Dreamy indie pop arrangements with surprisingly bold and energising vocals – Nia Perez pours her heart into soul into both the writing and performance process, and the result is a compelling and intimate yet often euphoric, personal EP.
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Pure creative freedom and diversity built from the need to overcome struggles and encourage better mental health. HOUNDS & JACKALS is a musical project blending sound, games, magic, and interactive media, and the artistic powerhouse has released an extensive amount of albums and videos over recent years. Collaborating directly with other artists – vocalists, musicians, … Continued
Stripped-back realism that the music worlds needs to cherish right now. Tia Gostelow continues her Low Lights series, with the intimacy, gentle fingerpicking, and light and breathy vocals, of Always.
If you’ve lost someone, a partner in particular, this one will hurt, but is almost certainly still worth the listen. The raw humanity and heart of I Still Say We is cordially genuine.
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.
Beachside summer vibes to warm up the winter months, a modern reggae jam with catchy vocals and colourful production – Andy Kinley reaches out to the golden coasts of California, Florida, Hawaii, Thailand, Australia and beyond, with the uplifting earworm Happy Hour.
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.
Organic loops of instrumentation and voice, poetic and personal ideas resounding and lingering – an ambient but largely acoustic presentation, of songs that feel both revealing and mysterious in their vague bursts of both joy and sadness. German songwriter and artist Rico Friebe releases a brand new double album, in the form of the mighty The Desire Path / The Open Glade.
Great songs, genuine vocals, an artistic identity that’s refreshingly real – Kērd DaiKur is putting in the work and passion alike, to release a full-length debut album that already feels a little like a greatest hits collection for the independent creative.
“I want to create a space in music where time moves differently. I want to give comfort even in uncomfortable themes or emotions, so that the music is a place where other people who relate to these feelings and ideas can go and feel that comfort too.”
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.
Colorado based-singer and songwriter Stephen Forster is set to release his latest conceptual project. The new EP Man Deluxe features the singles Can’t Get Enough, and Hot Honey, and introduces the fictional character of Blake Wood to explore queer expression, relationships, and experiences.