Author: Lucy Lerner

Coffee and whiskey can be potent. On one hand, you can feel invigorated, filled with warmth and elevated but too much can have the opposite effect and leave a bad taste in your mouth. And so is the labyrinth of a relationship from the good to the bad and everything complicated and torturous in between. aryy and Cameron Sanderson capture all these emotions in their beautiful new song coffee & whiskey. “Coffee & whiskey was based on a poem I had written a while ago and it’s about reminiscing on the times spent with a certain someone that made me…

Bonze releases the heartfelt new single Jenny (Can You Hear Me?). Starting as an intimate stripped-back piano ballad with nostalgic tones, the song soon changes direction and becomes an up-tempo electro-pop number. “Jenny (Can You Hear Me?) is a cliche and an unapologetic love song. It was written in a shed in winter. The song is about the beginnings of a relationship with a girl ‘Jenny’, it’s about how emotionally up and down I can be and about how I felt that I was fully ready to commit to the relationship and just hoped that she was ready too. It…

Alessandro Ciminata returns with upbeat, genre-bending single feels like heaven. Taking a positive tone on being in lockdown, Alessandro shares his thoughts and ever the romantic, the song is about how his girlfriend has made him feel during this whole experience. “Some days I feel alone, some others you’re the only one I rely on, I’m trapped in emotions cos f*ck I’m in love.” feels like heaven feels wistful at first but morphs into an uptempo indie-pop track with swirling synths and, of course, Ciminata’s rich, comforting vocal tones. It’s clever how he has made a negative situation a positive…

If you have a spring in your step because the sun is shining, and you are excited about coming out of lockdown then this is the perfect song to accompany that spirit. Tommy Ashby duets with fellow artist Lydia Clowes on Happy Just To Know out now via Wow & Flutter Records. You know where you are with Tommy’s music – vibrant acoustics, lush soundscapes and raw vocals. Happy To Know encompasses all these qualities we have come to expect and love but with an extra bouncy feeling and Lydia’s sweet vocals perfectly complement the sound. Tommy Ashby said the…

For his first release this year, Eli Gosling sums up how all of us our feeling in Locked Up. However, he does it in his signature honest way with a touch of playfulness and a hazy, wistful soundscape. Fusing various genres and crooning vocals Gosling relates to many listeners with his catchy new single, “I can see their faces fading.” The talented young artist has an instinct for what his listeners want in terms of theme, lyrics and a fresh sound. “This track was written about what we are living through due to Covid. We are enduring what feels like…

Bonnie & Clyde is an elegantly crafted song by Elena. A mid-tempo electro-pop number with an earworm chorus, vulnerable vocals and dreamy backdrop it features an interesting theme and switches up the idea of Bonnie and Clyde with a contemporary edge. “I’ve always liked people like us in the movies.” The song is about re-inventing yourself and finding a ride or die type partner who can join the journey with you, “my man’s gonna keep me safe.” Elena wrote Bonnie & Clyde during lockdown and it is the first song she wrote for her album Holy Tender Artist set for…

Bedroom pop is on the rise. Encapsulating dreamy, hazy, blissful vibes Break With Me by SHY Martin is the perfect example of this genre. The Swedish songwriter’s sweet and vulnerable vocals linger over spacious, lo-fi acoustics. Break With Me is about separation anxiety and feels even more poignant these days. Lyrics are heartbreaking, especially the way SHY Martin delivers them, “Stay with me, break with me now, cause it’s hurting when you let go, hold my heart, just for a while, before you let it let go.” SHY Martin speaks about her new single, “This year has been overwhelming in…

If you want to have your heartstrings tugged then listen to the emotionally charged Honeymoon Phase by young singer-songwriter Emilia Tarrant. The piano-led ballad feels intimate, poignant, reflective and hits your heart where it hurts. Emilia Tarrant has such an emotive, melancholic vocal tone in this stripped-back track and the accompanying visuals add to that intense feeling of raw vulnerability. “Honeymoon Phase is based on the stereotypical fairy-tale beginning that most new relationships endure, and surviving the end of it. It covers the ebbs and flows of a new relationship, the choice we face whether it’s worth fighting for, as…

Emmrose releases her multi-layered, intriguing new single The Imposter. The talented 17-year-old songwriter was inspired by a video game. To win the game, you need to find an imposter that led her to think about imposter syndrome, how you feel paranoid everyone will find out that you are a fraud and that was the key factor to this song. Emmrose has experienced this feeling in her own life when she has been chosen to stand out in a group of people which feels good at first then self-doubt begins to seep in and you are scared of being discovered as…

Let Bisa Kdei x Gyakie transport you to another world entirely with new single Sika. A highlife song, Sika features guitar lines that weave ribbons around caramel vocals, a joyful rhythm and an engaging narrative. A simple love story it portrays how economic hardship can change a normally healthy, happy relationship. Ghanian artists Bisa Kdei x Gyakie have created a beautifully crafted song with Sika that is not just a pleasure to ears but displays themes that are honest and relatable.