On the one hand, a smooth and retro dance track with a twist of something tropical to the synth riff. On the other, an indie pop performance with a complex and revealing story at its core.
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Classic nineties dance production leads with a catchy riff and a comforting four-chord piano sidekick, as John Galea delivers a pretty sensational and distinct vocal performance, for the self-explanatory single Hotter Than A Heatwave.
Following on from the atmospheric intensity and depth of his album Against All Odds, the compelling indie rapper BunGeeBob returns with a brand new album of beautifully smart, sharp and engaging original tracks.
Back with a bang and with four original tracks to grace the melodic techno space once again – producer and creative Revoizz captures a euphoric blend of tuneful intensity, with the anthemic escapism of ANTES DE CONOCERTE.
Take yourself out to a new scene, without leaving home – an atmospheric, hypnotic shoegaze instrumental with background chatter, quietly mixed alongside subtle nostalgic synths and a simple rise and fall pattern.
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It’s a song about grief, in essence, and how it reshapes our relationships with those we have lost. The arrangement is as passionate as the lyrics, sometimes gentle and calming, at other times more urgent and uncertain.
It’s a memorable song, with a certain ease to it that’s reflected in the accessible, uncomplicated title of Good Morning. A single that’s non-confronting and lovely in its honesty and softness of delivery.
Simple passions in a fast-strummed electric guitar, a shoegaze introduction soon evolving through equally passionate but eclectic vocals, and a suddenly striking rhythm section – which completely redirects things. Promising quiet introspection and falsetto peaks alike, slowdrip questions the role of the self when feeling like an alien in his own world, for Nightflower.
Acoustic guitar-led and drenched in emotion and reverb in equal amounts, Kye Alfred Hillig takes us through scenes of poetic memory and introspection, with the heartfelt melodies and fireside embrace of Widowmaker Express.
Beautifully countering the echo of reverb-kissed vocals, with the sheer intensity of heavy basslines, beats and distorted electric guitars, Mexico City trio Cavane achieve an intoxicating blend of indie and hard rock, with the conceptual deep-dive that is Evil Until.
Boldly and energetically igniting appreciation for the things we cannot control, Mangomichi’s infectious dance-pop track Never Go Back draws focus to the fact that we are all made from our history and the things that came before us.