Beautifully calming indie pop, a jazz-kissed instrumental backdrop adding warmth and dreamy atmospheric fragments, to elevate a voice naturally alluring in its gentle rasp and poetic longing. Maya Unagi settles your nerves and lightens the weight of the world, with the poignant and thoughtful, rather blissful new single Stumbling.
Folk Pop
Evocatively reflecting on the unconditional love we get from and give to our pets – the wonderful degree of joy, the memories, friendship, and the inevitable pain of losing them – Canadian songwriter Martin Gladstone crafts a timeless folk-pop ode for any and all pet-lovers, with the beautifully hopeful Over The Rainbow Bridge.
A simple piano part, familiar and warm, with stunning vocals injecting a catch progression from folk-pop to big-ballad. Skittish deliver a seductively soulful performance and song, with the timelessly divine Mother Nature.
Acoustic beginnings lay down an organic festival vibe, as singer and songwriter Freddy Even delivers a catchy anthem of an indie track – and one that seems perfectly well-suited to the incoming summer season.
Indie-pop songwriter and artist NIVIRA blends the dynamic and colourful backdrops of modern pop music, with confident and joyful vocals, and the juxtaposed depth of profoundly vulnerable but essentially hopeful lyrics.
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.
UK songwriter and artist DiElle captures the essence of introspective songwriting, uniting thoughts of adventure, travel and storytelling, throughout the reflective and uplifting folk-pop collection that is Atlas.
‘Won’t let go until you say so’ resounds and repeats, alongside that recognisable riff, and as the music settles in to the long-term memory, the song’s underlying sense of emotional complexity and unrequited love connects all the more intensely.
Scottish singer and songwriter Kathy Muir rounds off an incredible first third of the year, with yet another fine testament to the immersive and engaging style with which she creates. Inspired by the poem Wishing Stars, from Lang Leav, EASY is a simple to striking original track, with its roots in the acoustic songwriter realm, … Continued
Softly finger-picked folk-pop, a light layer of reverb, warm and distinct vocals – Bryan Copeland follows short lines of intimate poetry, for his soothing to brilliantly uplifting original single Hello.
Despite the personal subject matter, Montecruz is, as ever, rather masterful in writing his songs in a way that feels accessible to all. These emotions could be yours as much so as our protagonist’s, and that universal realness and welcome is key to building a song that naturally connects and stands the test of time.
Germany-based songwriter and artist Ri Wesby captures a perfect balance between artistic integrity and mainstream appeal, with the evocative depth and intriguing design of Terrible Liar.