they were. It's also about finally accepting their true nature and not letting them affect you anymore.</SPAN>"</P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><A href="spotify:track:0ubUu2y2iaCqUFyLZsdF65:small" target="_self">spotify:track:0ubUu2y2iaCqUFyLZsdF65:small</A></P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P><STRONG>Listen to them and much more on the complete playlist</STRONG></P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:playlist:2IYRLjcwf2X9vC0QrI0b0P" target="_self">spotify:playlist:2IYRLjcwf2X9vC0QrI0b0P</A></P> <P> </P> <P>See you next time!</P> Tue, 26 May 2026 00:03:52 GMT osornios 2026-05-26T00:03:52Z #MusicMonday Review - May 2026 https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-May-2026/ba-p/7398805 <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="music-blog.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/173766i39FAE7A484005229/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="music-blog.jpg" alt="music-blog.jpg" /></span></P> Tue, 26 May 2026 00:03:52 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-May-2026/ba-p/7398805 osornios 2026-05-26T00:03:52Z