Music and production to work with or to lose yourself within – Colby Keyz takes full command of the space with this album.
Music
Introducing a captivating journey through colourful musicianship, experimental sound-play, and distant spoken word in the style of a documentary voice over.
A storyteller through and through, Letters From Suburbia proves himself to have the ideal name as an act – each song takes you somewhere new, both in mood and in subject.
The weight comes from the vocal tone, the sharp delivery, the varied flow and the equally sharp, smart arrangement of the bars.
Introducing a heartfelt catchy pop gem from Hannah Gold, Run Away imprints its softly infectious, soulfully delivered melody into the mind of its listeners with natural presence and purity.
Coming in at less than two minutes in full, Onward & Upward creatively promises to gift its audience with precisely the sense of possibility and calm its title implies. Turn the music up and shake off the ache of a bad day.
The very essence of the song is held up unquestionably by the genuine connection of each artist to the subject matter and the music.
Blending the singularity of a contemporary trap rhythm and dreamy soundscape, with consistently meandering vocals that change the pace and switch from rap to melody intermittently.
We hear our protagonist Jackie (played here by Isong), a non-binary technology wunderkind, experience and sing out on behalf of the end of life and the light we all share.
Dreamy, distant vocals and equally experimental production blend the ethereal tones of shoegaze with a gritty edge of live rock as Maejis Mind delivers an aptly-titled Dizzy.
Fascinating sound-design, familiar yet not, original and faultlessly crafted, not to mention topically poignant. This one’s worth the time it takes to delve in.
Brilliantly unique, memorable, and increasingly addictive as it progresses through an artistically tumultuous yet satisfying lifespan.