Alpine Green is a beautiful breath of fresh air, from a talented songwriter with a touching, angelic, and captivating voice. Jolé is a solid musician who performs arpeggios on the acoustic guitar, with similar skill to Paddy Casey, and who sings with a confident, effortless tone like Coldplay’s Chris Martin. A conceptually nostalgic song, Alpine Green will, for sure, be added to all your Summer playlists, further to its Acoustic Pop sound, which although carries a traditional Folk element throughout, remains within current “radio” territory, the same way James Arthur did with his 2016, comeback single Say You Won’t Let…
Author: Terry Guy
PELA’s new single Reverie displays an electro vibe during the verses which give off a dark edge yet surprise us with a memorable, pop-friendly, radio-ready chorus. We have been thrown back to the noughties when the “Ooh La La” Synth-Pop band Goldfrapp was taking over the charts with a similar sound to PELA’s on Reverie. And what with the sultry and seductive vocal performance from lead singer Hannah, it’s as if Fiona Apple suddenly decided to randomly drop a trippy, dance ballad. We can’t get enough of the new Alternative Pop duo, who are doing South London proud with their…
Trap music is usually presented in the form of a minor chord structure and delivered via dark, trippy, keyboard production. However, talented Electro producer Luuvis has presented a euphoric take on trap music on his new single High. It’s the follow-up to the French musican’s debut single Up and Away which showcases something a little similar to Riri’s “Anti” era, with the help of Mayila’s angelic, sweet and delicate vocal performance. Her vulnerability shines through High’s sensual sound, with a voice somewhat reminiscent of Lauren Mayberry from popular Indie Pop band Chvrches. Overall, High is a sultry, R&B ballad, with…
Listening to Zhero’s sound on his new single Mama, it is no wonder that the multi-talented songwriter and producer is inspired by alt-pop artists such as Lana Del Rey and Troye Sivan. He composed Mama to tell his mother about his plan to go to London and follow his dreams. Zhero incorporated 80s sounds into the production as it was her favourite decade. Opening with an industrial keyboard sound, not too dissimilar to the one which set the tone for The Weeknd’s 2020 track After Hours, Zhero has been taking production notes from renowned indie-pop acts such as The 1975, specifically…
It is refreshing to have artist Suzy Callahan break out onto the music scene where live, Folk music appears to have got lost amongst the influx of EDM and Tropical House trends. Like a true Folk singer and songwriter, similar to the “Central Reservation” era of Beth Orton’s critically acclaimed career, all Suzy needs is her acoustic guitar and soft, tender vocals, which wreak of Folktronica-bliss. The best way to describe new single Edge Of The Universe taken from her album Not Exactly Sad is that of an indie ballad, performed in a similar style to Mercury Music Prize nominee…
One of West Coast’s newest rap sensations Willis has just dropped new track Down Bad. It’s one of 20202’s hottest bangers so far, and not just because it is far from the traditional sounds of current, cliché Pop music. Opening with alternative synths that are more reminiscent of Aphex Twin’s Rave production as opposed to Drake’s trendy Hip-Hop production, Willis makes it known from the get-go that he is more inclined to embracing an experimental, lo-fi, electro vibe. It is this kind of musical direction that we feel the American rap scene should bring to the surface more so than…
Fairly reminiscent of Joss Stone’s Right To Be Wrong via its opening chords and instrumentation, the multi-talented Firemaid presents to us Deep End. It’s an experimental, soul-rock number which, despite its Gospel influence in the chorus sections via the notable organ, the overall music production still insists that we are thrown towards Desert Rock and Psychedelic Rock. Not too similar to Dan Auerbach’s epic sound on Lana Del Rey’s 2014 album Ultraviolence. It appears Firemaid has been inspired at some point in her musical journey, by 70’s Art Rock acts such as Procol Harlem, especially when the reverb and delay-effected…
RYTERBAND’s sound on the new single Lighthouse has left us quite speechless. Lighthouse has a beautiful composition which you will find yourself putting on repeat despite its downtempo vibes. When you first hear the nature sounds in the opening alongside the tonic key, you think you will be led into a dark, minor-chord progression. However, you will be pleasantly captivated by RYTERBAND’s simple yet well-thought-out major chord structure, performed via an electro music production which throws us back to the critically acclaimed scores of Vangelis. When fusing the atmospheric synths with RYTERBAND’s clean, crisp tone when reaching higher register, it…
After a string of successful moments early in her career including an MTV feature and a performance for former President Barack Obama, Lana Lubany is now set to release her EP, cleverly consisting of 1-minute tracks. To kick-start this conceptually unusual portfolio, Lubany recently dropped Alive in Hell and now she releases Isolation. We are in awe of how in such a short time frame the unique diva manages to grab our attention with an unexpected fusion of acapella and sinister urban pop music. Paint it on the wall, in my blood Feel my eyes turning black The world going…
Norway’s pop band KEiiNO is only just getting warmed up with their new single Bed with the Wolf taken from debut album OKTA. Having come to stardom at the 2019 Eurovision Contest with their song Spirit In The Sky KEiiNO now release this tour-de-force of captivating pop music. After just the first listen, we are obsessed with KEiiNO, who has delivered one of the best pop singles of 2020 so far with Bed with the Wolf. Full of, rhythmically, Taylor Swift-esque pop fusions it delivers Electro production not too similar to the works of Robyn and Little Boots. In particular,…