“Waking up before sunrise feeling like the most stereotypical struggling musician on the planet definitely made me feel the weight of what chasing my dreams was all about” “Making Hummingbird One was such a special experience. I’ve never made music this quickly before in my life. It makes it even more special because these songs are me,…
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Quote Club: Los Angeles based trio La Bouquet traverse the boundaries between indie and sad-pop on reflective single ‘1990’
“This song was written with my dear friend Nick Long in his garage. It was a hot day, I was hungover & I knew I wanted to work on something personal. I felt it was high time for something extremely introspective. Treating the writing session as therapy. Nick helped me push the boundaries of what…
Quote Club: Kailee Morgue drops explosive new single ‘Headcase’ feat. Hayley Kiyoko
“More than ever this year, even in the past six months, I’ve gone through a process of beginning to finally understand myself… a lot of people say they love and understand themselves, but there’s a turning point where I completely did. The hesitation turned into confidence. There was a personal side of having relationships in…
Quote Club: ‘Hit Your Heart’ is the latest single from Dagny x Steve Aoki
‘Hit Your Heart’ is a high-energy, explosive track from Dagny x Steve Aoki. Blurring the lines between pop, electronic, and dance, ‘Hit Your Heart’ is a perfectly executed piece of dynamic artistry. “After watching ‘Hit You Heart’ become a fan’s favorite in our live set, I sent a demo of it to Steve and he…
Quote Club: Fabian Mazur continues his rich vein of form with groove-laden single ‘On Fire’
“On Fire was a track I made on a late winter’s night in a basement in Copenhagen/ I started making the break synths because I wanted to make a big melodic track and that’s where I ran it through a modulator by accident and all of a sudden I had this cool wobbly idea. The…
Quote Club: Conan Gray releases confident and complex new single ‘The King’
“‘The King’ is a song I wrote about this massive crush I had on someone who just wouldn’t admit they liked me back. In my case, this person would always call me up late at night, talk about me constantly to their friends, and even show up at my house unannounced. So, I wrote this song…
Quote Club: Australian electronic producer Mlapa releases ‘Colourgasm’, his first single of the year
Australian electronic producer Mlapa has released ‘Colourgasm’, his first single of the year. It’s a psychedelic take on synth based electronica with beautifully crafted sounds and searing melodies. “When I wrote this song, I imagined colours just exploding everywhere on a canvas, and felt that the title ‘Colourgasm’ was the best way to describe the feeling I…
Quote Club: Brooklyn based four piece Future Punx drop ‘F Boys’, a note on Toxic Masculinity
Brooklyn based four piece Future Punx drop ‘F Boys’, a note on toxic masculinity. It is a frenetic sonic soundscape with energetic guitars and a heavy bass line. Upbeat percussion punctuates an enigmatically nonchalant vocal. You can grab the vinyl here. “I wrote this tune about the pathetic state of modern masculinity caused by the…
Quote Club: ‘Communication’ is the new smooth driving single from Aaron Taos
“‘Communication’ is about the importance of talking things out. I’m a pretty open person, so when there’s something not sitting right between me and someone (be it lover or friend) I’m quick to want to acknowledge the issue and attempt to fix it. My girlfriend at the time I wrote this song was someone whose first response…
Quote Club: EZI transforms Berlin’s ‘Take My Breath Away’ for Valentines Day
EZI celebrates Valentines Day by sharing her take on Berlin’s ‘Take My Breath Away’. The cover features EZI’s beautiful, smooth vocals within an all-encompassing auditory experience of complimentary tones, soft drum riffs and dynamic layering. “I created this song during my time writing in Berlin with a producer named Alexis Troy. I always wanted to…
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