Ambient sound design, poetic conceptualisation, and intriguing artwork – Mirrors starts off strong & refuses to lower the bar throughout.
Music
I Imagined A Window is a bit of a rollercoaster. It feels organic and authentic and thrilling, with a dusting of electronics, and, best of all, autotune has been given the day off. Good shout. Where the paint has peeled, it’s only added character and gravity to the ride and I, for one, want to go round again. It’s blown the cobwebs away!
Stunning, in short – a completely unique take on contemporary songwriting & performance, with a level of theatre & imaginative art that proves distinctly gripping, and increasingly likeable with each revisit to the song.
Beautifully done, addictive with its dance-pop brightness & seductive, interesting melody. Perhaps the most unique yet still impressive alt-pop single to emerge this side of 2020.
A retro yet fresh track, feeling brand new yet simultaneously nostalgic in style & set-up. The final moments of Higher see the listener immersed in this chaotic, swirling arena of vocal and musical layers & details.
The whole thing makes for an emotional progression, addictive for its focus on smiling through struggle, uplifting yet understanding in its openness.
You can feel the stage-ready energy, and still the lyrics intrigue & draw you in closer. The song satisfies and refreshes, feels nostalgic & exciting in its newness all at once.
Featuring a soundscape as hypnotic & colorful as the artwork, Prime Daniel’s How Will I Know kicks into gear with likable, softly funk-kissed production, and a snippet of an infamous dance classic from yesteryear.
Brooklyn’s LONESA!KO is an indie artist set to make waves as his second single release Dangerr hits the scene this winter.
An impressively thoughtful album, with a modern mainstream sound yet more than enough realism & personal depth to connect on a genuine level
Every bar is unique, thoughtful, intelligently framed, and captures affection for its honesty and vulnerability; qualities which are reinforced by the quietly passionate tone of the voice.
The band operate somewhere between the likes of Bad Religion & Papa Roach, but there’s a notably emotive, soulful core to their writing, and the sound has its own clear level of character.