Author: Lucy Lerner

We might not be able to hit the clubs at the moment but play Co-De’s Open Your Eyes featuring Yasmin Jane and turn your living room into a dance floor. Hitting all the right spots, the track went straight into number 13 on the iTunes dance chart on its release date. Open Your Eyes is a euphoric track in the disco dance/ house arena. It’s about a new relationship or experience and how that can elevate your senses and bring a rush of exhilaration. It is also inspired by nights in Ibiza and the feeling of summer and freedom. Yasmin…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg-eesxWUC4 Ellysse Mason’s new song is Something Good, an anthemic alt-pop song with dreamy tones that you just want to sink into. It relays particularly relatable themes of depression and feeling isolated, “don’t know if I wanna be alone”. Ellysse Mason sings it in such a way that it is a tonic to these feelings. Her music video filmed over 24 hours captures the more euphoric feelings such as playing her guitar, dancing around, and cooking. And all my days feel the same, And I’m running out of ways to surrender, Cos everybody’s waiting for something, And I can’t see…

Cigarette inside your hand, wish you would hold me like that Olivia Lunny’s new single Bedsheets is rooted in deep pain and longing. From the intoxicating opening of the acoustic guitar to the moment Olivia’s vocals kick in and that incredible first line, you are hooked. Olivia has created a song that is as addictive as nicotine and you want to breathe it in and hold it in your lungs.  Do you think of me in your bedsheets, do they feel the same without me? Olivia Lunny started out playing folk songs and you can see that influence in Bedsheets…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHW-MdvpdCo EFKA releases the music video for Narimen, the first single from his upcoming debut solo EP Hôtel Cortez. Featuring Nadro, Narimen is a captivating, piano-driven electro-pop song filled with warm, brooding synths and silken vocals. The music video reflects the mood as EFKA walks through the deserted city and subway at night. The only thing accompanying him are his thoughts and the twinkling lights. It captures his nostalgic mood as he thinks back to childhood trauma and how it could be overcomed. Narimen is a smoothly executed song with an emotional spectrum enhanced by beautiful harmonies and poignant lyrics.…

Sabine is back with Heart of Mine, the title track from her forthcoming second EP. It is a gentle piano-driven song that shines with a soft melody and Sabine’s warm vocals. She laments the feeling of wanting a new relationship and feeling scared about having her heart broken again. Heart of Mine starts as a fairly skeletal structure then slowly builds to a crescendo as instrumentals join the piano. The Shropshire-based singer-songwriter navigates various moods in her music. Heart of Mine bursts with emotion as Sabine sings about modern life and love. Sabine’s second EP, Heart of Mine will include…

Sometimes it’s hard to grow up despite having the responsibilities of an adult. And on the other hand, despite being young, you can feel so old, tired and slightly fed up with the world already. Juni Poet has written an interesting track with Ways to Grow Old. He feels exhausted with over-thinking and searching for a meaning in life. The song was inspired by Juno’s ADD diagnosis at the age of 24. Aspects of this are reflected in the lyrics, “got an itch in my brain, I hear echos, as I’m screaming out into the unknown”. Swedish singer-songwriter Juni Poet…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1geOM9w930w I will never let these petals fall for you again Sunflower is a lush R&B cut from Mighloe with stunning vocals and a languid melody. You can feel the warmth, sunflower yellow, exuding from the music but the visuals do a clever job in replicating the heat and vibrancy.  “It’s about finding strength in my fragility. Forgiving my uprooting and replanting myself. I pay homage to my pain, and feel powerful in my scars.” – Mighloe The music video, directed by Dizzy Dinero, shows a couple who are supposed to reflect Adam and Eve and it is filled with…

LostGen Play Pretend on their new single. It’s a chilled-out affair with the boys as they drop a mellow hip-hop flow on the acoustics. The song is about the dismal global situation seen through the eyes of a child. The idea came about when Lost Gen moved to a cabin in the woods planning to refurbish it into a recording studio. Quarantine started soon after and they had nothing else to do but write music and chill. With the days bleeding into each other, the time began to feel almost childlike. “Fear and heartbreak are at an all-time high right…

Gianna Alessi drops retro vibes in new single Made Whole. It’s a sound that blooms like a rose. Each petal reveals another special aspect from a shimmering intro to charming instrumentals and swelling, honeyed vocals. Take a down-tempo stroll through delicate melodies and intertwining harmonies. The New York artist has led a full musical life starting with her grandmother, Maria Leone, a former soprano at the Metropolitan Opera who gave Gianna her first vocal lesson aged 9. She was raised by classical musicians and began writing while at The Boston Conservatory at Berklee School of Music. In Made Whole, Gianna…

Lucy DK’s Southbank tells a personal story through luscious R&B and experimental beats. It’s about meeting her father for the first time in over ten years at Southbank, “but yet here we are, strangers outside some bar, strangers”. You can hear the grief in her vocals and she mixes singing with rap which gets her point across. Monster hiding under my bed Turned into a sad old man instead Leicester-born artist Lucy DK has found her niche writing very personal narratives that let listeners into her world. Earlier this year she released her debut EP Waterlilies featuring a song called…