Beautifully looping piano and intimate vocals meet with a mellow click rhythm and subtle kick drum, as singer and performer Kiey paints an enticing picture of poetic admiration, lust, and infatuation, with the uniquely enchanting white boy I sat next to on the plane. Emerging complete with a performative dance video, white boy i sat … Continued
Piano Pop
Bad Bubble is a poet, whose songs read like timeless artistic expressions of the depth of human grief, joy, uncertainty, and possibility.
Poetic piano-pop with huge hooks and self-empowering themes – Brooklyn-born songwriter and artist Gabrielle Marie keeps things classic and upbeat, with singles like My Town.
The aptly-titled EP RAW is completely unique, evocative and often spellbinding, and what’s more, Hila’s answers to these questions, and her perspective as a rising artist, portray an incredibly refreshing sense of identity and purpose in modern music.
South Korean vocal powerhouse Sonnet breaks things down to the bare essentials, for the timeless piano ballad and divine performative brightness of Wishing For Rain.
Introducing a rather fearless and artistic representation of genuine emotional realism – Sierra Stone injects an unwavering degree of character and originality into the pop format, with the boldly evolving power and presence of A Man Like You.
From the new EP of the same name, singer and songwriter Elle holds true to the simplicity of piano and vocals, for the imagery and gratitude of Day by the Lake.
Delicate piano-pop with dreamy evocative vocals and a meandering, melancholic tuneful thread of appeal. AMAZONE LILI lets the music take things from intimate to empowered, as the rising drama and choir-supported depth of Tu restes increasingly captivates.
The UK’s own Henry Charles masters the space with evocative, delicate yet purposeful vocals – a piano-led ballad with a twist of lyrical poetry to captivate. Plastic Stars is familiar but powerful, slowly extending its reach, evolving skilfully from intimate and honest, to impassioned and mighty at its peak.
Introducing a conceptually and musically engaging new EP, from an artist with stories to tell and enchanting, long-form melodies to weave. Nighttime Chronicles depicts a piano-pop to cinematic rock fusion of influences, ultimately led by the smooth and poetic vocal thread of Esteban; an artist committed to the escapism and depth of creative expression.
The intimate piano format and cleanly-mixed vocals seem incredibly rare these days. Even the biggest pop ballads of recent years have had some kind of huge moment where drums crash and a choir joins the process. Rafael Montecruz keeps things refreshingly genuine though, and the song is so well written and performed, that really, nothing else is needed to communicate its intentions.
“I miss you so much, but I feel for him too.” It’s a profound juxtaposition of emotions, and in essence, it quite perfectly represents the often hypocritical nature of our feelings as we navigate the world of relationships and connections.