It’s all good vibes from Nizzy on the single Best Friend featuring Esther Olé. A glorious fusion of R&B, Afrobeats, and pop sensibilities with infectious melodies that are warm and irresistible. The vocals from Nizzy are a mix of Yoruba and English, intertwining smoothly with the chill-out instrumentals. Esther Olé contributes to the track with a sweet and unforgettable chorus. Best Friend is a fun atmospheric song with a party vibe to it, and it makes our Spotify summer playlist. Best Friend features on Nizzy’s new EP Love N Rhythmz out now.
Author: Marcus Adetola
Marcus Adetola
Exploring new music. Explaining it shortly after. Keeping the classics close. Neon Music founder.
Don Altae takes no prisoners on his track True Love which is bound to send temperatures rising. He jumps right in with an energetic demeanor while his smooth vocals of seduction yet vulnerable mingle with a rhythmic precision on the up-tempo Latin-inspired instrumentals that gets your body moving. True Love encompasses the feeling of meeting a new love and the tenacious circumstances around it.True Love is a fusion of RnB and Dancehall qualities that work so well. Everything about this track is catchy and it is one well-timed for summer.
Kings Cvstle lay bare their soul with the inspirational track Pain In Pages featuring the soulful Dia Day. The London hip-hop duo share a soul-searching experience of their journey to reach new heights in their career. And with a surmountable measure of humility in the lyrics woven on the conscious beat and instrumentals, they make the track easily relatable. The chemistry between vocalist Dia Day and the twins is apparent, as it is their second collaboration, Each Small Candle being the first. Pain In Pages is reminiscent of a classic conscious hip-hop record, and the boys do well to make…
On single Fiji, Ellie Gadzos enchants you with a yearning to escape a compromising situation for a better one. The sweet nuance of the song sweeps you away as her in-depth lyrics run conflicting adrift on the mesmerizing guitar strings creating a palpable feeling of mixed emotions. Ellie Gadzos’s delivery encapsulates a deep sense of longing that is highly relatable. It is easy to assume it’s a veteran singer at work on this track. Only it’s an upcoming artist we intend to keep our eye on.
It is often said no words are necessary between two loving hearts. This is the sentiment Faith Richards shares in her single Same Language. A romantic RnB-tinged track with smooth and dreamy vocals gliding on warm instrumentals. Faith Richards takes you on a heartfelt journey of falling in love and she does so with perfection as she captures the elements of vulnerability that dwells in such circumstances. I wrote Same Language after falling in love with a man who was still learning the English language. Love itself sparked something new in me. Simultaneously, I felt free and safe, and words didn’t matter as…
SVMI takes you on an introspective journey on the single Feel Alike. He weaves infectious lyrics on a warm bed of piano acoustics and sublime instrumentals, making it heartfelt. The Manchester-based artist touches on personal matters in his life and his prescribed way of dealing with them, which many will find relatable. Feel Alike is different from SVMI’s previous releases in tone, but it keeps the consistencies of an artist that knows their worth. If you are new to SVMI, I suggest you check out his new EP MA MOOD.
Emanuel bares his soul on the new track I Need A Doctor as he delves deep into the utmost chasm of his psyche. He takes you on an enchanted journey with sublime vocals that mingle with the sparse piano keys at the intro, which later grows to a climax with other instrumentals further adding charm.Emanuel’s lyrics are profoundly mesmerizing, grasping at your very core, drawing you further into a world filled with a torrent of emotions. I Need A Doctor features in Emanuel’s long-awaited debut album, Alt Therapy, which is worth checking out. https://open.spotify.com/album/7i7lf1MtvCeufUlN6iJGXl?si=1SmTHb0-SiOZh8wGJmaOLg&dl_branch=1
Brooke Williams enchants with the dreamy single Desperate Times, the perfect elixir for the lovesick and heartbroken. She dreamily sings of the relatable complexities of a breakup for the lovelorn.Imagine putting your time and energy into a relationship, living with that euphoric feeling of being in love. Then only for that feeling to be snatched away unexpectedly in a twisted fate of cupid reversed. You are left completely broken. Brooke captures this feeling vividly with her soothing vocals and heartfelt lyrics. “I wrote Desperate Times with two friends after going through a bad breakup during the pandemic last year. The…
Smokiecoco, two brothers from the Midlands, drop a cheeky and infectious track M54 (Telf To Birmingham), just in time for summer. The chemistry between the brothers is evident in the way they complement each other on the track. Smokiecoco told us exclusively, “We wanted summer energy, we wanted good vibes, and we wanted to show what the Midlands sounds like! This song means so much to both of us, it’s something we would have loved to have heard growing up – and the fact that we can represent our hometown like this makes us both insanely proud. We really hope…
It’s uncommon to enjoy a sampled song as much as the original. However, Vigo Blax has done this with Feelings In My Phone. International songwriter and producer duo Vigo and Jones have sampled the classic track Where Is My Mind by Pixies and made something profoundly exciting. The pair have added new distinct touches to the classic song with a modern appeal, yet it embraces the emotions of the original track. Where Is My Mind has always been one of my favorites on a soundtrack (played during the iconic scene at the end of the 1999 cult movie Fight Club), yet this version…