Multi-hyphenate artist MIN-t returns with her striking new single, ‘Hope’, the lead track from her forthcoming album ‘Before The After’, set for release on 8 May 2026, and we share it here at LOCK.
Since relocating from Poland to Berlin in 2015, MIN-t has built a formidable reputation across Europe, supporting global acts like HVOB, Angel Haze, Jess Glynne, and Vitalic, and performing at major festivals including Reeperbahn, Off Festival, Orange Warsaw, Open’er, and Y Not. Her relentless touring, most recently with singer-songwriter Saya Noé and electronic pop producer OIEE, has seen her take over stages in cities from Budapest to Berlin, cementing her status as a consummate live performer.
Born Martyna Kubicz, MIN-t is a classically trained musician whose genre-defying approach blends electronic, pop, and R&B. A Berklee College of Music alumna and the first Polish woman mentored by the legendary Susan Rogers, she has spent over a decade honing her craft as a singer, songwriter, producer, composer, and mix engineer. Her previous album, Shot To Pieces (2021), co-produced with Leo Abrahams, showcased a fearless exploration of sound, and ‘Hope’ continues in that vein, marrying technical precision with emotional depth.
‘Hope’ is an audacious, cathartic anthem that feels both intimate and expansive. MIN-t’s production is meticulous: a ferocious breakbeat lays a compelling groundwork, glitchy synths stretch the track into a sense of liberating space, and a commanding bassline drives the song forward. Vocally, MIN-t is in full command, shifting effortlessly between soaring melodies and incisive, evocative rap.
Lyrically, the song is a message of resilience, a reminder to cling to hope even in life’s darkest moments. Fans of FKA twigs, Charli XCX, and Sevdaliza will find themselves drawn into MIN-t’s world, where vulnerability meets precision, and experimentation is never at the expense of feeling.
With ‘Hope’, MIN-t proves once again why she is one of Europe’s most compelling and forward-thinking artists: fearless in her experimentation, meticulous in her craft, and utterly unafraid to make music that resonates on both a visceral and cerebral level.