Lifelong songwriter and creative Raging Depths has written a multitude of projects over the years, from journals and songs to stories, books, and even DnD campaigns. The style is always honest but eclectic, covering topics close to the heart, with mental health and emotional depth often acting as the beating heart of each new piece.
Pop Rock
Lush organic piano, strings and guitars light up an indie pop warmth that’s heartfelt, timeless, and naturally uplifting. UK songwriter and acoustic musician Euplasia kicks off an extensive 12-month release schedule for his new album, and ‘You Wonder’ is an inspiring introduction to the project.
Multi-instrumentalist Olly Davidson leads us with evocative and unique, classically inspired piano, into an ambient, reverb-soaked realm of quiet contemplation, and contrastingly uplifting indie gems, for the beautiful new album Up and Awake.
Most recently, Kivo Van Twist launched the single and video for Lay Down, capturing the energy and intentions of the band quite perfectly. From surf-rock hooks and grooves to alternative sentiments and lashings of personality, the performative wonder and musicality of Kivo Van Twist is gripping, and impressively unique.
Soaring metal riffs and superb production guides us into the soulful soundscapes and songs of one-man-band Aaron Newsome – known to the streaming platforms as ServanT of 1.
From a growing repertoire of over 200 original songs, Richard Alberts Music presents an organic band sound and great songwriting, throughout the likes of the catchy good vibes of My Adorable Unaffordable Babe.
Good songwriting stands tall, something authentic and well-built – a strong acoustic backdrop, a lush groove and lush vocals, a sense of meaning at its core. Wyoki delivers an alternative earworm on that front, with the strangely enthralling, imperfect but beautifully addictive Hotel.
Hailing from the Netherlands, New Key is an elusive modern artist, writing and recording songs organically, and with little concern for social media or image – the music speaks for itself.
Lush riffs, an old-school pop-rock warmth that’s organic and immersive, with vocals and storytelling that again lean towards the softer rock tones of the nineties and early noughties. US songwriter Zach Outman captures a sense of groove and emotional refrain that’s beautifully uplifting, memorable, and just distinct enough to stand out right now.
Vituia writes songs unfiltered and unafraid to really go there – the style is genuine, the stories devotedly unbothered by expectation or opinion, and the voice, in both writing and tone, is quickly unmistakable. The realism resounds, and Vituia’s creative escapism as such provides something defiantly pure.
Visa Anxiety are perhaps unexpectedly cool, somewhat quiet and uncertain, but ultimately uplifting in their careful contrasting of tentativeness and confidence. The band are playfully honest, interesting, and creatively rooted amidst the sounds that get things moving towards the end of a long week. I look forward to hearing more.
Less than two weeks until the big day, Christmas is approaching at pace, and here we have the third instalment of One World One Christmas – just in time to light up the celebrations, as we get everything ready for December 25th.