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…
Category: Pop
Irish duo Hvmmingbyrd drop their new, self-produced pop single ‘Papillon’
Hvmmingbyrd are an Irish duo who have just dropped their new, self-produced single ‘Papillon’. Having formed in 2016, singer-songwriter/producers Deborah Byrne and Suzette Das were introduced to each other via mutual friends; the result of their creative collaboration is a uniquely energetic brand of electro-pop. Having been featured on Made In Chelsea and in H&M stores internationally, as well as previously supporting the likes…
‘Favourite List’ is the new single from London based songwriter Nissi
Nissi Ogulu is a London-based songwriter and artist who has just released her new single ‘Favourite List’, a soul infused pop number with commercial appeal. “I created this song the last time I was in my hometown Port Harcourt, literally surrounded by all the people I started my music journey with, in one room, just…
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…
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…
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…
Launchpad: Arizona based producer Britton teams up with Sara Skinner on ‘Under Your Skin’
Under Your Skin is the debut single from the Arizona-based emerging producer Britton. It is a collaborative effort with Sara Skinner who provided the top-line and lyrics. The track is a downtempo electronic number that rides along Britton’s percussive production. Synth float underneath Skinner’s stellar melody, which carries through to a well crafted chorus; you’ll…
Emerging Aussie songwriter Quinn Lewis drops stunning new alt-pop single ‘In Between’
This one is right up my street; emerging Aussie songwriter Quinn Lewis has just dropped his new single ‘In Between’. Last year saw the young alt-pop force release ‘Slipping’, which hit #1 on the Hype Machine charts and is approaching half a million streams on Spotify. The new single is another step forward for Lewis….
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