A name new to ATB, Reeves is a native of the West Midlands, becoming a festival regular over recent years, as she plies her crystalline vocal cords across songs both from the folk tradition and her own. This recording has been out about a month, but is well worth the belated shout out.

With no less than George Boomsma on additional guitar, the song is her own, written originally on her tenor ukulele. Immediately it recalls the exquisite soundscape of early Fairport, with the bass and drums barely more than a nuance. But rather than any Denny textures, Reeves’ voice is sweeter and purer; “the voice of an angel“, has said Guy Chambers, and that is certainly manifest as the multi-tracked chorale of Reeveses sweep in. Seldom do songs land as fresh and perfectly formed as this.

The second single from an album entitled the same, the album is due to drop in August, and we will be waiting eagerly for it.

Hollow Hand is the nom de guerre of Brighton’s Max Kinghorn-Mills, and this new song is a trippy swagger, full of early summer sparkle. working this time with a band, Oliver Newton, on bass, and Leo Clarke, on drums, the realisation came that this gave a greater sense of spontaneity than did his solo bedroom beavering away.

Simple small stories of everyday life are the MO of Hand, as we’ll call him, and this is typical, referencing his daily bus journey to the recording studio. It is the outrider for a new album, logged for September, and which will be called Wish Road South, which is where said studio is based, or, at least, the bus stop required to find it.

A breezy folk-pop melody infuses the lyric, as guitars amble up and down a nifty chord progression. When a song starts with the line: “Eight in the morning, just when I’m yawning“, you know it is going to be good, and, you know, it is.

The video is also a joy and, you guessed it, is set on the bus.

French-Lebanese trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf has been described, variously, as: “a living legend of jazz” and, more simply: “a virtuoso.” Ibrahim has more than 20 albums to his name and he remains the only artist in the history of France’s Victoires de la Musique to be recognised for instrumental music.

He was born in Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War and Ibrahim’s family fled the unrest to settle in France, whilst he was still a young child. The family struggled with language and integration and music became Ibrahim’s refuge. And, central to that story is the quarter-tone trumpet that Ibrahim’s father invented – an instrument that allowed the player to move between Arabian and Western tonal systems.

That instrument sits at the heart of Trumpets of Michel-Ange, Ibrahim’s forthcoming album, and new single Bring the Light is the first foretaste of what Ibrahim has in store.

A cry of “Aaaoouw!” launches a journey into some of the funkiest territory to be found anywhere this side of Metebelis 3. This is the sound of pure joy, as the trumpets soar above a solidly funky rhythm section. The vocals are a mix of bellowed delight and gospel harmony and, it’s that the “virtuoso” tag is no idle boast. Breathless!

Born, raised and still based in Nashville, Winston Liv is a singer, songwriter, poet and visual artist with a special line in reflective folk, alternative attitude and playful pop melodies. Their debut album, Joan of Snark, is well on the way and, by way of introduction, Winston has given us a sneak preview of what’s in store, with lead single, Muse.

Winston wrote Muse for a songwriting class assignment. They take up the story: “I changed schools in the 7th Grade and there was someone in my science class that I was immediately drawn to. From that day forward, I had a crush on them up until high school graduation. I would draw them in my sketchbook, doodle them on my class notes and write poetry about them. Thinking about it now, I just see a kid with a crush who was finding outlets for these big feelings they were having.”

And it that story, and those feelings, that Winston describes in Muse – in a way that’s bright, punchy, poppy and undeniably catchy. The music is light as air, and so is Winston’s voice, as they sing: “Out came the notebook and pen – the poems and letters I never sent…”

Neon Summer Sky, the new album from Bedouine (the musical project of LA-based musician Azniv Korkejian) is out now and – spoiler – it’s a corker! We’ve already enjoyed three episodes of the album’s advance party: lead single Long Way to Fall and follow-ups Always on Time and On My Own. They’re all good ‘uns but the latest taster – released just as the starting pistol for the album’s launch is fired – is. arguably, the best of the bunch. In fact, I reckon that One Thing Right is the standout track of Neon Summer Sky.

The song is an intoxicationg blend of jazz and soul, propelled along by drummer Jerry Waronker’s irresistible bossa nova rhythm. And – just wait until you hear Bedouine’s sweet, intimate vocal. You’ll melt – I guarantee it!