What begins as maybe a little campfire ditty, with simple guitar strumming and lyrics like “I just have one more song to sing, one more story to tell,” develops into something big and grande and absolutely irresistible. I am biased, no doubt, with Tears For Fears being among my all-time[…]
London-based singer/songwriter Actrese makes songs with a certain alien element that keeps you on the edge. Her new track “It Might Be About You” delivers a tough personal message in a smooth and controlled way that makes the words even feel stronger. Actrese says about the song: “After my last[…]
The repeating minor chords played steady-fast on the piano keep us on the edge from the start. The beautiful nostalgic synths sounds don’t offer much relief either as we remain totally hooked. “Give Me a Reason,” the new single by Northhampton, MA duo Boy Harsher is another brilliant piece of[…]
U.K. singer/songwriter Lila Drew uses small means to create something big. Her new song “Crystal Ball” starts slow but then pours more and more emotions in the mix as the music swells to almost cinematic proportions. Lila says about the song: “There’s a lot of frustration in it – I[…]
A bit jazzy, a bit chill, and immensely catchy, that is “Familiar Faces,” the new single by IMBER. Behind IMBER is Bristol-based composer, musician, and producer Ben Imber, who is using the moniker for his solo project. We are stoked to exclusively premiere the enchanting track today, which features Ben’s[…]
Last Year “1,2,3,4” has already been the first single off the gorgeous album “What I Never Told You” by Odina. Now, the London-based singer/songwriter released a demo version that shows how she develops a song from the idea to one of those moving, goosebumps-inducing pieces she is known for. She[…]
While browsing through the press release for “Moonchild,” I landed on “written during,” and my immediate reaction was “not another written during quarantine song, please!” By now almost everything is written during the pandemic because… it’s going on for a while. However, the press copy emphasizes that Juniper Stone created[…]
Milestone birthdays often invite one to reflect on one’s past and future life. With “Quarterlife” London-based singer/songwriter The Famous Daxx refers – somewhat optimistically – to her 25th birthday. This is certainly a puzzling age, and the music reflects this with a melange of sounds from different decades. In the[…]
Dutch Mustard muse about “What The People Want” in their new and super catchy single. This brilliant sound is definitely contrasting with the heavy dose of Americana we played in our home leading up to Thanksgiving. How come a British band, based in London, calls themselves Dutch Mustard? A name[…]
DJ_Dave is creating music with “live coding.” This means that she creates music primarily without production tools like Ableton Live or Logic but is scripting loops and patterns directly in a text editor. Why would somebody do that? For once it makes for stylish Matrix vibes at live performances, such[…]
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