New Jersey artist and multi-instrumentalist Brittneyann leads with a divinely delicate and breathy RnB vocal, throughout the smooth-indie pop single Friends Lovers Enemies.
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Buckle-up for this one – an explosive metal track with a completely unexpected yet intense and brilliant hook. 3mind Blight joins forces with Crimson Violet Blight, for the intoxicating and fiercely passionate declaration Sinner.
Future 9 was Bad Bubble’s first ever solo record, a collection of great songs that were twenty years in the making, from an artist with a uniquely captivating story and style.
Conceptually deep and provocative by nature, there’s more to love about Abstract with each re-listen. The production and melody create a shoulder-swaying groove that’s a pleasure to let play, but then on closer inspection, the lyrics prompt you to become inescapably aware of the fragility of life and the inevitable passing of time.
Drum and Bass has been through a hellish realm of copycat construction over the decades. The genre peaked back in the 2000s, and though it never lost its appeal within the rave and club scenes, the original essence of creativity seemed to lose its grip in favour of simple energy and beat repeats.
Enter Austrian producer dnbmoo, with one of the most intoxicating and refreshingly humble original drum and bass releases in quite some time.
Cinematic mastery designed to humbly envelop listeners in a progressively intense, slowly but surely evolving blanket of sound and feeling – Hungarian composer and producer Zságer Balázs captures the essence of immersive audio, with the provocative, powerful and deeply moving single Esik Eső.
The welcomed intertwining of ambient design with divine vocals and a steady house groove – VortexOvVision surprises and engages, with Romance.
Chilled rhythms, nostalgic keys and retro production back up the distinct vocal sound and unorthodox stories of Shiny Glide’s EP Thank You Forever.
Introducing a revitalizing dance anthem of pristinely crafted synths, keys, vocals, bass and beats, the iconic indie songwriter Gary Louca (Deltiimo) joins forces with Veronica Largiu, for the compelling story and sensational floor-filler Hypersonic.
Colourful and retro production sets a disco-kissed realm that’s merely a small introduction to an artist fiercely unconfined by genre or expectation. sykii lights up the uniquely melodic and vocally distinct project Blaze with unrivalled eclecticism and freedom of expression.
Indie rock and shoegaze infused expression lights up the nostalgic and dreamy arena of sound that is NOCT’s Everything is Ripe.
Featuring a pristine intertwining of delicate synths, a choir of breathy vocal layers and modest organic rhythms, This Life feels like a near-euphoric ode to the atmospheric musicality of eras past – as well as an inspiring and uplifting celebration of life and the world itself.