Author: Lucy Lerner

I have to admit, I wasn’t too familiar with the yacht rock genre, but now I’m hooked thanks to New York band Bad Business who release their debut EP ‘Day Job Guys’ today. Sail away on the nostalgic seas of breezy summer jams which conjure up fun in the sun and all the good things you need in your life. The trio is mainly influenced by soft rock legends such as Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers and their sound is rooted in the 70s and it’s indulgent and oh so glossy. The EP begins with titular track ‘Day Job…

Soak up the tropical vibe with new single ‘Summer Love’ from Ricky Breaker and TEFFLER featuring seductively sweet vocals from Meaku. This is the first track from their Summer Love series and really sets the scene for these gorgeous hot months. Incorporating R&B, dance and amping up the summer vibe with hip twizzling Afrobeats stick this on your feel-good playlist. ‘Summer Love’ features talents from DJ Ricky Breaker who is renowned for featuring on Afrojack’s ‘No Tomorrow’ and started his career as a dancer who danced to his own mixtapes. Once Afrojack got involved with Ricky as an artist development project and…

Nico Santos, the German-Spanish singer-songwriter known for his smash hit ‘Rooftop’ has been in London this week to record a new version of the song with emerging UK singer-songwriter Samantha Harvey. The original song was released last year and has amassed an incredible 43M Spotify streams and 24M views and counting. It has stayed within the top 10 in Austria, Germany and Switzerland for 4 months and shows no signs of diminishing. And there is really no surprise ‘Rooftop’ has taken the world by storm. A fiery track with raw, passionate vocals and cascading chorus which portrays how confusing yet…

Taste the summer with the new single ‘Make It Better’ from Rave Radio feat Go Comet! via Vicious Recordings. Continuing their theme of releasing summer house anthems the DJ duo from Queensland, Australia, smash it with this track which contains all the ingredients to make you have it on repeat over the summer months. A euphoric wave of funky bass and a lush soundscape with a sunkissed chorus creates a wanderlust feel. Silky vocal chops are courtesy of Go Comet! who has previously worked with Botnekand LazyRich. ‘Make It Better’ follows the duo’s spring release ‘Morning Light’ as well as ‘Carry…

There’s no need to introduce talented four-piece Solomons Garden. However, if you are not a long-term reader of Britznbeatz then you might not be aware of our adoration for the neo-soul group’s music having featured their previous two EPs. Only formed in 2015, the university friends are fast being recognised on the British music scene having performed at Latitude Festival last year and a regular at Sofar Sounds, various other festivals and last week they had an evening with Solomons Garden.  ‘Naked Bearings’ is their latest project and despite sticking with the genres they know, Solomons Garden still produces music…

You will be hearing a lot more about Draper, the rising UK producer who releases his latest single ‘On and Off’ featuring the heartbreaking yet meaty vocals courtesy of July Jones. The track oozes emotion from every pore and combines an ethereal edge with an electrifying drop. Ever the versatile, Draper’s previous single ‘They Know’ featuring Matty Rico is really bouncy and uplifting with hip-hop inflections and a fun and summery music video featuring a complication of feel-good viral visuals to match.  For the last few years Draper has been working with artists including Rita Ora and Bring Me the…

Glide on the smooth vocals of Sunny Ozell, a singer-songwriter based in Brooklyn and London whose music is a glorious fusion of Americana-roots, blues and jazz. Her latest singles ‘Take You Down’ and ‘The Garden’ are a delicious taste of what is to come in her summer album release ‘Overnight Lows’. ‘Take You Down’ is heavy on the blues and dunked in a moody, swirling pot of nostalgia. It immediately takes you to dark, bourbon smeared, smoky rooms and makes you feel sultry and rather reckless. In contrast ‘The Garden’ screams of days spent twirling in the blazing sun and…

Stuck in a rut? Uninspired? Demotivated? Then read one of the most rewarding books this year ‘Creative Quest’ by four-time Grammy Award-winning musician and co-founder of The Roots, designer, producer, DJ, writer and entrepreneur Questlove (is there anything this guy can’t do?). In his new book, he explores creativity with enlightening nuggets of information about his own life, background and personal quest for creativity. He shares creative tips and philosophies from people he has met and life journeys he has travelled. With exercises at the end of each chapter such as micro-meditation, ‘un-block party’ to enable you to think of…

‘Shameless’ is the impossibly dreamy and seductive new single from young singer-songwriter Lucy Neville. ‘Shameless’ displays lush ambient compositions, liquid vocals and melancholic lyrics which explore themes of fame and success and lure the listener in: “What do I have to do, to get your attention, what do I have to say, to earn your affection, and I’m tongue-tied trying to voice my intention, what do I have to do, have to do?” “They only went you when you’re famous, you only call me when you’re lonely, I’m getting caught up being shameless, why all these people say they know…

Listening to North London-based singer-songwriter Seaker is a bit like being in a dream as she favours a melancholy backbone with ethereal vocals and poignant lyrics creating an overall haunting effect. ‘Words’ is the follow up to her single ‘The Waters’ which was released last spring and it’s oh so good. It gradually builds piece by piece by adding more layers of instrumentals, billowing sonics and a beat which throbs on the sea-bed of the melancholic melody and echoing harmonies. I particularly like the rippling effect of the piano towards the end, as water is obviously an inspiration for Seaker with lyrics containing…