Spoken-word-style freely meandering hip hop along the vein of a recently viral Hobo Johnson pours through, alongside emotively dreamy music, as Speedtart kicks off this uniquely unsettled outpouring.
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“I definitely think live performances are important. I think that’s the biggest thing I need right now for exposure – I don’t have an ideal spot but any place with a crowd and a mic I’m ready to bless any stage fasho.”
Bringing together familiar melodic loops, lightness and space, with boldly raspy, recognisable vocals, and raps that seek to inspire a sense of hope and possibility in times of turmoil – poet and songwriter Angelic Relic lives up to the implications of his name.
It’s a summer-ready anthem, laid-back when it needs to be, energizing elsewhere. The professionalism of the production allows the track to hit with passion and smooth confidence alike.
Depicting the tale of a lonely man calling upon an elusive lady of the night, STOP!! delves fearlessly into its concept and creates a smooth groove and catchy hook in the process.
We’ve all shared these ups and downs, seen the crazy, been the crazy – we may as well embrace the music as one.
Blending pop sensibilities with creative production and an almost hip hop style beat and vocal meander and effect, Rising sees long-form melodies light up a whole new side to Kusa’s artistic catalogue.
Featuring immersive, tumbling drums, an eighties-esque rhythm but a passionately soulful vocal lead – Vyblektro fuses genres in a creatively uninhibited way for this latest single.
The opening strums lead you one way, the voice suddenly another, the lyrics another still, and then we get the structure – the changes, the evolution, the increasing sense of longing from the central protagonist.
Perhaps now more than ever is a great time to reconsider and recount our blessings.
Visually simple, home-made and authentic in being so, yet utterly complex and powerful when it comes to the sound and delivery – BehindTheHorror lives out this ode to Nightwish with absolute passion and precision.
J French takes his moment to shine, fearlessly and faultlessly pouring bar after bar into the performance, lighting up the room, reflecting on anything and everything that comes to mind within the walls of the theme.