They say it takes real life experience or struggle to write or create something that connects and refreshes contemporary minds – or any minds, for that matter. Patricians Come Down seem to drive with this sort of realness, injecting a hit of that organic, burban songwriting and expression into everything.
Rebecca Cullen
Making sure to take the time to write something meaningful, something that connects and is relatable but presents itself in a new and profound manner – these are the qualities that give a song the strength to break through the noise, and these are precisely the qualities Chupapi offers up in his music.
Schemes brings together the best of the best, to collaborate and come up with music that soothes the soul and connects deeply from the very second it starts to play. This EP is absolutely one to be revisited, a timeless playlist that’s a refreshing pleasure to stumble upon right now.
Introducing a brilliantly effective balance between colourful, pop melodies and a raw-rock musical set-up, Too Much Saturn’s Blame Game is made even better thanks to superb and thoughtful songwriting.
The roar of heavy rock meets with the descending and somewhat manic progression of power-chords you might more commonly find in punk rock, and in among this you also get a really effective melody, and a series of riffs that meet the high energy and embrace of the drums beautifully.
Kicking off the Summer season with a brand new episode of the Stickman Sessions Podcast – featuring Lee Wylding, lead singer and songwriter for the UK’s own The Fireflys.
Brooklyn Bri impresses in an instant with this single. The track talks openly of not falling victim to the industry – take control of your shit; don’t be a ‘stupid’ rapper – Bri’s lyrics thereafter follow a similar-minded pathway of individuality and self-awareness.
Sons Of Silver present stunning rock vocals and a seductive blues-rock groove on this latest single. Never Enough is easy to love, a smooth track with a slightly eighties-style hook melody but a gritty and crisp instrumental set-up that lets the live-vibe shine through.
Hef wins your affection with a few well-placed bars that often beg for you to replay the moment and double-check what you just heard.
Bringing together the smoothness of jazz, the soulfulness of RnB, and the honesty of hip hop, Change My Ways is a track that lays out some calming good vibes and a heartfelt, deeply personal sentiment that connects for its realness.
There is no success without failure – where we fail, we learn how not to fail in the future. MVP is subtly but surely all of this, and meanwhile – a soulful, jazz-cafe-style musicality fills the room, and that unmistakable vocal sound makes certain you’ll recognize it the next time around.
Festival stages across the globe call out for an act like this. Absolutely worth appreciating as summer 2019 swings into gear. Listen loud.