Beautifully complicated, profoundly poetic – Kid Anansi is one of the only albums this year that genuinely prompts a deep-dive listen and repeated sessions with the tracks. The level of thought and smart, sharp wit incorporated throughout each and every story and line is phenomenal, and the delivery is second to none. An absolute highlight from 2024 so far.
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Buckle up for a melodic darkwave explosion of nostalgia – Florida-born creative project Last Grasp recaptures the synth-led, ethereal grooves of a simpler era, with the tuneful stylings and immersive, riff-led production of Creature of Your Kind.
Centaur is the track, distinct as ever and continuing to strengthen the alternative rock and rap identity of an unmistakable HOLYMAMI. The song was inspired by the artists’ Sagittarius star sign, and acts as a personal ode to the symbol of the centaur. It’s an alter-ego, by all accounts, a declaration of self-expression that rings loud in everything from lyric to design to performance.
Devoted to freedom, self-expression and liberty, Elijah Moth celebrates his integrity as a modern pop and hip hop artist, with the dreamy design and soulful vocals of Doing Me.
Somewhat free-flowing in its verse-setup and tune, Manic Pixie Nightmare delivers the familiar line ‘Not all who wander are lost, but all who are lost wander’, repeatedly throughout. It’s a resounding moment, but elsewhere the song follows its own unpredictable melody and fragments of reflection on losing a phone and subsequently seeking to break free from societal expectations.
Hip Hop recoding artist U Do It has released a handful or original EPs and continues to thrive with a YouTube Channel noting almost 20k followers. The project Bigginz Group Therapy marks a great starting point if your new to the style. Tracks like Anti Cheese showcase the nostalgic big-beat approach to classic hip hop, … Continued
There’s a refreshingly raw authenticity to the recording of these songs. Amidst the overwhelming and often disappointing rise of AI production and writing, there’s something all the more piercingly genuine about a simple, unedited recording of a human – their natural voice, and their solo instrument – telling stories, being real, connecting for the timeless and universal appeal of song.
Reinventing the song that brought Miley Cyrus her very first Grammy, creative artist Svain completely reinvents the classic pop single Flowers, with this distorted and barely recognisable rock cover.
Great production sets the bar high for this ambient and distinct take on contemporary afrobeat and dancehall. DJ EMRE AYDN brings the fluidity of melody and style, with a catchy tune and immersive set-up, for the bounce and charm of TILL THE MORNIN COMES.
Somewhat delivering a whole new side to the Olivier Cheuwa sound, there’s something deeply moving about All The Glory – it’s a bright and beautiful arrangement and performance, humble but inspiring as it consistently brings together this intoxicating dance groove and the soothing humility of the vocal and lyrics.
LA artist and songwriter Ryan Toomin offers up nine original tracks in the form of his openly vulnerability, upbeat and evocatively inspiring new album Disarray.
Soft rock to shoegaze stylings with a surfer-esque sense of joyful possibility – these are the bright and beautiful qualities that light up the otherwise contemplative but calming lyrical sentiments of Longplayer’s latest single I Saw You Turning Around.