To coincide with this week’s election-day release of the hope-inspiring It’s Morning In America, we caught an interview with long-time songwriter and acoustic musician Jeff Siegel, to find out more about the roots of the song, his journey as an artist, what he has planned creatively for the coming months, and his hopes for the future of America.
Folk Pop
London-based independent creative The Wrong Man (fronted by Jonathan Gibbon), sets a calming vibe, alongside juxtaposed intrigue from the imagery and poetry, for the beautifully moving Sleeping Pills.
Stories and songs blend organic folk rock arrangements with heartfelt melodies and moments, which carefully weave together the genuine journey of songwriter Chris Connors. Whimsy and The Bee deliver a hopeful yet evocative collection of new songs, for their aptly-titled album History.
Simple acoustic good vibes and great rhythm brings soul and songwriting together in a likable way. Texas-based artist Carl Scogland is a pleasure to let guide you into a joyful mood, and HoneyBee is a beautifully timeless folk-pop single with a twist of something Americana-like in its confidence and character.
Love It Or Lose It is the brand new album, from which the songs take subtle influence from pop and pop rock, with the likes of Would You promising a nineties-style arrangement with a heartfelt but ultimately confrontational and confident hook.
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.
Inspired by the likes of Sajjan Raj Vaidya, Yabesh Thapa, this Hindi folk-pop single notes sweeping layers of reverb, strings and falsetto vocal refrains, throughout an enchanting five-minute listen that’s both deeply moving and soothing to let fill the space around you.
Yorkshire’s Kier takes country pop to reflective new heights, with the uplifting groove, passionate vocals, catchy hook, and deeply poignant contemplations of 20 Something.
Conceptually exploring a love story from Ambleside Beach in Vancouver, Ambleside moves into the song Concussion for something a little more evocative and gentle – a drawn-out arrangement, less rhythmically bouncy but perfectly placed for impact in its caring declarations and the higher nuance of David Jane’s versatile yet distinct and genuine voice.
With imagery based around memories of flying kites at night, Heartstrings reflects on finding the right balance in a relationship, noting how, like a kite on a string, it can only soar when given enough slack to climb.
Here Pearl’s clear influence from the likes of Kate Bush emerges, but the EP in full is impressively eclectic, and as mentioned, it holds true to a genuine sense of creativity that is from the heart and unafraid to be authentic.
Songwriting first, an acoustic introduction and gentle to impassioned vocals – honest reflections and smart, catchy rhymes. Rafael Montecruz and Abraham Armell capture the beauty of intentional pop music, with the ballad verse and funk-kissed chorus of Under the Cherry Tree.