Mutevole writes songs from the heart and mind combined, a sort of reactive, freely creative approach to modern music, and the results are mysterious and interesting, musically satisfying, catchy, and cool; to say the very least.
Alt Pop
For the highly-anticipated release of the EP from which the stunning original song Love Me Now emerged, Australian artist Tom Morfitt-White delivers a beautifully fitting four-track collection, which not only confirms the talent of the title-track, but actually doubles down on it.
From dreamy vocal layers to distorted guitar riffs that kick in at the perfect moment, Love Affair is quite perfectly crafted, noting a nineties alternative aura that’s mildly reminiscent of the likes of Drinking in LA or Steal My Sunshine.
Atmospheric art-pop that’s beautifully euphoric in its intricate blend of passion, delicacy and depth. London’s Lolli Wren crafts something fearlessly artistic, for the conceptually confrontational beauty of are we alright?
Performative rock theatrics with a dark and poetic undertone – alt-pop and neo-soul from Talon David blends fairy-tale storytelling and scene setting with a brilliantly creative musically, throughout the opening half of a two-part album that is The Villain.
Crafted from the chaos and heartbreak of a broken friendship, songwriter and performer Strascha delivers an energising, awakening dose of volume and personal struggle, with the heavy layers and fearless vocal conviction of Hack.
Senescence is an echoing trip hop dream, in a way – a small wave of nostalgia from the haunting comfort of simpler eras. The sound is atmospheric and distinct, but the voice clean and soulful, almost like RnB re-imaged amidst an underwater storyboard that’s both cute and unsettling.
Intoxicating musical wisdom and charm meanders from pure euphoric vibrancy to intimate and honest contemplation. Tennessee songwriter and musician Ben Stephens delivers a sensational debut album this year, with the unrivalled complexity, skill and originality of a fiercely vulnerable Hello World, This Is The Inside Of My Mind.
Heavily juxtaposed layers and moments let emotional integrity guide freely and with a certain intoxicating fire. Candi Carpenter fuses genres as per the changing stages of these storytelling songs, with the boldly evocative new EP Reincarnation.
Letting go of things that no longer serve you – from relationships to ambition, work, self-identity. Creative alt-pop songwriter Lily Franc delivers on both depth and design, with the subtle charm, genre diversity and lyrical brilliance of The Fitting Room.
Getting back to the roots of great music, the kind that we listen to in full – a song that moves us, in the quiet of solitude, in the depths of our own minds; not the sort that needs us to simply repost a short clip and hope for virality.
An ever-creative Oktavvia delivers one of her most distinct dark power-pop arrangements yet this season, with the darkness, the sweeping synths, the high-octane EDM backdrop, and the anthemic, empowering chorus, of I Decide.