While there’s eclecticism to the overall lyrical presence, lines like ‘It’s time to flee’ bring home the poignancy and pain of the war, along with ‘rage fuels blame, desensitized, lives in flames’.
Music
The crisp sound hits with impact, feeling hopeful in its tuneful embrace but essentially dealing with heartbreak and the need to overcome or escape a relationship that’s going nowhere.
The arrangement elevates the natural strength of the writing beautifully well. A powerful and moving, even catchy new single.
Heavy distortion and grit unite with hauntingly delicate vocals and shoegaze overtones, throughout the catchy and provocative rock force that is MIRROR.
Ever-the open and melodically memorable artist, Eli Purks remains true to his own integrity and style. The realness is refreshing, in all from genre to topic and delivery.
DREAMS emerges with both the soulful presence of thoughtful songwriting, and the cinematic embrace of a detailed, intricate story and scene.
Folk-pop rhythm and brightness lights up the room from the outset, before julianne’s softly expressive storytelling and calming melody weave a hopeful and inspiring web of escapism around listeners.
Folk-pop simplicity and subtle electronic warmth meets with clear personality and lyrical appeal, throughout the catchy and compelling Secrets, from artist and songwriter nicholos.
Creative production with a retro lo-fi overtone makes up this colourful, nostalgic EP from producer Mitch Shaffer.
Uniquely cinematic production alongside familiar trap rhythms and unpredictable creativity backs up the gritty and unwaveringly confident bars of ZicZac.
Therapy connects for its raw, unapologetic detailing of trauma, and the awakening climb towards overcoming.
Cinematic detailing quickly appeals for its stylistic originality and ambiance, as Nick Snipes slowly but surely crafts an intriguing and purposeful web of contemplation.