Author: Lucy Lerner

It’s time to brush off the doom and gloom of recent months and make your happy, summer soundtrack. You can start with Jay Marwaha’s new single Daydreaming which incorporates all those feel-good summer vibes. The British-Indian born singer-songwriter says Daydreaming is a “tribute to the festival dancefloor when you’re stuck inside.” It bottles the feeling of laughing and dancing with friends after a long, hot day in the sun. Whether it’s the hazy vocals, euphoric trumpets and dance-ready drum and bass beat. Daydreaming through the long day Daydreaming follows previous single Sitting in the Park which is another fresh and…

AVA releases the deliciously dark You, her second single. The 22-year old Swedish singer-songwriter wraps throaty vocals around an electronic and R&B soundscape with haunting harmonies and heartbeat sound effects. You reveals more textures the more you listen and you feel completely and utterly seduced. It follows AVA’s debut I’ll Just which is another electro-influenced track which edges to the dark side. Despite being at the beginning of her solo artist career, AVA seems to have found her niche for creating a moody atmosphere and is releasing highly-accomplished and memorable singles. We can’t wait to hear from her soon. AVA…

“My deep hope is that 2020 with all its tragedy and trauma, can be called to move into that of something that turns a tide and signifies great change.” Anna Pancaldi bares her soul in the spine-tingling How Do I Live With The Blues. The London based singer-songwriter reveals emotions through her music effortlessly but released during difficult and turbulent times, her latest single feels more significant and empowering than ever. How Do I Live With The Blues was written last year in Los Angeles at a friend’s piano and is about something we have all experienced at some time…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blUJkR-A4ik Logan Prescott brings chilled vibes back with Love Again. It’s a smooth single where the indie-pop artist longs for love. Underpinned by Logan’s trademark 80s style, Love Again features dreamy synths and is driven by the serene piano. Soft vocals croon about pining for love but being scared at the same time: I try to give it up, but it’s running in my blood I feel the rush nearly every day Andindie-pop I’m in love again I’m terrified of ending up alone, and you know I’m wondering Will we be just friends? Love Again is a well-constructed, catchy song…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXk-aoMk34Q “I start my day out every morning with a trip to Starbucks to grab a grande vanilla latte with almond milk. This ritual usually gets the creative juices going.” Blacknintendo follows his 2016 album Whataburger Sessions with his latest project Starbucks Sessions. The Texas-based composer, producer, and performer expertly fuses jazz, hip-hop, funk, R&B, and soul to create a soothing nostalgic sound. “One day I picked my mom up on a coffee run and got inspired from something she was humming. I immediately brought her back to the house to record some vocals on the track “Mine” which inspired…

Take a deep breath and listen to Harrison Storm’s serene new single Breathe Again. The song has an expansive soundscape with finger-picked guitar and aching vocals. The Australian singer-songwriter enlisted Producers Nick Atkinson and Edd Holloway (Lewis Capaldi) for the track and it was written and recorded in the UK. “I’d come out the other side of a break up with a few metaphorical bruises but found myself in a position where I felt a sense of clarity. This song came about in response to a very revealing poem I’d received around it all that was a bit of a…

Luca Wilding releases his accomplished debut Heartachers today. It is filled with pain, with love and the longing for what once was. Despite being written for a friend in the early stages of mental illness, the lyrics and melancholy tone could relate to so many circumstances and emotions within us. “Heartachers is about learning to let go of what was. It was meant as a kind of call to arms; an invocation of the strength it takes to overcome the mountains of the mind. It tells the simple story of trying to love someone through all their pain and despite…

Leave everything behind and sink into a dreamworld with Laura Gagné’s I Love You Friend. Laura’s smokey vocals are carried along by the rippling and undulating keyboard along with interesting sound effects.  In her new single, the Montreal-based singer-songwriter is saying goodbye to a complex relationship filled with friendship and love, “I’m still walking away before I fall apart.” In less than two and a half minutes  Laura Gagné draws so much emotion with the combination of vocals, vulnerable tone, mournful instrumentals and lyrics. It is the kind of song you imagine would be playing in the background in your own…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrwOTzS7cVE Forêt Noire doesn’t disappoint with eclectic new single Circular Birds. The collective composed and recorded the track individually. Each of the five artists had no idea what the other was creating, but the beautiful compilation of sounds fuses perfectly and resonates deep. Circular Birds is influenced by 180 photos which also comprise of the music video. It’s very creative and forward-thinking and the stream of photos matches the fluidity of the song. Lyrics bite deep and conjure many thoughts and themes: Circles fill into the world But that’s not who we are We’re the birds that strike the chord…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYff-Aw-4rw Just give me something I can feel Reece Lemonius’ single Something I Can Feel unravels into a dreamy 80s synthpop / alt-R&B track. It is indulgent with creamy, crooning vocals. It’s a confident swagger of a song topped with alt-rock sprinkles. Taken from his new EP Midnight, Reece Lemonius describes Something I Can Feel as a song filled with hope and suffering, darkness, and light. Reece Lemonius loves to incorporate an 80s influence into his work and Something I Can Feel is a testament to that. Despite the uplifting beat and synths, there is a desolation to the lyrics…