With his raw voice, genuine passion and impressive range spanning folk, blues, gospel and rock, Shawn James returns to Europe with new songs—and will be stopping off at the Plaza Zurich on Thursday, 5 February 2026.
For this week’s special edition, we’ve been digging through the songs that didn’t make it into the Weekly5 but deserved it. Here are our killed darlings.
For almost twenty years, Jean Zuber steered Swiss Music Export. A conversation about watering little plants, beacon projects, and why funding institutions should never curate.
How you promote your new track, EP, or album to journalistic media differs significantly from a broader audience. We review hundreds of promotion emails every week—and have distilled some of the best practices.