Author: Lucy Lerner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql2YBhfscLk “I’m gonna ghost the world” There is so much going on in the world, in our lives, sometimes we crave just 24 hours just for ourselves. British artist Kelli-Leigh captures this feeling in Just For One Day which describes a day from waking up to her phone ringing “could be work, could be anything” and the feeling of taking time out and just breathing, “I’m gonna take the space to let my feelings heal”. The music video features stunning shots of the City and Kelli-Leigh enjoying her much needed time to herself. Her sister who is studying film shot…

In My Head is the essence of synthwave with glittering analogue synth lines, a distinct 80s vibe, and silky vocals. If you don’t picture yourself roller-skating down a boardwalk in a satin bomber jacket with palm trees swaying behind you then you’re just not feeling Moonrunner83’s style. Canadian songwriter/producer Moonrunner83 and King Protea have created one whimsical song with In My Head. Steeped in nostalgia with lush electro-synth basslines, the textures are so moreish you can almost taste them.  “‘In My Head’ was an absolute blast of a collaboration. As soon as I heard the track, I instantly heard the…

Notelle’s new single Alive cuts like a knife. You can expect the dark and the gritty from Notelle and she has the ability to twist pop music into something else entirely. Alive displays mechanical electronic sounds and a swollen, humid darkness. However, tiny shards of light shine through the eerie soundscape in the hook. “Leave me here to sit in this darkness, I’ll be just fine.” Alive combines themes of toxic love and how society undermines female emotions. It was inspired by how madness can feel like. The song can make you feel a little mad towards the end with…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6UQlQCmW2M Time is ticking all over the capital, And I’ve been drinking myself to sleep Time is running out for Terry Guy’s powerful new lyric video Ticking which captures the current mood of Britain. Taken from his forthcoming debut album, the Alt-Rock artist shows passion and flair through his lyric video and a song that displays raw vocals and dynamic instrumentals.  Ticking was written pre-coronavirus but it achieves the feeling of being united in uneasiness. From the stunning beginning with the emotive piano to the powerful, repetitive drums and eloquent strings. Each instrument has its own time to shine.  “’Ticking’…

Gotta prepare for the storm – Harry Mold’s Treadmill In A Desert is very appropriate to our current climate despite being written long before we had even heard of Coronavirus. Even though it is only 2 minutes and 40 seconds long, Treadmill In A Desert packs a punch lyrically and via a vigorous indie-rock sound. Gotta relive this moment Over and over and over it goes Living eternal Sunday’s Feeling so warm Trying but getting nowhere Might as well lay right here on the spot Where’s the progression? Show me Feeling so warm Gotta prepare for the storm The 21-year-old Londoner…

Create your own narrative to Monsieur Shwill’s Fuga – a sweetly dramatic song with a melancholy feel. Smokey, sleepy, tortured vocals courtesy of Portugo-Angolese singer Monica Mussungo are an elegant foil to a rich orchestral wave. Fuga means to escape in Portuguese and you can certainly escape to this song – waft away with it on a warm summer breeze. Monsieur Shwill is a Parisian film composer and trip-hop producer who has simply excelled with Fuga. It has a shadowy and dreamy melody and manages to capture the old and the new. It is minimalist but features a spacious soundscape…

Sam Way’s Made of Clay is a moving anthem for our times. He sticks to his tried and tested formula of layering atmospheric instrumentals with gentle, natural vocals. Sam’s song themes are about life and love and in this instance, feeling lost and searching for light and the way back home. How much can we take of this? Starting as a simple piano-driven ballad, Made of Clay soon introduces soaring strings and orchestral layers that pack an emotional punch. It will resonate with anyone who feels like they don’t know which direction their life is going, especially during these turbulent…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEEDvovxkHY Arliston continues their narrative of South with an intriguing new music video. It opens with a shot of a wrecked car and you soon discover a couple is simultaneously damaging it in various ways then patching it up. They end up crashing the car into a wall together. Interestingly the car is a metaphor for a relationship. Front-man Jack explains further, “Lyrically the song centers around a theme of amassed damage, how tiny acts of destruction can add up to something far worse than the sum of its parts. At what point is there too much layered scar tissue…

E. Alvin whets your appetite with his dreamy new single. Appetite is highly textured, woozy R&B with cinematic horror sound effects to keep you on the edge. Melancholy impressions are imprinted via expressive, moving vocals. E. Alvin croons about the sexual side of a casual relationship causing more problems than not, “wouldn’t call it a relationship”. Despite that, they can’t help but crave each other and appear to have an appetite for toxicity and drama. You like my weakness You like the way that I taste on the weekends You like to cut all the strings when you’re full On…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj2_4T_qLLQ Tash Sultana’s Pretty Lady has all the ingredients to make you smile and your heart sing. You get a shot of Vitamin D via vibrant vocals, glowing strings and acoustic guitar layered over sizzling hand claps.  Pretty Lady is the Melbourne artist’s first single of 2020. It was co-written and produced by Tash Sultana in her studio with Matt Corby and Dann Hume (Formerly of Evermore). She had the idea in the back of her mind for six years but it only just came together towards the end of last year.  Tash doesn’t release music that often, but it’s…