“I’ve never really felt at home anywhere. Being half-Chinese and half-English means always being the outsider, but the one constant in my life is music. It’s where everyone belongs, whoever they are and wherever they’re from.” – Jason Magnus (Vocalist) Maven Grace is a group of childhood friends drawn back together from all over the world,…
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Quote Club: Nashville based producer KELLR showcases gorgeously crafted electronica on new single ‘Take You Down’
“Take You Down was written over the course of a couple sessions. It’s really a song about when a casual relationship is coming to an end for one person, but not the other. When one person realises it isn’t going anywhere, but the other person doesn’t feel the same way. Knowing you’re about to cause…
On The Record: Emerging R&B songwriter Jeremy Jones tells us about developing as a musician, moving to L.A. and ‘Road’
How has 2018 been treating you so far? It’s been great. Learning a lot about myself and been focusing on my career more than ever before. I’m excited to see where the year takes me. What prompted you to get into music? I’ve been playing instruments all my life, starting with violin and piano in…
Quote Club: Kerbside release their new energetic electronic single ‘Too Far’ via Trap Nation
“Kerbside is a new project that we (Tommy and Devis) started almost 9 months ago. We were struggling with finding our own identity in our solo projects and after one great collab released on Universal we decided that a duo was the way to go.” “When we first heard about Trap Nation we were so…
Quote Club: Litche & Nrthn pair up on ‘Winter’, a song about the moments in the middle
“When something I care about ends whether it is a relationship, musical endeavour, or friendship, I tend to only vividly remember the end of it. ‘Winter’ is about the rare moment of reminiscing those ‘moments in the middle’ easily forgotten, and wanting them to be what you remember from it,” Nrthn “Our flow of ideas felt…
Quote Club: Wilsonn explores a life torn apart on ‘Even If I Know’
“It can be quite easy to write music with up beat synths about how good life is, however it’s when it all comes crashing down when you really start to write the music that got you into this in the first place” – Wilsonn ‘Even If I Know’ is the debut single from experimental R&B…
Quote Club: New Orleans’ Mena Fall describes her recent singles ‘Who Was I’ and ‘On’
“On is a seductive song that touches on so many emotions – love, lust, temptation, wonder and desire. But most importantly, ‘On’ is meant to leave the listener wanting more. It’s actually one of my favorite tracks thus far and hopefully shows versatility and imagination, leaving listeners wanting more from Mena Fall.” “Who Was I reflects the…
Quote Club: Parisian electronic duo Postaal balance the lows and highs on new single ‘Darkness’
“Darkness is about having to sometimes find the lowest points to find the highs and struggling to find a balance and make sense of normal situations, pushing things too far sometimes without respecting the consequences. But also how those consequences can sometimes shape things for the better. I guess it’s about battles with your mental…
Launchpad: London alt-pop pair LAIRA describe their sultry debut single ‘Company’
London based alt-pop pair LAIRA have dropped their debut single ‘Company’, and it’s a winner. Big post-R&B beats, a la Nao, meet silky smooth melodies. The open lyrical content draws you right into Chris’ sumptuous production; with 808’s and swirling synths framing Rae’s effortlessly enigmatic vocals. “Company is our debut single and captures the more…
Quote Club: New York’s ZAXX changes his viewpoint on ‘Altered’
“‘Altered’ is a song that came from a change of heart with the music I was writing. I went from writing music that didn’t resonate with me, to writing music that means the world to me. The song signifies how I altered my viewpoint and approach to my music.” – ZAXX 20-year-old, Staten Island based producer ZAXX has…
On The Record: Chløë Black chats to us about her major label experience, moving back to L.A.,’Good Times’ and self directed videos
Hey, thanks for chatting to us. Could you tell our readers something about yourself that they might not find out otherwise? I play music by ear and can figure out the chords to a song quite quickly. I’m a very fast typer which has not been very useful so far. I’m scared of numbers. Do you…
On The Record: International duo Girl Crush chat to us about ‘Small Talk’, sweet merch and their prom night party
Hey, thanks for talking to us. Could you tell our readers a little bit about yourself? Hi! We’re two people who fancy dreamy synths and heartbroken yet loving vocals. What inspirations have gone into defining your sound? It all started with a mood, it was very spontaneous. It was all very unconscious and we didn’t…
