In anticipation of his full-length album WEATHER THE STORMS this coming September, London-based songwriter and electronic-alternative artist LiGHTBRiNGERS – the UK’s own Aidan Woods – launches perhaps his most evocative and moving single yet.
Rebecca Cullen
Featuring an eclectic playlist of songs built around acoustic guitar and Brian Elodi’s distinctly raspy, relatable and modest indie voice, this album is something of a time capsule from the artist – a collection of moments years in the making, brought together in honour of his daughter.
If you’re looking for songs that feel real, new, purposeful, fascinating – such as the music of Medium Build, Bo Burnham, Father John Mistry – this album is absolutely one to spend time with.
Laying down a summertime house groove that’s colourful, conceptual and creative all at once – Aux Fidelity drops one of the most likable original beats of the season, with the multi-layered electro-funk playfulness of Tsuyu Party.
Featuring deeply calming guidance on yoga, meditation, breathwork, mindfulness, therapeutic practices, and nervous system care, Arrive Yoga is a British well-being and yoga podcast that seeks to provide a space of serenity and stillness in a fast-paced world.
Creative soundscapes and beats from Guadalajara, Mexico – Rubenzuque is a producer and artist whose focus is refreshingly, exclusively on the music and process of making audio that engages with and impacts listeners.
Promising stories of contemplation regarding influence, authority, and personal agency, Message Through Meadows is clearly songwriting-driven. The band are not flashy nor attention grabbing in their image or audio demeanour, they let the music speak honestly on each concept and feeling, and this is what lets these four songs feel so moving and emotionally memorable.
Long-time musician and artist Austyn Gillette creates a multi-layered indie-jazz aura with his latest project, blending saxophone, guitars, keys, riffs and rhythms, with a kind of Mac Demarco character and voice that’s distinct in both topic and tone.
LA creative Tommy Simpson adopts an enthralling, unsettling and unignorable artistic persona, as the artistic depth and sonically fierce waves of Macro/micro pour through, for the 11 original tracks of an album poignantly titled A.fter I.ntelligence.
Capturing the full authentic fuzz of psychedelic rock that’s loaded with layers, distortion, colours and optimism, Casiocenz fires up a brand new, almost-self-titled-album, with the beautifully immersive sonic experience that is Mind Grapes.
Settle into this one for the evening – lightly reverb-kissed electric guitar, inviting and warm, akin to the kind of playing delivered by Jeff Buckley or James Bay, but a voice and songwriting style that’s a little more distinctly indie-band-like and engaging for its originality.
Massive indie riffs and charming, nearly spoken indie vocals build a quirky and captivating alt-rock sound that’s instantly nostalgic. The Orange Blossoms bring unique lyrical musings together with a distinct performative identity and classic rock guitar sounds, for the brilliantly inspiring album Green Light.