Established producer and songwriter IurisEkero highlights the very best of his emotionally loaded and intricate pop songwriting, with the bold and beautiful ballad It Wasn’t Because of You.
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Dark pop meets with an unmistakable identity and soul, as singer and songwriter Aÿddo presents the ambient yet impassioned, honest and gritty new single Secret Victim.
Brother and sister duo Defining Grace lead with sincere passion and power, for the Christian contemporary crossover singer and gospel anthem Hope Like Hannah. Lisa Michelle provides sublime vocals, to a softly rising soundscape and song, committed to Faith and possibility, with a huge anthemic chorus of unity at its peak.
Puerto Rico’s rising RnB voice JUIC3 captures a romantic edge and dynamic artistic charm this year, with the vocal fluidity and unique central concept of Love Away.
Easily one of the most distinct tracks from Atryp to date, but in truth, this is a rapper and songwriter with a growing repertoire of frankly faultless and often genre-fusing originals, always resounding with a sense of personality, and unfiltered inner truth.
The idea was to pay tribute to the legendary astronomer Carl Sagan, and in the process highlight the creative freedom and versatility of music as play. It’s a job well done, and a project that’s impressively eclectic and accessible, for fans of multiple genres.
Grammy Award-winner Mojo Morgan cuts through the noise with substance and style this month – Jamaica Love is a bold and brilliant new album, loaded with quirky riffs, colourful grooves, and provocative, intentional sentiments.
Completing the approach with an eighties-esque production tone and a fine fusion of metaphor and personal anecdote, Hate It Here counters the scorn of its implied topic, with an unignorably addictive drop into the resounding earworm of its title-line. The single makes for a quickly satisfying and unmistakable new addition to the autumn pop playlists.
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.
Self-penned as their happiest beat yet, snow shack’s sunny day is every bit the smooth and uplifting good-vibes post-summer-celebration its title implies. The single features a finger-style folk groove, hip hop rhythms, a catchy hook, and talented bars from both snow shack and the featured Stickman favourite Atryp.
To coincide with the release of the stunning and empowering new genre-fusing single UNSEEN, we caught an interview with French rapper and artist willine, to find out more about the music, the inspiration for the song, the ambitions that drive things, and plenty more. Here’s how it went. * * * Hi willine – it’s … Continued
Musically diverse, conceptually unfiltered – honest, raw – with a clear recognisable identity, which connects for humanity and talent combined. French songwriter, rapper and artist willine writes incredibly catchy, poignant and powerful modern songs, fusing genres with subtlety and charm.