Vylet – All That Glitters

Pop can take many forms, some of them interesting and some of them stale. This is one of the interesting ones. It’s clear that Vylet is starting to flex her writing muscles, getting slightly more experimental in her melodic choices. There’s a lot of alt-pop coming out of Los Angeles at the moment, picking up…

Premiere: Nina Luna – Blaze (Video)

As you know, premieres are pretty rare over here at Unrecorded. We have to be all in on an artist to debut their content; we’re all in on Nina Luna. I’ve had the pleasure of writing with emerging LA-based talent, and she’s perfectly poised to take over your playlists as 2017 comes to a close….

Lxandra – Hush Hush Baby

Lxandra is one of the most exciting, young talents emerging from the bustling alt-pop crowd. With a laser-sharp songwriting focus, Lxandra is really setting the bar high for herself. Her debut single ‘Flicker’ was a big hit amongst buzzy blog types like myself and her follow up ‘Hush Hush Baby’ continues that upward trajectory. After…

House Of Chords – Free

House Of Chords are a dance pop group plying their trade in New Orleans. You can feel the blood of the city running through their musical veins; with their new single ‘Free’ oozing energy and positivity. “We started free with the intention to find a gentle but powerful voice everyone would immediately gravitate to. For…

Johnny Stimson – Honeymoon

A well rounded piece of down-tempo pop here from Johnny Stimson. There’s a warmth to the vocal that drags you in, but you want to stay because the writing is so clear – Stimson is a man who knows how to tell a story. “This is one of those songs that just flowed out of…

EarthTiger – Stand For Me

EarthTiger are Cruz Mathews and Tom Taylor, the pair create expansive electronic soundscapes from the inspiring atmosphere of Byron Bay, Australia. You couldn’t tie EarthTiger down to a single genre, with elements changing with each new release. Stand For Me sees the duo take a pop route with their melody writing, focusing on hooks and catchy…

Sam Tinnesz – Babel (feat. Super Duper)

Sam Tinnesz is a Nashville-based singer songwriter, and also the lead singer of Wave & Rome. Having spent the last year gearing up for solo releases, spending most days working away in the studio, Sam has dropped his new single ‘Babel’. It features fellow Nashville export Super Duper, with expansive swirling synths and cinematic drums….

KINDER – Feeling Gets Too Heavy

KINDER is stunning us again with his own brand of soothing neo-soul. The occasional flickering of spacey guitar, pin-point backing vocals and a steady but emotive beat characterise his new single ‘Feeling Gets Too Heavy. “Feeling Gets Too Heavy is a song about how anxiety, stress and depression can become too overwhelming, and how it’s nice…

Tom Speight – My My My

All the best parts of folk and pop songwriting converge to tell a story in Tom Speight’s new single ‘My My My’. There’s a lot of heart in the Londoner’s writing, attacking the idea of moving forward – onto something greater. “I spent nearly two weeks recording in Devon with Chris Bond working on new…

Revive Us – Inside

Chris Davies, A.K.A. Revive Us, is a Surrey-based artist and producer who starting to make a name for himself with his own brand of expansive electronic pop. Gymon‘s silky falsetto glides effortlessly over Davies’ beat – resulting in a feel-good summertime romp. “Inside is a track about being lost in the throws of passion. Revive…