LNA

With her powerful, delicate voice, LNA (pronounced like DNA) interweaves elements that seem to have nothing in common to create a fascinating universe in which indie, electro-pop and elements from film music shake hands. Her sound is somewhere between Sylvan Esso and Radiohead and, with a captivating mixture of subby basses, organic samples and driving drums, is happy to defy the usual genre clichés. It leaves room for her voice, which she uses like an instrument. Paired with intimate, narrative songwriting, LNA hits a sweet spot where the attentive complexity of themes like feminism and coming of age culminate in a playful, almost simplistic listening experience that still grabs you at the core: this artist makes her hard work sound damn easy on the ears.