Ambient evocative production and heavy bass and beat combinations back up the instantly recognisable vocal and unique flow of Spinalot, as a series of new singles depict the artist diving deep into his own personal story and experiences in the modern world.
Music
Intoxicating musical wisdom and charm meanders from pure euphoric vibrancy to intimate and honest contemplation. Tennessee songwriter and musician Ben Stephens delivers a sensational debut album this year, with the unrivalled complexity, skill and originality of a fiercely vulnerable Hello World, This Is The Inside Of My Mind.
By this point, EMA has effectively graduated from good to great, in my view. The creativity is next level, and Sienná has managed to balance absolute artistic freedom and versatility with a clear sense of reason, intention, and value. This lets the album feel incredibly diverse yet relevant from start to finish.
An industrial thumping rhythm that’s somehow both distant and intimate. A reverb-kissed electric guitar, two chords strummed singularly like waves, and a heavily electronically effected vocal.
With imagery based around memories of flying kites at night, Heartstrings reflects on finding the right balance in a relationship, noting how, like a kite on a string, it can only soar when given enough slack to climb.
Introspective songwriting and lightly doubled vocals, brighter rock hooks following warm synths and keys through what proves a unique but effective songwriting and artistic style. Cypress Key starts off his latest EP with a song that quietly intrigues at first, then bursts in to life in a bold and beautiful way.
Here Pearl’s clear influence from the likes of Kate Bush emerges, but the EP in full is impressively eclectic, and as mentioned, it holds true to a genuine sense of creativity that is from the heart and unafraid to be authentic.
Songwriting first, an acoustic introduction and gentle to impassioned vocals – honest reflections and smart, catchy rhymes. Rafael Montecruz and Abraham Armell capture the beauty of intentional pop music, with the ballad verse and funk-kissed chorus of Under the Cherry Tree.
An uplifting dose of swinging sixties pop and surf rock, a conceptual brightness that’s more essential now than ever, and a band who consistently deliver a fine level of passion, performative charm, and unity on the stage.
Hazy industrial rock with a catchy indie vocal distantly then intimately mixed – an immersive soundscape, showcasing the work of an artist with everything from songwriting to musicianship to production at their disposal.
SC4REAL starts up his new album with a magnetic opening track, and builds further on the excitement and conscious reflection of Phases Groove throughout what could quite possibly be his most truthful and inspiring project yet.
Introducing a raw and rather audacious take on a classic Nina Simone hit, Texas-born artist and experimental performer Konrad Kinard brings a twist of neo-jazz and Americana, to the instantly recognisable I Put A Spell On You.