‘The Sting’ is the new release from London-based Irish-Puerto Rican artist Jæd. Her music is defined by her incredible voice, which can jump effortlessly from passionate defiance into restrained tenderness. Her guitar is equally important to her sound, with an instantly recognisable tone and playing style underpinning spiralling melodies. The track “is about the transformative power of jealousy when worked with for insight into our hidden and sometimes surprising desires. The initial pain of jealousy like a sting, when given space with patience and some meditation, is actually a storehouse of energy and can provide an impetus to initiate change.” Jæd’s debut album, I Loved The Gauntlet And There Was No Other Way, is out now via Delphi. -Dan Peeke