Sara Kendall is a Brooklyn based dark-pop songstress whose haunting and introspective lyrics explore themes of empowerment and self preservation. Taking inspiration from both female artists and novels alike, Kendall’s lyrics are reflective of her life experience, delivered with a powerful voice that Vanyaland described as a “portal to her soul”. Sweeping synths meet big,…
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Quote Club: Maven Grace on their new single ‘Innocent Dreams’, being an outsider, and the constant force of music
“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,…
Intriguing alt-pop pair Juicy release their debut EP ‘Cast A Spell’
“One day we both remember, we were asked to set up an experimental performance. We had to go crazy on the scene: Two girls, two voices, a guitar, a keyboard and a sampler. So we chose to arrange old R&B and hip-hop stuff from the 90’s and early 2000’s with sexual connotations. That’s how juicy was…
London based songstress Jareth releases intimate new single ‘Bit By Bit’
London-based songwriter Jareth has just dropped her intimate new single ‘Bit By Bit’, taken from her upcoming debut EP. Jareth’s vocal takes center stage, with sparse production from Charlie J Perry sitting underneath. A handful of sweeping synths, a tinkling piano and a clean beat that drives the tempo is all that Jareth’s commanding melody needs to…
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…
New York’s Aaron Taos emerges as an alt-pop force on beguiling new single ‘Amazing’
Aaron Taos is beginning to emerge as a notable force in the alt-pop sphere. 2017 saw a run of excellent singles from the New Yorker; ‘These Days’, ‘Not Over Yet’ and ‘Twisted’ have a combine total of around 1,500,000 streams – no mean feat for a emerging independent project. Taos’ sound, however, isn’t your regular variety…
On The Record: Emma McGrath talks to us about Butterfly, her upcoming EP, carpentry, BANKS and touring America
Hey, thanks for talking to us. Could you tell our readers a little bit about yourself? No problem, sure thing! I’m from Hertfordshire which is just North of London and I write and play music! When I’m not doing music I have a slightly odd love for carpentry and general DIY stuff. I actually put…
Launchpad: ‘My King Plays Bowie’ is the stunning new single from experimental indie outfit Sis
Sis is an experimental indie project that is based out of San Franciso; their music is characterised by an art first approach to songwriting. Abstract concepts, imagery and creative lyricism take centre stage. The production is nothing to balk at either, with beautifully textured analogue synths, dynamic percussion and arpeggiated melodic instrumentation. The vocal itself…
Quote Club: UK Songwriter Superheart releases beguiling follow up single ‘After Midnight’
“I have an old univox drum machine that I bought in a guitar shop in LA about 5 years ago, but I couldn’t get it to work for ages without the right power adaptor for the UK..sometime last year I finally got it to work and started playing piano to the first pattern I could…
On The Record: Martin Luke Brown talks to us about his stunning new single ‘J.O.Y.’
We had a chat with London’s Martin Luke Brown, the emerging songwriter spoke to us about his new single ‘J.O.Y.’, playing live and where he’s heading in 2018. Hey, thanks for talking to us. Could you tell our readers a little bit about yourself? Sure! I mean I could romanticise it, but I’m essentially just another…
Quote Club: Indie songstress Zoey Lily releases ‘More’, another undeniable pop gem
20-year old indie songstress Zoey Lily has followed up her debut single ‘Nothing’ with another pop gem ‘More’. The track is already receiving support from the likes of The Line of Best Fit and BBC Introducing; and I’m sure it’ll be in all your favourite streaming playlists very soon. “I wrote this song about a…
