UK producer Linska has landed on Eli Brown’s Arcane Music imprint with a new two-track release, Criminal EP, out now. The project features Polish duo Duss on the title cut and British singer-songwriter rhys from the sticks on the closer, ‘Four Four’.
The release follows a busy start to 2026 for Linska, who opened the year with ‘World & Back’ alongside grime artist Riko Dan. That track picked up playlist support on Capital Dance and Sirius XM’s Pitbull-hosted Globalization New Music Friday, along with airplay on BBC Radio 1. She’s spent the months since locked in the studio, and ‘Criminal EP’ marks the next step before a run of North American tour dates gets underway.
‘Criminal‘, the lead track with Duss, pairs vocal chops with driving drums and low-end built for festival mainstages and club systems alike. ‘Four Four‘, the rhys from the sticks collaboration, leans into punchy grooves and UK-inflected vocals aimed at peak-time sets.
Linska’s rise has been fairly quick by any measure. Her 2025 debut solo single ‘Bad Boy’ cracked 15 million streams and hit #1 on Beatport’s Melodic House & Techno chart (#2 overall), and she’s since headlined sold-out shows at Concourse Project in Austin and Sound Nightclub in Los Angeles. Festival appearances followed at Coachella, Lightning in a Bottle and EDC Las Vegas, and this summer she made her Tomorrowland debut. She’s also picked up a nomination for Beatport’s One to Watch, a spot on Tomorrowland’s 20 of 2025: Most Promising Artists to Watch list, and the 1001Tracklists Future of Dance Award for 2025.
“This record feels like a true extension of myself: unapologetically British, Jamaican and Polish with a taste of the energy you feel from my shows,” Linska said of the EP. “‘Criminal’ with Polish producers Duss is dark, melodic and uncompromising, with a commanding Patois vocal. ‘Four Four’ with British vocalist rhys from the sticks is punchy, mod and firmly tongue-in-cheek.“
“The through-line is the energy and attitude in each track,” she continued. “I’ve never asked permission to occupy more than one space, and I’m not starting now. I guess this is what happens when you stop trying to fit in a box and just make the thing.“
Beyond the new EP, Linska has kept busy with a Rebuke collaboration, ‘Choose Life’, and a remix of Emmit Fenn’s ‘I Won’t Let You Down’. Her back catalog draws from UK underground club music, gaming soundscapes and festival-ready production, a mix that’s carried her from London clubs to North American mainstages in the span of about a year.
The Criminal EP rollout coincides with a run of North American tour dates that kicks off August 7 in Boston and stretches through mid-November, including stops at Club Space in Miami, Monarch in San Francisco, and a support slot for Eli Brown at The City Market of Los Angeles on November 14. She’ll also play BBC Radio 1 Malta on August 22.
Linska’s North American Tour Dates
- August 7 – Boat Cruise Summer Series, Boston, MA
- August 22 – BBC R1 Malta, Malta, MT
- September 4 – Club Space, Miami, FL
- September 11 – EQ, San Diego, CA
- September 12 – The Portal, Salt Lake City, UT
- September 18 – CODA, Toronto, ON
- September 19 – NewSpeak, Montreal, QC
- October 2 – Vice Nightclub, Seattle, WA
- October 9 – Monarch, San Francisco, CA
- October 23 – Night We Met, Nashville, TN
- October 24 – Serum @ Prysm Nightclub, Chicago, IL
- October 30 – Celine, Orlando, FL
- October 31 – Decca Live, Jacksonville, FL
- November 13 – Breakaway Houston 2026, Houston, TX
- November 14 – The City Market of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (support for Eli Brown)
Criminal EP is out now on Arcane Music across all streaming platforms.
