Emotionally raw and revealing verses pave the way towards an explosively nostalgic, nineties-esque rock hook that urges you to turn up the volume – Deer Pilot hits with unforgettable impact.
Rebecca Cullen
Creative pop delicacies meet with infectious rhythms and a surprising few layers of organic sound-design – Brightside bring together classic song-writing and contemporary stylings for this infectious and emotional new single.
The track is delicate then heavy, projecting its underlying intentions and the wave-like life of a nihilist in everything from the lyrics to the performances to the arrangement.
In its essence, Deer Pilot is a no-punches-pulled rock band. There’s no vocal tuning, no fixing, no fakery of any kind. The goal is to sound like real humans playing music. The sound you get live is what goes on the records.
Blending pop sensibilities with creative production and an almost hip hop style beat and vocal meander and effect, Rising sees long-form melodies light up a whole new side to Kusa’s artistic catalogue.
Creatively explorative in sound-design yet comfortingly familiar in vocal clarity and melodic progression – Katie Tich’s Boomerang (Remix) introduces her uniquely colourful way with song-writing.
Mellow good vibes and simple layers of production unite for this soulful yet easy-going new release from Samael Senja.
Reflecting on the past, the self, the world and one’s role within it – Freaky Man speaks volumes on behalf of the artistic intention and musicality of Walls Of Glass.
Featuring immersive, tumbling drums, an eighties-esque rhythm but a passionately soulful vocal lead – Vyblektro fuses genres in a creatively uninhibited way for this latest single.
The opening strums lead you one way, the voice suddenly another, the lyrics another still, and then we get the structure – the changes, the evolution, the increasing sense of longing from the central protagonist.
Hypnotic vocal layers meander across the top of a dreamy, organic soundscape for this intimate and adoring new single from Arhkota.
As conceptually provocative as ever, Lounge Act Jam reach new considerate depths with this EP – a project whose title alone invites a sense of startling self-awareness.