“Driving Away” is a beautifully mellow and melodic tune by Toronto-based singer/songwriter Jong SL. While the song floats softly on a cloud of shimmering notes and a caressing feel, the exquisite guitar solo in the last third of the track makes you perk up and regard the “Driving Away” with[…]
London-based singer/producer Ishani does not choose easy topics for her songs. Her latest song “Dark Angel” deals with suicide – the form of death that is the hardest to cope with for friends and family. Ishani gives some background: This song was pure therapy. It has helped me cope with[…]
A feeling of unease can at times be intriguing as well as cool. “Suspicions” by experimental pop artist Ex Mykah keeps us on the edge of our seats, ready to run should it be necessary. In the end, as it turns out, this is one phenomenally dark and unsettling song, which[…]
Here is new music from Berlin-based electro-pop duo Evvol: “Song For The Broken Hearted (Rollin’)” is exactly about what the title suggests: heartbreaks are frequent, but part of modern life is to get over them. Julie Chance and Jane Arnison give some background about the track: These songs were written[…]
Listening through all the new announcements for Iceland Airwaves 2018, I fell immediately and thoroughly for “Dear Megan” by Winnipeg-based artist Boniface. The song is beautifully upbeat, equipped with an instantly catchy hook and feel-good vibes. I reached out to Micah Visser, who goes by Boniface, to find out more about[…]
Good pop music depends much on what does not happen in the song. Toronto singer/songwriter Saya gets it right in her new song “The Moon”: sparse beats and electronics place the focus on on the story she wants to tell: I wrote “The Moon” in 2016 during a big writing[…]
There is something highly fascinating about one-take shots in movies and music videos alike. The newest video by Brooklyn-based indie-rock collective GIRL SKIN features exactly that: captivating visuals directed by Idle House and shot in only one long reflective take. “Bite Real Hard” is a song especially dear to singer/songwriter[…]
Classic shoegaze is the thing of the London-based band band Cosmic Strip around singer Camella Agabalyan. Thick layers of guitars engulf the vocals and wash over you like the feeling the song wants to describe. Camella explains about “Sugar Rush”: I wanted to write a song about the feeling of[…]
Someone who goes by the artist name Cherry Blaster has my attention already, and then titling a song “Olive” even more so. Throw in some atmospheric, thick synths lines with dark vocals over it, and voilà! an appealing cocktail is ready to be savored. Cherry Blaster is the solo project[…]
I have yet to hear a Hero Fisher song that hasn’t grabbed me from the first second. In “If I Die And Nothing Happens” it is the heavy bass line and the distorted vocals that suck you into Hero’s soundscapes from the very beginning. They lead to a song that[…]
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