Taken then from their upcoming new album 'Love On The Edge of Desire', The Lightning Kids cover Bruce Springsteen's iconic 1985 single, 'I'm On Fire'. Recorded during studio sessions, 'I'm On Fire' is a re-working of the classic single, putting a low-fi, rootsy electronic-folk take on the song, putting Emma's vocals at the forefront of stripped back muted electric guitars and subtle vocoder and heartbeats. 'I'm On Fire' is the 2nd time, The Lightning Kids have done a cover version, following their successful take of 'The Boys of Summer' in 2022, which gave the band a viral Tik Tok moment and over 1.5m streams on Spotify. 'I'm On Fire' was produced by the band with mixing and mastering coming from Brian Skeel.
Rising synthwave band Sunset Wave has released their haunting new single Hopeless Emotions on all major streaming platforms. Blending neon-lit melodies, lush retro pads, and pulsing electronic beats, Hopeless Emotions invites listeners into a world where memory and longing intertwine under the glow of city lights.
Bright Light Bright Light cover of 'Lovesong For A Vampire', written by Annie Lennox for the film 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' and one of the most perfect songs ever written for film.
Andy Bell cover of the classic song made famous by Olivia Newton John & ELO: Xanadu.
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"Eggshell" is the haunting and expansive new solo single from Isaac Howlett, the charismatic singer/songwriter behind the internationally-renowned UK synth pop band, Empathy Test.
After two number one singles on the German Alternative Chart (DAC) with "House of Cards" and "Endless Night", Isaac turned to Daniel Myer (Liebknecht, Architect, Covenant, etc.) to produce his next tracks, giving them a darker, punchier edge than his previous efforts.
"Eggshell can be seen as a companion-piece to Empathy Test's "Demons", says Howlett, "and inhabits a similar realm, atmospherically. Written around the same time, it's one of the few songs I've written that's told from someone else's perspective - it's the response of the silent partner in Demons."
If that's not enough to capture the imagination of Empathy Test's legion of loyal fans, the fact that this perhaps the closest Howlett has come compositionally to Empathy Test, will no doubt cement Howlett's solo work as a viable alternative in the absence of anything new from the aforementioned duo.
"Eggshell" already has some buzz around it, having already been performed live several times by Howlett at his solo shows earlier in 2025, but this September-December he will also be performing it, and the follow-up "Ghost of the Tsunami" with the band on their biggest European tour to date.































































