Quick to grab attention, Chives uniquely fuse infectious rhythms with raw indie instrumentation, passionate vocals and long-form melodies, resulting in a sound that’s genuinely their own right now.
Rebecca Cullen
From optimism to struggle, doubt to progression, darkness to light, the music fuses simple yet ambient soundscapes, with classically mellow hip hop beats, soulful hooks, and a mighty and characterful vocal-lead that meanders throughout various impressive flows as each story pours through.
Pure rock bliss and absolute character pour through with Jozsef James’ new soulful and hard-hitting single.
OLGA takes listeners through the regrets and mistakes of a past relationship with the retro groove and unwavering honesty of Go Easy On Me.
It connects for its purity, for the changing level of passion in the voice, and for the skillful way in which the soundscape reflects and reinforces all of this. Beautiful.
The UK’s own Kings Cvstle creates at the peak of the political and social issues affecting us all. Driving with honest intention, a background of hardship and an unwavering desire to lay bare the truth, Cold Place offers up precisely the ambiance and poetic observations implied by its title.
That bass-line gets right to you, sinking through the body with an unavoidable force, adding instrumental flair to an already striking pop song that’s easily memorable.
Following the release of his superb and inspiring new EP Never Fallin’, we bagged an interview with Atlanta’s Drills to find out more about his music, his journey as an artist, and his plans for the future. Here’s how it went. * * * Hey – thanks for the interview, and congratulations on the EP. … Continued
This is high quality story-telling, intellectual rhymes that tie in skillfully with emotionally loaded intimacy and unwavering honesty.
The best way to experience a song like this is at volume – headphones, isolation, absolute escapism. Beautiful.
The audio in full has the effect of creating a cinematic experience for listeners, guiding you down these smokey back streets as hints of a story-line and imagery rain down softly around you.
The hook circles around you, repeating and building up even more-so every time – meanwhile it sinks in quickly, leaving you singing along in an instant, and even considering the poetic depth underneath it all.