Production tools have peaked in recent years, but that just makes it all the more exciting to dive in. Have fun with it, but also make sure the music means something, connects in a genuine way, and provides you with something impactful as a creative – which in turn will transfer to your audience. O Watchman! seems to encapsulate that approach quite beautifully.
Rebecca Cullen
While technology continues to advance, the beating heart of creativity that connects remains as the irreplaceable human touch. Throughout the ages, art born out of struggle and uncertainty has always been the most impactful, and that continues to be true – regardless of the tools utilised to create it.
Considering the evolution of music and technology, Pasquile talks of the growth from vinyl to tapes to CDs to digital, and how we didn’t fight that evolution. And yet, with modern production tools, not least of all AI, we seem to be at war with or afraid of the future.
Theatrically confident lyrics and equally unique vocals quickly draw attention, as The fin. perform with playful charm and intrigue, for Nebula.
Ten original songs weave together this story of the Mystic Code, and while there’s plenty to unpack and explore conceptually, which rewards and provides insight and reflection, the music is also – and importantly – an impressive and enjoyable place to escape into for a while.
Traditional folk beauty – in poetry and melody, in fingerpicking and subtle tremolo vocals – Mikel Rafael takes listeners through the natural scenes of the world, with the three original songs of The Eternal Hour.
Turning pain into power, with a growing repertoire and heavy basslines that boldly back up the conscious bars of his writing. NERA DC leads with personality and truth, for tracks like Believe Me.
An instantly likable original track, with plenty of personality but also, and quite crucially, an accessible and welcoming musical warmth. Ignatious intrigues, unsettles, and boldly leaves his mark, with Des particules de merde.
Creatively capturing the essence of a stark new reality – Everlust ignite the darkness and depth of both haunting hard-rock and the conceptual truth of our current transition into living exclusively online.
From the upcoming EP Elemental, Watch The World Burn is refreshingly genuine and compelling from a lyrical perspective, injecting a genuine sense of conceptual depth and poetry into the timeless energy and embrace of pop punk, and in the process reminding us of the talent and infectious energy of King Of Cups.
Introducing a conceptually enthralling dark-pop album, noting AI production tones and a clear sense of story and revelation, T Halycon’s Testimony is a complex and fascinating modern project, with a multitude of strong hooks and ideas woven into an ever-shifting landscape of genre-fusing qualities.
Classic southern rock with a bluesy twist of distortion and genuine vocal passion – Jeremiah Throwbridge combines performative grit, slick riffs, a strong groove and a catchy hook, for the anthemic new single Feel It Out.