Linking up with esteemed singer-songwriter Charlie Lim, Singapore conscious rapper ABANGSAPAU’s latest single is a deeply personal number dedicated to his late father - as he chronicles his regrets, doubts, and struggles since his passing.

Flica, the long-running moniker of ambient producer Euseng Seto, jumps on a remix of “La Luna”, a single put out by their fellow labelmate, synth-focused solo project D & The Compass.

Malaysian synth popper Froya has dropped a music video for “Creature”, the title track off her eponymous EP that dropped in December last year.

Indonesian indie rock quintet Heaven Affair has dropped “There Is Heaven”, the 3rd single off Blessed Shock – their debut EP which is slated to release sometime in early 2022.

Building off the momentum of comeback single “Nothing Lasts Forever”, Malaysia's Kyoto Protocol offers us a fresh resplendent ballad in the form of “Fading Lights”.

Before we head full swing into 2022, Big Duck runs down our ranking of the best Singaporean albums and EPs worth celebrating from 2021.

Queer-focused cassette label Genjitsu Stargazing Society has dropped For You I’ll Stay: A 2021 GSS Sampler, featuring Filipino artists savedhistory, killuv, agsit, catpuke, .wendil, Pamcy, O.U.T, Valiant Vermin, Grrl Cloud, and Polar Lows.

Freshly minted spikyfruits alt-rock solo act Maneloren makes a return with “Just Another Minute”, an attempt that doesn’t quite deliver at feel-good pop rock.

Shedding the Planeswalker moniker for his own name, Resonance in the Air is fittingly assertive, serving up a blend of dense soundscapes as fragmented strings, pulsating synths and fractured voices come together into an earthshaking whole.

Over VIDEOTAPEMUSIC’s pristine drums, glowing synths and signature quirky soundscapes, Houg’s fourth single from his upcoming album The Biting Tempo reflects on the passing of time, nocturnal thoughts lingering on paralysis and passivity.

Multidimensional cyber princess Yeule’s latest single from their upcoming second album, Glitch Princess, is nothing short of a statement piece - a depressive slice of grimy darkpop examining and fighting confessional self-hatred and internal demons.

Airy guitars to emotive vocals - more alt-R&B goodness served up by eelnai and Raizel Gonzales on their third single.