Author: Lucy Lerner

Samica’s new single Payday is a sensory experience that channels velvet vocals which flutter over warm instrumentals, a silky melody, and luscious harmonies. Payday is the final single from Indian-American R&B artist Samica’s debut EP Call Me. It’s about feeling flush with that just paid feeling and you just want to spoil the one you love. We staying hyphy Sipping on my icee Nothing too pricey For my baby Samica has released some gorgeous singles this year including the powerful Call Me. We’re pleased to hear therefore that she is already working on more music on its way this Autumn.…

Drift into the carefree neo-soul vibes of Rinse at 30 from Yaz León. The emerging artist’s new single features sunny flourishes and imbues a soothing feeling but the subject matter is a little deeper than that with cynical lyrics. The song rotates around a lot of ideas like issues with youth identity and familial racial differences, and how they can clash. – Yaz León Soulful vocals wind around delicate instrumentals creating a transcendent song. Rinse at 30 is a charming introduction to Yaz León.

Singer-songwriter FERGUS proves his versatility with new single Enough For You. Displaying more of an alt-pop aesthetic compared to previous tracks the song builds gradually adding more layers and sonic textures. It begins with FERGUS’s typically stripped back acoustics and vocals, but as melodic instrumentals are introduced Enough For You shapeshifts into a new song altogether. “I wrote ‘Enough for You’ when I was feeling desperate after the same old fight with a mean drunk. I felt like I was trying really hard to be who they wanted me to be and make it work, but I kept getting shot…

HOAX reels the listener into new single Western Medicine with a stunning strings-driven intro. The melodic hook draws you in further and the chorus swells with luxurious instrumentals and impenetrable lyrics.  No idea what’s going on Beyond the curtains drawn No one truly knows the pain you keep But still beneath the bittersweet I need it endlessly Western Medicine is an intriguing song from the indie pop-rock band from New York that questions the way humans choose to exist. “I think humans kind of live through this notion that ‘as long as there is breath, there is hope’. We fixate…

Insane by Sabrina Francis conjures a feeling of summer and joy. There is a delightful rhythm to the song which just makes you want to swing your hips. Vocals are as soothing as honey and lyrics radiate friendship, family, dancing, and enjoying life to the full. This song is just what we need in our lives right now. In Insane Sabrina Francis cleverly fuses genres from electro-pop, R&B, and soul with a vibrant Caribbean kick. “This is as close to Soca as I can get, oozing the pure joy of living in the Caribbean. Insane is also influenced by my…

Harrison Storm releases the exhilarating new single Sea And Fire. Featuring gorgeous harmonies, soothing vocals, and tender acoustics it has an overall dreamy feel. Sea And Fire is the latest single taken from the Australian singer-songwriter’s EP Be Slow which is set for release on 4th December via Nettwerk Records. The project will also include other songs Be Slow, Breathe Again, You and I, and With You. “when I listen to the song I’m vividly transported back to the time and space I was in where it was created – a cluttered room with a desk, surrounded by boxes containing…

Silhouettes by Stables feels like a lazy late summer afternoon. You know the feeling when you’re lying in the sun with closed eyes and you’re aware of all the sounds around you but you’re so relaxed you’re between sleep and reality. Listening to Silhouettes takes you to the same place and the relaxed feeling is reiterated through simple visuals letting you absorb every note of the song. “Sitting on the window ledge, watching all the Silhouettes. I’ve never had a better nest. When I’m with you.” Silhouettes is the title track and new single from the duo’s album released in…

Someone To by Martinas Mixtape is the epitome of true love. The Neo-soul/ R&B band from Sweden has captured the essence of a nostalgic love song once again following their last sweet release Old School Love. Someone To is the second single from their upcoming EP. It features candied vocals, dreamy, soulful instrumentals, and just screams love and romance in every note. The band describes Someone To as “experiencing what intimacy and true love feels like.” As the nights draw in, get ready for a romantic night in with a loved one and press play on Someone To by the…

Singer-songwriter S.N.O has released her emotive and catchy new single Smiling Eyes. The song has an Americana / indie-folk vibe with pure, honest vocals and harmonies. Gorgeous acoustics and piano wind around the uncomplicated, uplifting melody. “The song is a tribute to my own personal love story. We were young and my staring at him was mistaken for a dirty look. Our first engagement was a flurry of F you’s and before I walked away i said, “I thought you were attractive, but nevermind.” As I walked away, the chase began. More than a decade later, we’re still together. Not…

Palo Santo is an intoxicating cocktail of sounds from up and coming indie electro-pop singer-songwriter Amanda Frances. Her latest single was self-penned and mixed by Erik Madrid (Khalid, Madison Beer, Lauv). Despite its electro-pop tones, Palo Santo has a dark, edgy feel to it. Combined with Amanda’s sugary vocals, it stands out as an innovative piece of music. “‘Palo Santo’ represents a magical little moment in my mind where it’s just you and someone else, and the rest of the world just kind of pauses and disappears, leaving you feeling like you’re in a sort of breathless vacuum for a…