Author: Lucy Lerner

Robert Grace drops his catchy release Self featuring Emma Steinbakken. The track has an uplifting, carefree feel to it but lyrically it’s reflective and honest. It’s about those inner thoughts that can affect positive situations – and can’t we all relate to that sometimes? Grace has hit the nail on the head with all aspects of this song. It’s pop with an indie twist and the two artists complement each other beautifully.   I Self-sabotage Self medicate Self camouflage Self-isolate I just really wish That the voices in my head Would go and talk to someone else instead But they don’t want to Visuals are simple but reflect…

Ryan Nealon has released the visuals to his heartwarming single Not Coming Home. When he was five years old the singer-songwriter lost his mother to a drunk driver and this song is what he thinks she would tell him if she were alive today. Emotive vocals are layered over tender acoustics with a catchy melody that floats on a cloud of hopeful wistfulness. It’s gonna be alright You won’t even miss me We’re both too young to say goodbye I know it’s hard to believe But someday you’ll do amazing things It’s easy to see on the other side. Watch…

Zac Hurst captures hearts with his new release Falling In Love On My Own. The East-London singer-songwriter has dropped a glossy pop ballad and slick visuals that encapsulates youthful romance to perfection. Zac used the lockdown as an opportunity to create more music people could relate to and he has certainly done that with this beautiful song about being apart from a loved one. “This project began during the first lockdown. I wanted to write a song about being away from someone you love, without being able to do anything about it… hence ‘falling in love on my own’. I’ve…

With a message of hope, Novaa releases the powerful new single Audre in anticipation of her forthcoming album She’s A Rose. Novaa pays homage to American feminist writer, poet and civil activist Audre Lorde in her new release and dynamic lyrics are driven home via a dreamy soundscape and vulnerable vocals. Novaa comments on the inspiration behind the song, “I think about three or four years ago I stumbled across a book that changed my perspective as a person and artist massively, that book is called ‘Your Silence Will Not Protect You’. It’s a collection of speeches, poems, ideas and…

Some songs hit you where it hurts. Listening to Vox Rea’s single When You Go feels even more poignant when thinking about a loved one or one you have sadly lost. The song is raw, vulnerable and ever so beautiful. The Vancouver collective Vox Rea wrote the song in Berlin one stormy night. “If you love someone, let them go. This song explores the feeling of knowing that you have to leave someone that you love behind. The song was a much needed catharsis for us and we hope that it can be that for you.” I was listening to…

Whoever Stacy is she is a lucky girl. Toronto artist Jon Vinyl has based his stunning new release around this intriguing Stacy. The song combines waterfall harmonies with a loose, summery feel. Stacy is a sweet song with a contemporary R&B vibe you just want to taste more of. Stacy follows up Jon’s previous release Told You which proves he is becoming the go-to guy for fresh romantic R&B songs. Thankfully these two songs are part of his upcoming project set to release this fall. Frankly, it cannot come soon enough.

Sink into the pillowy sound of We Can Pretend by talented 20-year-old electronic artist and producer Annie Elise. The song features a colourful palette of synths and electronic bubbles of bliss. It’s quite a short song but it makes such an impact. Annie Elise is inspired by her synesthesia and her keen ear for electronic-based music stems from the neurological condition. Annie Elise described her new single to Neon Music, “We Can Pretend” is a song about the space between dreams and reality. We initially wrote it to be about a false awakening, you know, when you wake up in…

When a song begins with a sultry groove and the lyrics, “they know my name I’m a regular” you know you want to hear more. Alt-pop duo Marian Hill has captured us with their recent single oOo that’s my type featuring the dynamic contribution of Yung Baby Tate. The NYC duo combines genres effortlessly to create a fresh, addictive sound which whets your appetite for their upcoming album. “Before the pandemic, we’d gotten a bit jaded,” says Marian Hill. “The excitement of a career in music had worn off, and there were moments when we thought about walking away. Then,…

Thuy garners attention with her sweet and sassy new offering In My Bag. A taste of what’s to come in her debut EP landing later this year, her new single is a catchy R&B song with 90s R&B style sugary vocals and a hell of a beat. Lyrics are fun and memorable: left my ego at the door i’m seeing better days i dot my “I”s, I put the work in check my resume they ain’t checked on me before but now they asking where u at no i can’t hear u i’m too deep inside this bag  The rising Bay Area artist…

Float on a summer breeze with Delicate, the new single from Ella Jet. The original is simply gorgeous but the acoustic version is a shimmering pearl of a song. Ella’s vocal delivery captures your attention with her airy yet directive tones. The melody soars over gentle acoustics, 1980 Hall & Oates style handclaps and a simple rhythmic beat. “It’s the type of song you hear on beach town radio as you’re dancing barefoot in the sand. It makes you hope the sun never sets, but when it finally does, it’s beautiful.” I couldn’t have put it better myself. Check out…