Inspired by a fifty-year-old romantic meeting between two students from Switzerland and France respectively, Je Ne Peux Pas T’oublier relays a story of long-distance love, from a time when the internet and video calls were unheard of.
Pop Rock
Great songwriting – real music, live music, and a timeless organic style. Jason Greco has crafted a gem with this latest single, blending eighties vocal harmonies, reverb, lush guitars and live drums, with something like an introspective twist of The Smiths.
Modern pop-punk with emotional vulnerability and unfiltered passion. Mira’s Age brings through an album of energising riffs, licks, live drums and hooks, whilst diving into stories that reflect on issues like anxiety, attention craving, accountability, mental anguish, and heartbreak.
Bright and beautiful indie rock, high energy guitars, bass and drums backing distantly mixed, nostalgic indie vocals – Robin Brown delivers short, snappy lines and precise storytelling, with the melodic charm and uplifting groove of Alone in Sydney.
Intimate verses precede an uplifting, impassioned hook – G R Goodman lets modern production shine a crisp, clean light on a dynamic single, with the catchy wave-like euphoria of Waiting On You, But I Can’t.
Strong riffs, a perfect Americana groove, and a song that pours through with gratitude and grace. A modern-day pop-rock celebration, from one of indie’s hardest working and most professional talents – Bob Berdanier releases yet another uplifting anthem this season, with the warmth and wonder of Heart Like a Wheel.
The connection resounds and comforts, a softness that’s celebratory and calming – Mark Winters blends folk and acoustic pop with timeless positivity, for Man In The Sky.
London’s Dream Delay access something real and profound with this single – a stunning introduction, to an alt-rock act with a clear sense of purpose and songwriting charm that resounds.
Great musical arrangements set the bar well, then we need a little depth of topic, an interesting voice, and a melody that engages and even satisfies. Borovsky puts the building blocks in place for all of this, with the unique writing, long-form expressions, ideas and personality, of A Leap In The Dark.
Everything from the lyrics to the arrangement breathes new life and creative realism into the space. ELROD is humble but effective, the melody short and snappy, the production subtle but purposeful. Vulnerability is bold yet also vague, meaning you can make this your own, attach your meanings and memories, whilst believing that every word is authentic and heavy to the singer.
Electronic pop-rock and evocative self-reflection tackles the process of building, breaking, and redefining one’s identity and life. Sonic Pulse Project’s 4th album to date brings 10 original tracks of slick riffs and contemplative stories, for The Blueprint.
The verses have a kind of old-school trip hop vibe to me, melodic and charming, unpredictable but effective, and the lyrics further this connection and sense of lostness and self-scorn that is the freedom of thought; through darkness, highs, lows, and everything in between.