Perhaps surprising that this is the first project of this name to cross our path – by all accounts, many of you reading this or experiencing this album are indeed Melophiles yourselves. Abhi Ananda, however, seems to encapsulate that quality with the clear complexity, versatility, skill and unwavering heart of these eight recordings.
Albums
The highly-anticipated debut album from Canada’s Kyle Richardson has finally hit the streaming sites – an eleven-track playlist of evocative and uplifting pop classics, beginning with the unmistakable anthem that is Can You Hear Me.
The House Of Love presents an array of string-like synths and all-consuming soundscapes, whilst countering that enchanting escapism with a deeply personal front-line vocal and paralleled storytelling
American Gothic is an audio adventure not unlike a movie as it plays out in full. Mighty songwriting and musicianship, unparalleled composition and performance, intriguing and contemplative stories, all uniting both darkness and sheer fun throughout a timelessly enjoyable album of originals.
Artistry encapsulated by way of an extensive conceptual project, wholly devoted to its underlying themes and imagery – Kross Irwin screams passionate conviction and compositional prowess, throughout the superb new album the boy who died, but had no funeral.
Perhaps the central lyrics of the opening track encapsulate the themes of this project best – “You can give your love. You can fuck your hate.” Meet The Beat Holes compiles unique anecdotes and broader topical themes, to ultimately celebrate the freedom of love and the power of personal choice.
Encapsulating the purpose of the album as an art-form, Stokerstl presents a cinematic and intricate journey, disguised as a fine collection of indie-pop songs both organic and catchy, for the naturally memorable, thought-provoking Programmed to Exist.
Celebrating his finest collection to date, renowned producer DJ SOLO brings the clarity, creativity and confidence to modern music, with the infectiously energizing PROJECT BUSTDOWN 5.
Translating to Mother of Mankind, or Garden of Eden, ALKEBULAN is thought to be the ancient and indigenous name of Africa prior to its colonization. This album celebrates homecoming and ancestral connection.
Baltimore rapper and artist Big Beanie loads up on nostalgia and contemporary images, noting a handful of projects to his name and a smoothly rising reputation.
Titled to appropriately reflect the contents within, War of Art is often fascinating, occasionally a reflective mess of volume and anger, and always creatively unaffected by expectation or industry standards.
Award-winning Big O is far from a stranger to the game. With each new project, his ability to intertwine talent, professionalism and heart reaches greater plains still.