Emerging with a certain instrumental and performance-based delicacy, Empires rises up from simple, expressive beginnings, through a vastly poetic, wholly immersive latter half.
Music
A pristinely produced, rather immaculate journey through electronic composition and human thought, and it works brilliantly to enhance your mood and energy when listened to at volume.
Aiming high with every bit of energy and infectious sound design as any of the big hip hop anthems from the past 24 months, The Real Simba rides the wave with confidence and style.
Introducing the artist as a deeply thoughtful story-teller, the style offers plenty in the way of honesty & originality, yet also holds close to the vocally effected, smooth production styles of the contemporary scene.
Contemporary yet interesting, engaging and often captivating, professional yet passionate and consistently impressive (even flawless) performance-wise. Well worth knowing about.
There’s something gentle yet loud about their sound and style – it’s passionate yet natural, it flows, and it makes for a refreshing, unpretentious and rather classic, even nostalgic listen right now.
Stemming from a vast background in death-core and renowned creative project ICON COLLECTIVE, Kilo House takes on the world of bass music and electronic production with a complete level of identity and originality.
The imagery driven yet feelings-focused, poetic single Wine Stains introduces a notably unique, intimate vocal style, amidst a fairly simple backdrop that allows the intricacies and openness of the lyrics to pour through naturally.
Fresh from a brand new upcoming album, led by piano and delicate, authentic vocals, Mandy Rowden’s Sing Hallelujah proves a heartfelt, raw and intimate portrayal of human depth, difficulty, and determination.
‘Nofre Nuggets is a great collection, and an easy playlist to turn to whenever you need it – superb musicianship, arrangements and production, and a mighty ode to some classic surf-rock.
Introducing the third EP from the four-part project by Seattle’s Like Lions, Election Season proves an incredibly powerful & stand-out release from the entire year, across genres, and it’s a total pleasure to lose yourself within.
The release progresses in a way that showcases not only a compelling, catchy way with songwriting, but a superb level of musicianship, and a fine degree of passion for performance.