Heavy bass and up-front, gritty vocals guide us through a contemporary hip hop landscape that is the title-track and introduction to Blue Velvet Cake.
Music
Upfront vocals and contemporary rhymes meet with a bass-heavy trap beat to create a home-made fusion of country melodies and modern rap – SmooVeBeatZ tackles the big dream.
Indie-pop intimacy and colourful, keys-led sound-design unite for this contemporary take on uncertainty in love.
Indigo is stunning – entertaining, thoughtful, impressive. Absolutely worth the time it takes to let it play.
Poignant lyrics contrast the nature and wonder of the music – these gentle layers and the whispered, rising vocal line, all seem at war with the inherent sadness and uncertainty of the writing.
Brian Jones founded and fronts the nineties throwback ‘band’ that is Moan Barrow – a fictitious act celebrating one-man musicianship and the addictive roar of the nineties.
It’s a pleasure to here song-writing delve into authentic struggles, and music that works hard to overcome that – perfectly executed acknowledgment & escapism, designed to feel genuine, and to meet the stylistic desires of the modern scene.
Impressive from the outset as quick-finger riffs meet with the heavy tumble of live drums and a clear level of nostalgic intensity – Serious Matters ignite a fresh take on post-hardcore that openly connects.
Light & airy, dreamy, just as its title implies – andrss offers up a smooth hit for the summertime with this intimate & colourful groove.
Intense and heavy, five minutes of bars and meandering, carefree flows, alongside a haunting, repetitive and all-consuming beat; No Jumper digs its claws into the scene.
The whole thing just oozes anthem-like quality, begs for audience participation, and keeps you interested and involved throughout.
Soulful and raspy vocals carve their way through a rising sense of anticipation as this trip hop-kissed new ambiently distant release emerges.