Classic nineties dance production leads with a catchy riff and a comforting four-chord piano sidekick, as John Galea delivers a pretty sensational and distinct vocal performance, for the self-explanatory single Hotter Than A Heatwave.
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Take yourself out to a new scene, without leaving home – an atmospheric, hypnotic shoegaze instrumental with background chatter, quietly mixed alongside subtle nostalgic synths and a simple rise and fall pattern.
It’s a song about grief, in essence, and how it reshapes our relationships with those we have lost. The arrangement is as passionate as the lyrics, sometimes gentle and calming, at other times more urgent and uncertain.
It’s a memorable song, with a certain ease to it that’s reflected in the accessible, uncomplicated title of Good Morning. A single that’s non-confronting and lovely in its honesty and softness of delivery.
Simple passions in a fast-strummed electric guitar, a shoegaze introduction soon evolving through equally passionate but eclectic vocals, and a suddenly striking rhythm section – which completely redirects things. Promising quiet introspection and falsetto peaks alike, slowdrip questions the role of the self when feeling like an alien in his own world, for Nightflower.
Acoustic guitar-led and drenched in emotion and reverb in equal amounts, Kye Alfred Hillig takes us through scenes of poetic memory and introspection, with the heartfelt melodies and fireside embrace of Widowmaker Express.
Award-winning San Diego singer and songwriter Jesse LaMonaca released one of the most moving and memorable country-folk singles of the year back in June, capturing a sense of uplifting warmth, with a piercing vocal nuance and lyrical charm to elevate things as the song rolls along.
One of the best song submissions we’ve had through Groover this year so far. US songwriter and artist Jill Sheffield has that something deeply authentic and natural about both her voice and songwriting, and the simple yet striking Jack and Me is the perfect representation of that truth.
Introducing a beautiful song, simply put. Paul Stone & The Basement Collective deliver a classic, soulful and comforting style, with the smooth vocal and instrumental prowess, the heartfelt storytelling and declaration, of Brother.
Having crafted a gem of an original single, Timothy Morris Lane went above and beyond to compile a four-track EP featuring English, Japanese, French and Spanish crossover versions of the same song, and the result is a globally enjoyable new track, from an artist whose passion and soulful creativity shine beautifully.
You need to see this through to its finish, which doesn’t take long, and which satisfies intensely, as it sweeps you off on its energy and its raw, poignant emotion. The story and the sentiments, the delivery, the rising passion, the contrast of musical brightness and vocal sadness, all delivers a kind of modern emo folk tale and burst of realism that’s euphoric to listen through, from start to finish.
Softly shifting the landscape of modern country pop with something evocative, hopeful, and led by sublime vocals – Angela Inkson delivers a smooth and soulful original song, for the timeless charm of Lioness Heart. Built upon a classic country pop set-up of acoustic and electric guitars naturally intertwined atop a subtle jazz-pop groove, Lioness Heart … Continued