Your happiness and good spirits can be a flakey state of affairs, one moment you might feel like you’re placed firmly in the driver seat of life, when a sudden turn of events tries to steal your mojo. Hold on to your wigs and keys then and it’s good to have a clean center of gravity, a natural point of rotation in those moments, for example a piece of music that speeds you back into orbit.

Délage here is a highly-skilled trio from Amsterdam supplying just that: Till Hormann on vocals and guitar, Carlijn Fransen on keys and vocals, and Marius Schwarz on bass and vocals. Together they come up with a fantastic blend of dreamy pop melodies and crisp post-punk riffs and loops. They just released a phenomenal self-titled EP last week with songs that showcase their creative radius. The engaging track Frühling is attached below, the EP is out now on cassette, via Hamburg’s own BBJTC label, part of the Bad Boy Jesus City Swimmers Club.

The rather elusive super group of Domenique Dumont is set to play a few rare live shows across the European peninsula this month. Their sound connects the dots between the clear cut aesthetics of the Baltics and the savoir vivre of the Grande Nation while maintaining a sense of mystery about the exact coordinates. They are said to be a collaboration between multi-instrumentalist and producer Arturs Liepins, vocalist and ethnomusicologist Anete Stuce and (perhaps) an artist from France whose existence is neither confirmed nor denied. Exactly what they want you to think..

The group already lists three brilliant albums in their discography spanning more than a decade, and just added a fourth album last year, titled Deux Paradis, via Parisian power house Antinote. The album feels like a dreamy kind of crisp sunny morning in the tropics. Find the great track Bonjour Tristesse attached below – you can also find this track – and many more – on the frequently updated official Poule d’Or playlist, available on Apple Music and Spotify.

They are set to play Bordeaux, Stockholm, Tartu, Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Basel and Milano within the next few weeks – so buckle up and get ahead of this. All dates and venues are nicely listed below, and here on their website.

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One of the perks of doing Poule d’Or the way we do it, is you get to build loose relationships with people around the globe. Vilde here has been a household name in this universe, notably sitting down for a photo-interview back in 2023.

He recently relocated to Melbourne after 14 years abroad and just released a smooth album titled Qualia at Odds inspired by this experience and way of life. Sunblush is the first single to drop from this bucket of delight, attached below.

You can also find this track – and many more – on the frequently updated official Poule d’Or playlist – available on Apple Music and Spotify.

Brilliant new release coming in here by way of our friends at Géographie Records over in Paris, France. Asara is the solo project by Dog Park bassist Sarah pursuing a more dreamy and hazy route of passage. Cute is her first single and nicely drags you into her realm with a keen sense for how to create an enveloping soundscape. Crisp production and elegant tempo – we are here for it.

You can also find this track – and many more – on the frequently updated official Poule d’Or playlist – available on Apple Music and Spotify.

Something we embrace deeply here at Poule headquarters is to trust the process, your own process and understand life as a journey of our own tempo rather than a static destination. So when the other day, traveling hurriedly in the back of a cab, the driver made a stop at the highway toll booth, only to get out of the vehicle to pay in cash and engage a short chat with the clerk, it’s something to embrace and be inspired by. No need to rush, pace is relative.

In this mindset, Bristol’s duo Bellyful entered the Poule d’Or radar. They produce a brilliant blend of trip hop – a genre that maybe makes the comeback nobody knew we needed? Their new single Proximity is their debut and nicely floats along, carried by liquid production and brilliant vocals. The song talks about distance and circumstance and how they affect your relationships. It is not about losing love for somebody but rather how it may change over time.

Around this time of the year in the Northern hemisphere, when the weather changes and mornings are crisp and sunny, you might find yourself in a place of unmet demands and longings of one form or the other. Take a moment, adjust yourself, and make a first step. Humans are made for direction not position.

Evripidis and his Tragedies here offers the dreamy soundtrack to your 2026 endeavors: ¿Quién necesita un amor? is a great song about self-sufficiency while being drenched in sweet melancholy and all-consuming yearning. This message comes wrapped in sparkling synths and his enveloping vocals and wit. The single came out last week, and is accompanied by a cool music video by Marc Ribera.

Check out the track below – and also find it on the official spring edition of the Poule d’Or playlist, now on Spotify and Apple Music.

Title photo by Marc Ribera and Marc Ribera only.