Soaring electro-pop and dark-wave dance instrumentals back up impassioned vocal hooks and heartfelt to imaginative sentiments – Joel Christian returns this season with a six-track EP of synth-pop gems.
Synth Pop
In my opinion, this is categorically the most memorable, musically satisfying, and perhaps emotionally impactful song from the extensive Bad Bubble repertoire to date. It’s a step in the direction of simplicity and realism in both the clarity and boldness of the voices, and in the honesty and relatable authenticity of the lyrics. The opening reference to Occam’s Razor is decidedly fitting; sometimes the simplest answers are the best.
Big vibes from a retro electronic Odd Cadet – I Should Go is the nostalgic new anthem, and is all at once catchy, evocative, and powerfully immersive.
Blissful production lets the warmth of a synth and bass-led soundscape meet beautifully with the clarity and crisp, evocative tone of a genuine voice – Midnight Recital capture the essence of purposeful, artistic music, with the wonderfully contemplative new single I Wish.
Songwriter and artist Michelle Bender creates a divinely harmonised story and song, with the heartfelt contemplation and ultimate uplift of her single Never Leave.
Dublin artist Jordan presents a fine balance of enchanting production and softly evocative vocals, throughout the alluring melodies and musical uplift of her beautiful new EP Driving Back To Love.
“All of this has been extraordinary. I’m a guy in a house in Midwest USA. I’ve spent years looking out of this window. I never thought I would be in a place where someone on the other side of the world is reading the words I’m saying or hearing the songs I wrote. “
All at once we get the hypnotic chaos of a full production, and the raw vulnerability of a songwriter attempting to understand and connect with all that has come to pass. That balance is rare, and a huge part of what gives The Soldier such a unique sound right now.
Electronic production and joyful, evocative patterns meet with lyrical contemplations that feel oddly relatable – ‘Come on let’s save the world, but not today…’ Another Day is the first single from the mysterious muqi – an electro-pop artist with a unique earworm of a melody to enthral you with.
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.
Producer and musician, songwriter and performer, artist – Christopher Dallman has long since been one of modern music’s most adventurous creators. Time and time again Dallman manages to successfully capture an engaging balance between sheer experimentation and passionate connection.
New Anxieties poetically and honestly explores the journey into parenthood – the highs and lows, the reflections, the mistakes and excitements – and does so in a beautifully revealing and moving fashion.