Noting a powerful and dark opening line, Nail Me to a Tree is gritty, fascinating, and incredibly brief – less than two minutes of music, a moment captured in time, and a distinct kind of storytelling and liberty to the sound. No doubt further BJ Rexwood singles will prove recognisable once you’ve listened to Nail Me to a Tree.
Rebecca Cullen
Seamlessly uniting the serene and the intense, London-based creative composer IUS explores the depth of the universe and our connections within it, through the spellbinding instrumental project We Are Stars.
Following the release of his euphoric new single We Are All In One, lifelong producer and artist IurisEkero celebrates the launch of the related album AURA, with an unmissable live experience, taking place at the foot of the Andes Mountains, at FINCA DECERO, ARGENTINA.
A dash of Jake Bugg with a touch of yesteryear rock uplift and contrastingly uncertain, even dark lyrics. Kobe masters melody, groove, and juxtaposition, with the sensational songwriting and creative identity of 24.
Colourful but chilled production and gentle, distinct vocals carve out a quickly unique pathway, as singer and songwriter Valerie Badjan reflects on the ache of heartbreak after the exultation of new love.
Reflecting on modern intoxication and the search for truth, the value of using your voice when it matters, TODAY is complex and mysterious, but also manages to pierce through the noise with sharp and smart poetic lines. Everything then comes together beautifully, for what proves a genuinely inspiring chorus, and a sentiment and melody that linger in the mind, long after the music has ended.
The refreshingly grounded sound of real guitars, drums and vocals – Germany’s Level-M delivers a quickly slick and stylish rock groove, with a smooth vocal melody and quirky, provocative lyrics.
Blending alt-folk anthemic charm with heavier rock rhythms and quality hooks, L.A.R.P storms into view with the mighty Love Ain’t Gonna Come in The Night, a touch of Ben Caplan to the style, then proceeds through five original tracks that prove equally evocative and performative, but quite boldly unconfined by genre.
In defining the process or purpose of this album, Stewart Lane notes that ‘each piece traces the build-up to ecstatic release’. This is something you can hear and feel throughout these seven compositions, a unique and gentle progression, growing and culminating in some huge emotional presence and weight, suddenly peaking, and then being relieved or lifted away.
Another call out to please, please draw your focus to the authentic artists, musicians and composers at this time – those who make music from their own fusion of qualities driven by the heart and mind united. The organic, the honest, and often – the unplugged.
Based out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Jimi Fiano is a talent to be recognised, and this subtly genre-fusing rock track blends gorgeous melodies and tones, with a story and sentiment that’s relatable but also quite boldly original.
Western country wonder, Latin rock swagger, and vocals that evocatively cut through the noise with unmistakable character and raspy, expressive depth. Billy Ray Norris proves a songwriter unconfined by genre, intent on telling stories, gifting melodies and grooves, across a plethora of different songs and styles.