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Visa Anxiety Find Meaning in Motion on ‘What Can I Get For You? Love’

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8 months ago

January 7, 2026

Visa Anxiety are exactly the kind of band NME loves: globally minded, emotionally direct, and unafraid to interrogate the reality beneath youthful ambition. What Can I Get For You? Love, is a debut EP that sounds like it was built in transit — scribbled between flights, shifts, and cities — and that’s precisely its strength.

There’s an immediacy to the band’s songwriting that cuts through polish. These songs don’t posture; they confess. Migration, identity, and early adulthood aren’t treated as abstract ideas but as daily negotiations — where am I, who am I becoming, and how do I pay rent while figuring that out?

“Closed Eyes” is a standout opener, pairing British-indie guitar lines with Mandarin lyricism that deepens the song’s emotional reach. It’s about choosing to step into your life rather than observing it passively — a theme that resonates across the EP’s four tracks without ever feeling overstated.

The title track captures the strange poetry of service work. Inspired by Emilio’s bartending nights at Liverpool’s Cavern Club, it’s both grounded and philosophical — exploring the gap between performer and stranger, artist and job, history and now. It’s a clever, quietly devastating reflection on creative survival.

By the time “Summer Is Coming” rolls in, Visa Anxiety have earned their optimism. Drawing on LA memories, the closing track feels like emotional arrival without false resolution. What Can I Get For You? Love, positions Visa Anxiety as a band to watch — not because they have answers, but because they’re asking the right questions.

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Moon Rocket Finds the Space Between Soul and Dancefloor on ‘Just Us Alone’

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9 hours ago

September 8, 2026

Joni Jones

Italian producer, DJ and multi-instrumentalist Moon Rocket returns with ‘Just Us Alone’, a hypnotic Afro House journey built around connection, intimacy and the energy of the dancefloor.

There’s a distinct musicality running through everything Moon Rocket creates. The alias of Italian producer and multi-instrumentalist Raffaele Scoccia, Moon Rocket brings his background as a classically trained pianist and Hammond organ player into a sound that seamlessly connects melody, emotion and electronic groove.

His latest single, ‘Just Us Alone’, released via Moon Rocket Music, is a perfect example.

Driven by a warm, steady Afro House rhythm, the track unfolds around a subtle piano melody and soulful vocals, creating an atmosphere that feels intimate yet effortlessly danceable. Hypnotic rather than overproduced, ‘Just Us Alone’ finds its strength in the space between emotion and movement.

“Just Us Alone is a track about connection and intimacy”, says Moon Rocket. “I wanted to create something that felt emotional and hypnotic while still having the energy to work on the dance floor.”

That balance has become a defining characteristic of Moon Rocket’s work. His musical journey began at the age of 15, when he received his first piano, eventually leading him to study classical music, harmony and composition. Today, those foundations inform a distinctive Afro Melodic-Tech style that combines organic musicianship with contemporary club production.

Moon Rocket has built an international following through releases on labels including Defected, Nervous, Sony Italy, BBE, Hed Kandi and Soulfuric, while his music has been embraced by artists across the global electronic scene. His breakthrough track ‘Reciprocity’ surpassed 21 million plays and 250,000 Shazams, establishing him as one of the distinctive voices emerging from the Afro House movement.

On ‘Just Us Alone’, Moon Rocket takes a more intimate approach, allowing the groove, melody and vocal to work together naturally. Mastered by Sam Wills at Wired Masters, London, the track carries the warmth and clarity to work equally well through a club system, a sunset set or a late-night headphone session.