Classic Pop songwriting at an EDM-ready pace meets with cascading synths and unorthodox traits akin to a more neo-classical realm – Northern Ireland’s Amie Woodhouse brings the sultry hook and floor-filler vibes all at once, with Hypnotic.
Dance Pop
Dublin artist Jordan presents a fine balance of enchanting production and softly evocative vocals, throughout the alluring melodies and musical uplift of her beautiful new EP Driving Back To Love.
“What I love about living in Argentina is how musical the country is. Almost everyone plays an instrument or sings, and professional musicians often master multiple instruments, compose music, and handle mixing and production.”
Nostalgic Dance-Pop production and a stunning vocal melody light up the songwriting space with a memorable kind of strength. Chicago’s Amanda Aponte balances the soulful emotion of performance with a few more surface level floor-filler quirks, for the stand-out single LIPSTICK LESBIAN.
Introducing a huge production and a respectably honest hit of songwriting – long-time musician and composer Johnny Minkley joins forces with the gently distinct vocalist Laila, for the celebratory yet heartbroken depth of I Didn’t Deserve Your Love.
Celebrating the chemistry between two people, with a funky groove and soulful vocals, Ellyott delivers a colourful and uplifting dance-pop single, with the aptly-titled and nostalgic sound of Vibing.
Delivering a full production loaded with riffs, funky bass, quirky synths and additional melodic fragments, the voice and lyrics are merely a part of the process for the uplifting and colourful embrace of Vacation.
Paying tribute to the carefree hits of time’s past for its sense of enjoyment and freedom from the weight of the world, Party Hard – Jiggle Wiggle acts as a genre-fusing pop hit but with a clear level of character and effective production that lets the Original Weez style maintain its recognisable integrity.
Troielle masters the space in both lyric and performance with this release. Arrangement-wise the set-up is easy to vibe to, softly picked electric guitar, a few ambient layers, hi-hats, all supporting this long-form expressive vocal, through a story that feels both deeply personal and broadly metaphorical.
Built around sublime production and captivating vocals, MORE is all at once humble and broadly impactful, presenting a mainstream-relevant aura but also intertwining creative traits from the likes of EDM and Afrohouse. Notice the beating heart of the rhythm, the drop to the hook, the anthemic unity and sheer quality of the arrangement.
Emotionally loaded pop songwriting meets the euphoric pace and embrace of dance, as Lexington’s indie gem Nathan Morris delivers the soulful and vulnerable summer anthem that is Villain.
Building up from what feels like a folk-rock anthem in the making, into a piano-led dance-pop realm of higher energy and conceptual inspiration, No Competition ultimately introduces a songwriter with a clear ability to frame ideas in a melodically enchanting way.