“I tend to be a lamenting person, so glamorising and dramatising the feeling of love, grief, sadness and loss is a comfort to me. Going to that place provides escapism from the rest of life that is less romantic feeling.”
The comfort and escapism of alcohol stands tall in the optimism and brightness of the music, whereas the darker reality of the grip of addiction pours through in the relentless longing and lostness of the lyrics.
Creating purely out of a clear love for the process, BIAS brings both precision and heart to the nature of covering music, and injects an impressive hit of originality in the same instance.
Somehow immediately recognisable as Carnival Mind, the simplicity and brightness of a live acoustic guitar, strummed with clear passion for what lies ahead – 5am is the band’s latest earworm…
Dreamy production and smooth tones bring together organic melodies and electronic, ethereal overtones, for the quickly mood-setting and catchy late night anthem THATGIRL.
Featuring unmistakable vocals and a subtle fusion of genres, Rico Bank$ lights up the Afrobeats scene with the smooth tones and optimistic bounce of No Fit Doubt.
Following the release of his album and a plethora of singles and videos to match, rising artist and rapper Robert Martino – otherwise known as The Young Al Capone – kindly took part in an interview. We talk all things hip hop, from inspiration to bars to live performance, and plenty that falls in between. … Continued
From the gritty and cinematic to strong grooves and classic rap tones, Kxng Vici keeps things authentic and hard-hitting, with his gripping new album The Contact.
Emotive and energising, bold and memorable, WEIGHTLESS lights up the new album with style, and injects a fresh twist on what’s truly possible within freely creative modern rap.
The hauntingly blissful latter half is boldly hypnotic, and wraps up the artist’s encapsulation of the journey towards a broken heart with lasting impact.
Leading with melody, confidence and retro stylings combined, Ahmad McCown takes things back to the bare essentials of soul-pop and electro-funk, with this self-explanatory yet boldly catchy new single.
Toronto’s 151 MD gears up to release a highly-anticipated new album, with the launch of the hypnotic and gritty It’s Only Me.
