The warm, white soundscapes of Jade The Moon’s latest single ‘The Tide’ takes you to moonlight soaked beaches, dancing on picnic blankets as the sky lightens to catch up with your mood. It’s pop, but not too cliché, it’s dance, but not too relentless, it’s alternative, but not too complex. It’s Jade The Moon once again belonging entirely to their own category. ‘The Tide’ is the second single from the Canadian band’s highly anticipated album: ‘11:11.’ After self-produced debut record ‘Habits and Hindrances,’ the trio have chosen to collaborate with an array of producer-writers, with the likes of Collin Monroe…
Author: Ty Bennett
In the half-light of a humid afternoon in Shoreditch, hip-hop artist OTG reclines quietly in a chair at the Ace Hotel, surrounded by artist-archetypes, absorbed in their work, so perfectly placed it’s as if they are part of the décor itself. OTG, more familiarly known as Osiris, is a reserved but self-assured producer stroke DJ stroke emerging artist. Following his recently released debut EP ‘Garden of Osiris’ which is laden with relaxed, dark, yet purposeful hip-hop tracks that belong to their own category, Osiris sits down with me to discuss who he is as an artist, the backstory behind the…
Sleeping Lion broke into the music scene in their hometown of Boston with their clean-cut, easy listening live music. Now in LA, collaborating with the likes of Pixie Lott and Kyan Palme, the young duo has given their sound a makeover in latest release ‘How We Know,’ honing a sound that sounds like electronic-pop meeting soul. Berklee College of Music roommates Nate Flaks and Noah Longworth McGuire have created a song which sounds so effortless. The contrast of raw vocals and electronic beats, combined with the soft humming bassline, makes for masterful mood music. ‘How We Know’ is an obvious…
21-year-old electro-pop artist Holander is rooting herself firmly amongst her socially conscious millennial peers. Her bio boasts, ‘Holander focuses her music on empowering herself and others; she studied social change, practices feminism and advocacy of LGBTQ and minority groups.’ Although this stance isn’t obvious in her music, it forms the undercurrent of a musical personality you need to watch. Her new single ‘Smoke’ takes on the edge of electronic music and speaks to the desperate part of people. ‘Smoke’ brings out a new vibrancy that isn’t addressed in Holander’s earlier tracks. Where previous single ‘Something Real’ is more energetic, filled…
This summer has brought about a myriad of multi-genre anthems, popular because they cater for many headphones instead of one. Baby Jey is no exception, bringing us the first track from debut album ‘Someday Cowboy,’ which blurs the lines between 80s country music and a Paolo-Nutini esque singer-songwriter. Their first single, ‘Someday My Space Cowboy Will Come’ is a twangy, tantalising, tongue in cheek tune depicting a mirage in the desert. The backstory of the album is almost as interesting as the lyrical focus. The Canadian two-piece recorded the full-length album in just two days, from the living room floor…
You’re sitting on an abandoned bench, watching fingers of mist glide across a smooth lake and wind themselves between gravestones. In your mind’s eye, you’re twirling your lover across the kitchen floor in the refrigerator light, remembering the way your heart has been breaking every day for years. And FINNEAS’s track ‘Hollywood Forever’ is the perfect companion to heartbreak, as haunting as it is relatable, it is both an escape and a solace. ‘Hollywood Forever’ is a pop ballad with a vintage noir feel, and the perfectly powerful debut for FINNEAS’s solo career. It is a haunting tale of love found…
Everything about this track, from the distinctly provocative cover art to the lucid vocals, oozes of an unavoidable allure. ‘If It Makes You Feel Better’ (‘Better’) is the debut single from London based duo KIRA, flying at the edge of the envelope in this emotive track that tells the story of the fine line between genuine human connection and relationships that only look good on paper. ‘Better’ is uplifting from the get-go, opening with an isolated electronic guitar that flows smoothly into chilling vocals. The single is built over a peddle point guitar motif, a choice that succinctly links the…
At first glance, KROWNS’ debut single ‘High While The Whole World Ends’ (‘High’) is just another overproduced pop song. But, sit back on a rooftop at 2 am with this idiosyncratic anti-conformity anthem, and you’ve got a genre-defying track that fits trap, pop, alternative and electronic music into a four-minute single. ‘High’ begins with a gentle electronic opening, a backing track of whistling that reminds us of Twenty One Pilots and a psych-rock sensibility of the likes of Pixies. But the first verse takes on a much darker affection, mirroring the James Bond theme of the cover artwork. Singer, Kyle…
Debut single ‘Girl You’re So Money’ by ex-frontman of King Washington, Tyson Kelly, is not as 90s hip hop as the title may suggest. Instead, it is an effortless blend of cutting-edge 60s rock and modern pop, awash with sultry, summertime synths and airy vocals. This first single from impending EP ‘No Signal’ provides a promising breakaway from Kelly’s past musical endeavours: he was the lead vocalist of rock band King Washington, acclaimed John Lennon impersonator, and son of renowned songwriter Tom Kelly (Cyndi Lauper’s ‘True Colors’, Whitney Houston’s ‘So Emotional’ and The Pretenders ‘I’ll Stand By You’). Although, the…
West Coast sing-songwriter Sam Valdez brings us more retro road trip music with her new single ‘Farther Away,’ released in preparation for her ‘Mirage’ EP, due at the end of June. Valdez stands out amongst her dream-pop peers of Lana Del Ray, Angel Olsen, The War on Drugs and Alexandra Savior with her compelling lyrics and haunting vocals. This latest song is one of a few wistful tunes from the young artist, rich with dreamy vocals and lightly swinging percussion, as found in earlier tracks ‘It’s Alright,’ ‘Hours’ and ‘I Don’t Want to be Yours Anymore.’ ‘Farther Away’ takes this…