HYPERSPACE: Best Discoveries of the Week – Episode One Hundred Thirty Five
Hey Space Travellers,
Hope you are ready for another incredible episode of Hyperspace!
Fasten your seatbelts and get ready to depart!
CROSSTOWN – “Rose-Colored Boy”
CROSSTOWN’s take on Rose-Colored Boy transforms the Paramore favorite into a sleek dance-pop and electro-infused anthem while keeping just enough of its pop-rock roots to honor the original.
Danny Mitchell’s emotive vocals glide over a glossy production layered with shimmering synths, punchy beats, and subtle guitar textures, while Lily Santos’ bass work locks in a groove built for the dance floor. The intimate home-recording process adds warmth to the polished finish, making it feel both personal and festival-ready.
It’s a reimagining that captures the spirit of the original but spins it toward late-night house parties and neon-lit cityscapes. With their debut album on the horizon, CROSSTOWN proves they know how to make a cover feel entirely their own.
Energy WhoresHey – “Hey Hate!”
Energy Whores’ Hey Hey Hate is a razor-edged electro-punk-pop anthem that turns the dance floor into a space for protest and reflection.
Carrie Schoenfeld’s commanding vocals ride over gritty synths, biting guitar lines, and a relentless beat, delivering a potent mix of urgency and groove. The track’s sharp lyricism confronts political division head-on, making every hook feel like both a rallying cry and a call to consciousness.
With its fusion of punk attitude, club energy, and subversive artistry, it cements Energy Whores’ reputation for music that moves bodies while sparking conversation. This is protest music with a pulse, as fearless as it is infectious.
Jace Mastra – “Locked Away”
Jace Mastra’s Locked Away is a moody, emotive single that channels the raw honesty of Juice WRLD and Post Malone while carving out its own intimate space.
Built from late-night freestyle sessions and refined through collaborative editing, the track captures the tangled rush of emotions sparked by seeing someone who means everything. Mastra’s vocal delivery balances vulnerability with confidence, riding over a smooth, melodic beat that keeps the mood both reflective and catchy.
It’s a deeply personal cut designed to resonate with anyone who’s wrestled with overwhelming feelings, proving Mastra’s gift for turning private moments into universally relatable music.
Exzenya – “Regulator or My Dopamine”
Exzenya’s Regulator of My Dopamine is a sleek, intoxicating blend of contemporary pop-R&B and soulful storytelling, turning the rush of all-consuming love into a lush sonic experience.
Her magnetic vocals glide over a hypnotic beat, weaving seductive melodies and layered harmonies with subtle world rhythms that add depth and allure. The track’s concept — comparing love’s highs to the brain’s dopamine surge — gives it a clever emotional core, making every lyric feel both intimate and universally relatable.
Fans of H.E.R., Jorja Smith, and Snoh Aalegra will find themselves hooked by the song’s warmth and sophistication. It’s a fearless celebration of connection at its most euphoric, delivered with style, confidence, and undeniable groove.
T.Y. – “DUE 4 A WIN”
T.Y.’s debut album “DUE 4 A WIN” is pure heart-on-sleeve storytelling with a grit that hits different. Dropped just a few weeks ago, the Jersey City wordsmith teams up with longtime friend and executive engineer Douggie to cook up a sound that’s as raw as it is soulful. Born from heavy life losses (including the tragic passing of his younger brother), this project is literally therapy on wax.
Tracks like “Rainfall “bleed emotion, with T.Y. laying bare his pain over a silky, relatable hook, while “New Drama” flips clever samples into bar-heavy fire. What makes it special? Nothing here was pre-planned.. it all came together naturally, almost like the album knew where it wanted to go.
With real-life scars fueling his pen, T.Y. turns grief into something triumphant. It’s vulnerable but confident, street but poetic: the kind of project that stays stuck in your playlist. After all, he’s DUE 4 A WIN… and this might just be it.
3RD3Y3 – “Aryeon Szela”
3RD3Y3 brings us “Aryeon Szela “, a track that’s a full-on spiritual cipher, laced with that “Word, Sound, Power” energy that makes you feel like you’re catching transmissions from another dimension. This joint walks you straight into the tension and harmony between the Lamb and the Lion, a deep dive into balance, strength, and humility.
This sound hits like a fusion of conscious hip-hop and cinematic post-rock: just imagine meditative chants colliding with raw, pulse-raising rhythms. There’s an ancient-meets-future vibe here, pulling from Egyptian cosmology, Rastafarian philosophy, and a dash of streetwise poetry. 3RD3Y3 spits and chants with purpose, every bar and breath feeling intentional, almost ritualistic.
This single definitely sets the tone for a journey that’s as much about inner reflection as it is about moving your body. It’s heady, it’s heavy, and it lingers, the kind of track you don’t just play, you sit with. Real talk: this is soul food for the mind.
BLOON DØG – “Caffeinate”
BLOON DØG’s single “Caffeinate” feels like rolling out of bed into a reality that’s just slightly… off, but in a cool way. Glitchy percussion clicks away like a broken clock, synth stabs jut out at odd angles, and little warped samples flicker in and out like half-remembered dreams. It’s LoFi meets IDM, but with a weirdcore soul: minimal, surreal, and strangely comforting in its disorientation.
You can hear shades of Vegyn and early Four Tet here, but BLOON DØG’s approach is way more myth-driven: this is a signal from The Vøid. Part producer, part digital phantom, BLOON DØG wraps you up in a soundscape that’s meditative and a little uneasy, like trying to sip coffee while the walls melt just slightly.
Caffeinate isn’t about hype energy, it’s about that jittery headspace where you’re awake, but not sure where you’ve landed. A beautifully odd slice of outsider electronica, perfect for late-night headphone trips or morning static storms!
Broken Spaceship – “A Part With Some Significance”
The debut EP of Broken Spaceship, called “A Part With Some Significance,” is a project that definitely can’t be missed. This London-based duo, Joserra (aka Chamy the Chameleon) and Ultra_Eko, come armed with a genre recipe that shouldn’t work on paper but hits like a glitch in the matrix: post-punk grit, hip-hop flow, indie attitude, and electronic pulses that feel both retro and future-facing.
Chamy’s been everywhere in the scene: DJ booths, tour vans, backstages, and it shows in the EP’s tight production and fearless experimentation. Ultra_Eko brings the words and the vision, spitting lines that read like conspiracy-laced poetry while painting full cinematic worlds in your head.
From the tense, rap-meets-spoken-word opener “Dreams” to the bass-heavy menace of “Rotten Teeth” and the warped brightness of “Endless Puzzle”, the project keeps shifting but never loses its thread. It’s moody, paranoid, and strangely addictive, like tuning into a pirate signal broadcasting from a broken future.
Broken Spaceship just landed, but they’re already orbiting in their own lane!
