In anticipation of The New Colossus Festival 2023 [First published in our weekly newsletter, February 13, 2023.] Certain key ingredients are needed to create an interesting music festival. It starts with an attractive city. Then, of course, isn’t it all about the performing artists? The music itself. You would want[…]
“Runner’s High,” the new single by Olivia Reid, takes you on a mesmerizing journey you didn’t see coming but one you are all the more excited to be part of. The track begins rather mellow, morphs then into a dancey, groovy number complete with saxophone sprinkles, and ends on a[…]
“Someone saw me, for a second, noticed me,” sings Ofer Shouval, mastermind of O. Wake, in his band’s new single “Head in the Cloud.” It is impossible, however, to forget Ofer’s vocals just after a second. When I first listened to an O. Wake song a year or so ago,[…]
These days electronic music is ubiquitous, but few songs capture the pure fascination and excitement of synthetic sound generation as well as “Twit,” the new song by NYC singer, songwriter, and producer Helly Manson aka foil. “Twit” is the first single off Helly’s debut album On The Wing, out on[…]
Leave it to Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Nicole Rodriguez aka Pearla to write a song about death that is anything but dark. “Trying not to think about things that don’t make sense to me,” she sings in a track that celebrates the mystery of life. Pearla says: “‘Unglow The’ is about mortality,[…]
“I don’t want closure, I just want you, this isn’t over with me and you,” sings Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Danielle Cardona in her latest song and there might be a hint of obsession in the way how she confronts her lover. “Closure” is a catchy but edgy pop song with an[…]
There is always a small thing one can do to find a place of peace and calm. Music is an excellent place to start, and NYC singer/songwriter Nathaniel Bellows has created a wonderful experience to let yourself fall into. With the backing vocals of My Brightest Diamond’s Shara Nova and[…]
Singer/songwriter, and producer Yvonne Ambrée, also known as Panteon, released the utterly gorgeous “Anyone Someone” – a song to dream and relax to. Born in Berlin, the artist now divides her time between Germany’s capital and Brooklyn, New York. That’s also where she collaborated with New York-based producer Jeremy Page, whom we[…]
“Lights Light Up” is an upbeat, playful track about something like an inevitable break-up. The UK-born singer/songwriter Fenne Lily – now a fellow New Yorker after her move to Brooklyn – sings the song in a thoughtful, quiet way that foreshadows what would eventually happen. Fenne recalls: “I’d never really[…]
For nearly two decades, Frankie Rose was busy establishing herself across New York and Los Angeles, with her solo project but also with her projects Vivian Girls, Beverly, or indie-rock band Dum Dum Girls (drums, vocals.) It’s a bit intimidating to read, “Celebrated by countless critical and cultural outlets over[…]
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