“We gonna be superheroes,” is the hopeful message of Dallas-based singer/songwriter Emmeline. “Let the villains make their headlines,” she sings, but in the end the good forces will prevail. To make its point, the song starts with a piano, but then swells to a grand, cinematic finale and it is[…]
Maybe less dreamy than we came to know and love Icelandic trio Vök yet ever so irresistible and dance floor-ready arises the new single “Erase You”, ahead of their sophomore album “The Dark”. The LP is an eleven track collection written and recorded by Margrét Rán and Einar Stef in[…]
L.A.-based singer/songwriter TRACE does restrained, unpretentious pop songs that are hard to push out of your head. Her musical interpretation of “Anxiety” does not hit you frontal, but sneaks up to you, just like those anxious feelings usually do. Even in the video, anxiety is personified by nice looking folks[…]
An alluring guitar solo together with driving bass and drum beats get the passionate ride of “Stranger” started, and by the time the sensual vocals set in, the song has us utterly charmed. “Stranger” is the new single and video by Brazilian three-piece Lumen Craft, based out of São Paulo.[…]
“You cover me in aphids” – it is not pleasant image that Sophie Strauss invokes in her song “Aphids”. The track is about being fed up that women are expected to play the second fiddle and serve as an inspiration and muses for male “geniuses”, something that is clearly still[…]
Led by Micha de Jonge, Dutch indie-pop band Kita Menari, releases their new single “Pretty Sure”, an irresistible piece of 80s-tinged synth-pop heaven! Asked about “Pretty Sure”, Micha provides the following insight: “The song revolves about a common conversation I have with myself: whether or not what I’m doing creatively is good[…]
“You don’t know what you want, but you know it’s not this” is the core line of the new song by Californian duo Moon Panda. The song unfolds with a soft guitar line like a daydream on a hot summer afternoon, reminiscent of the work of Air on “Moon Safari”.[…]
Where to possibly start? Music first! “Boo Cat” is a fantastic song, with interesting instrumentation and great vocals, and without knowing that it has been composed by Baltimore duo Chaunter, one might think of psych-pop superstars MGMT. With that out-of-the-way, we can have a closer look at the video itself,[…]
L.A.-based musician Esther Zyskind aka EZI is 23, independent, but married, but not a “spinster” as a narrator in her song “Family Tree” lets us know. But still, reconciling modern life with traditional expectations can be a challenge and that is what this extremely catchy pop song is about. Esther[…]
While the song’s title at first might be misleading, “Bitter End” is an optimistic track, about not giving up and doing what it takes to succeed. Additionally, what makes “Bitter End” perfect for the early days of this still young year is the creative use of different styles and musical[…]
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