Initially reflecting on the stark contrast between adverts – one for luxury living followed by one requesting charitable support for those in poverty – The Borderline takes a universal look at the striking separation and still connection between all of us as we go about our lives.
Pop
Prior to the release of his highly-anticipated debut album, we caught an interview with songwriter and vocalist $ace, to find out more about the unrivalled emotion and depth of his first single Sincerely, My Love, as well as his plans for the year ahead. Here’s the conversation in full.
Stunning vocals and a simple piano accompaniment stop you in your tracks – Josh Joel embraces the realm of Christian songwriting, with the heartfelt and beautifully passionate live performance of Home.
Beautifully crisp production blends the sublime intimacy of acoustic guitar fingerpicking with a lightly ambient RnB soundscape. Daya Midori then completes the set-up, with divinely delicate but again cleanly mixed vocals, as we fall under the enchanting spell of Rebound.
Unique and effective production amidst deeply honest, evocative lyrics paves the way for a whole new sound in modern dance-pop. Molli launches an intoxicating debut single, uniting alternative flair with snappy, catchy resolves that naturally linger in the mind.
Never confined to a single style or expectation, EONIAN write from the heart, and make music that moves and entertains in equal parts. That transparency is what gifts their music something so authentic.
Creatively blending the summertime bounce of soca and afrobeats music with a smooth vocal thread, evocative and deeply personal story of Faith, and a brilliantly catchy hook resolve – TAVO malkhutekha (a name meaning ‘Thy kingdom come’) gets the chemistry just right, for the wonderful Wings of Grace.
Introducing the latest songwriting showcase from Martin Lucassen. Sonic Pulse Project utilises contemporary AI vocals to elevate a piano-led arrangement of songs and poetic lyricism, blending pop and rock across an evocative collection of nostalgic reflections.
That’s something the artist forever masters, never resorting to easy rhymes or bars just for that sense of relevance or mainstream appeal, but always maintaining the essence of each story and intention throughout his long-form writing process. How Come is a fine example of precisely that quality, and hits with a catchy hook and original production to match.
Noting over 30,000 monthly listeners on Spotify alone, Tessa Dalton has gone from strength to strength in the past twelve months, her honest writing and vocal fluidity promising a level of authenticity and heart that modern pop has perhaps not seen in quite a while.
Originally an acoustic guitar stomp of a track with a Taylor Swift-esque story and tone, That’s So True is completely reinvented under this light. Jon has taken the vocal in full, slowed things down, and injected a heavy dose of distorted synth chords and a mellow slap of a rhythm, to give the song a deeply consuming and ethereal style.
Imagine an old-school RnB to soul-pop performance, call and response backing vocals and a long-form, meandering verse both delicate and impassioned in equal parts. Then weave in a uniquely rhythmic, almost gentle industrial backdrop, and some nostalgic synths but from a slightly different era, all leading towards a catchy and uplifting question of a hook.