Author: Lucy Lerner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjq4rH0INbw Take a ride down Highway 85 with Austin Haze and the visuals for Ride Home. It’s a slick affair with city lights, a party vibe, and the feeling of letting loose. However, shots of Haze with his family show his mind is somewhere else as he’s driving home. Smooth vocals melt within fuzzy synth-waves, a driving beat, and mellow electronic instrumentals. “The song came to me on a long car ride home, back to ATL with my girl getting on me about texting and driving while in traffic”, Haze continues, “the video represents me fading off into my thoughts while driving and…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N_pxBtvxl0 He looks just like a shadow of whom I used to be Freyr’s new single Neighbour Boy conjures so much beauty through soft pillows of instrumentals that swell with love. Listening to Neighbour Boy is like flicking through an old photograph album and you are filled with such emotion and nostalgia. It also conjures visual images filled with nature – a placid glass lake, lush green trees, and the wind whipping in your hair and clearing your head. This becomes even more clear when you learn Freyr was brought up in Umeå, a city located in the forests of…

Luxuriate in the warmth of Audira’s new single Juana. It’s a rich, vibrant Dancehall/Afrobeat fusion with a pulsing bass and lush harmonies. Audira likes to experiment with sounds. His 2018 EP consisted mainly of pop music but he knew he had to return to his original love of Dancehall and Afrobeat “because its all natural to me”. The Nigerian artist incorporates his heritage and travels into his music to create an interesting sound that’s all his. Juana displays a soulful sound as Audira croons his appreciation for “Juana”. And do you know that you’re the one? It’s cos of you…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEYRR3LrNTo Silence can speak volumes and you won’t want any distractions when you listen to the new single by Benjamin Fayah x Carter. Surinamese artists Benjamin Fayah (Fayah meaning fire in his native tongue) and Carter have created a song filled with nonchalant instrumentals and nimble vocals. You can interpret its meaning to be about a toxic relationship or circumstances you might face. How can we solve this, how can we overcome? Trying to break the silence, but I don’t know what you want? The music video features a sample of a Surinamese pop culture movie from 1976 called Wan…

Remember when summer days felt endless and you were filled with the innocence of youth? Get lost in childhood memories with Plàsi’s new single Remember. Let the serene instrumentals wash over you and take you back to those carefree days in the sun. Remember the days when tomorrow was none We lived in the moment, we lived with the sun Spending our hours on castles of sand Letting the waves bring us to land How wonderful it feels to live in the moment and not worry about tomorrow, especially during these turbulent times. It’s a feeling that gets lost with…

Anxiety by COATS makes you feel anything but uneasy with its rich, throbbing soundscape. It cocoons you in a bubble where you feel warm, safe, and protected. As it’s about feeling anxious and not wanting to leave your bed it’s a very clever trick as you are not given the choice but to lose yourself in the reassuring tones of the song, “sometimes I get stuck in my head”. COATS is saying you can’t be defined by anxiety, “there’s so much more than you can see, it’s just anxiety”. It’s almost like a letter to someone who is trying to…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9HN8JT3dzs&feature=youtu.be Following our premiere of Cameron Hayes’ Drown earlier this year, the talented artist has released her debut music video. The visuals follow the same temperament as the song. Cameron is in isolation in a rather sparse, dimly lit room and her only companions are the mirror and TV. Ironically the visuals were filmed before COVID-19 but indicate an ominous impression as well as uncertainty and loneliness. The reflection in the mirror depicts how Cameron Hayes is feeling inside and the TV screen is bleak. There are also aspects towards the end of the music video which display the sense…

You’re pushing all my buttons when did you get so cold to me? Cold To Me is a cathartic pop ballad from Rallie & Coal. It conveys a relationship that has turned sour and is told from two perspectives. Rallie & Coal is an emerging songwriting duo from Sweden who have put a lot of thought into their new single. The production is glossy, the melody infectious and Rallie’s soft voice complements Coal’s honest vocal delivery. The elements all come together in a cohesive, catchy way. “It relays how misunderstandings and fear of being hurt can turn into love lost.…

The cracks will always start to show Rosalie releases the starkly beautiful acoustic version of Gold. The way it was originally written. The indie-pop version features various electronic fibers, but this is simply the guitar and Rosalie’s commanding voice. She says, “this stripped version is an homage to the song’s origins — a way for me to show the soul of the song and a way to express the singer/songwriter side of my personality.” I’ve been dropped and I’ve been bruised and I’ve been told Words that shouldn’t have been said to another soul And I’ve been stopped and I’ve…

Enter the experimental world of Jukia via her debut single Bullet. It revels in the cacophony of mind-warping sound effects and a mesmerizing and rather lush chorus.  Bullet is taut with tension and promise – the visceral elements of moody pop are dismantled and put back together in an abstract way. If Bullet were a piece of art it would be a Joan Miró filled with colour and depth.  Bullet, taken from Jukia’s forthcoming debut EP, is about a one night stand, but analysis on the experience rather than the sex. “It speaks to the urge to better understand yourself…