Unafraid to go-there experimentally as an artist, Stephan Folkes adopts a playful and limitless creative angle with music. His sound is not traditionally satisfying, but his voice, in both tone and songwriting, is undeniably recognisable from one release to the next, and there’s a lot to be said for artistic integrity.
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Impressively distinct vocals blend personality and smooth but raspy RnB intentions, with a likably upbeat bounce of a production. Jake Exavier raises the mood in both topic and style, with the catchy flavours of the new pop-fusion single Just What U Like.
Sometimes collaboration is the key to finding that sound or artistic moment that connects more strongly with a broader audience – no longer something exclusively personal to the performer, but bridging the gap to realise that actually, these ideas and feelings are relatable, and the music is impressively original and impassioned enough to hit with impact.
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.
Theatrically confident lyrics and equally unique vocals quickly draw attention, as The fin. perform with playful charm and intrigue, for Nebula.
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.
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.
Italian producer shutdown rides high on the back of over 1 million plays of his music on Spotify. His latest offering sees the creative join forces with Cimosko, to re-illuminate one of the previous decade’s most iconic pop hits.