Reflecting on the subject matter of survivor’s guilt, everything from the writing to the performance of Martyr breathes authenticity and meaning into the creative ambient space. The idea of being thought of as strong, when deep-down you feel devastation, and still haven’t healed from the trauma, is one that’s perhaps more common than expected, and yet it’s rarely – if ever – brought about in contemporary music and songwriting.

AmbientDreamwaveGlitch HopIndie PopLo-FiPopSongwriter

Funky guitar rhythms and riding bass lines, a female vocal distantly mixed for a kind of pop-rock meets shoegaze recording aura, later evolving through something of a traditional folk to rock fusion of styles – Lady King & The Aces roll with the creative punches, for Smooth Sailing.

AlternativeFunkPop Rock

Originally penned for a stage play exploring a 1960’s folk musician who falls in love with an actress, Butterskies makes note of Martin Leroux’s influences amidst James Taylor and Joni Mitchell, following the singer’s equally vulnerable and evocative voice, through a slowly evolving soundscape of subtle additional strings and peaceful summer imagery.

AcousticFolkFolk PopSongwriter