Cara Hammond has just dropped her new single ‘No’. It’s a sublime piece of songwriting, executed perfectly through Cara’s shimmering vocals. The 20 year old UK-based songstress has seriously impressed us with her debut, with the accompanying visuals showing a commitment to high quality content. “We met some guys in there and we were all…
Category: Pop
Lycio – Saharan King
Lycio are a Birmingham-based trio that masterfully combine organic and electronic textures to create an expansive, unique soundscape. The writing itself is focused, with the melody and arrangement clearly taking priority over specific production elements. “It’s really about how we, as people, have a tendency to completely abandon our emotions and detach ourselves. In this…
Sparrows – Take My Heart Out
Glitchy electronic production meets silky smooth vocals on Sparrows’ new single ‘Take My Heart Out’. Pulsing, rhythmic synths pepper the track with dynamic interest whilst Sparrows’ vocal melody glides effortlessly above. “Seeing so many people getting lost in their devices lately, it got me thinking about a time when I lost my identity to a…
Varsity Week – Anyways
Varsity Week have built a melody-driven sound that might remind the listener of One Republic or The 1975. The production is polished and lays the foundation for well crafted hooks. The Los Angeles based quartet are beginning to define their own sound within a rather crowded genre pool. ‘Anyways’ is taken from the group’s debut…
Hajk – Hajk
After settling down briefly from the whirl of publicity that blessed the band in their early days, they took a short time to head into the studio and put together their self-titled debut album. Capturing the same energy that caught the attention of so many with their first singles, the band show themselves to be versatile and able to sound more thematically cohesive than most bands can muster on their debut.
Secret Weapons – Ghost
Ghost is the first single from Secret Weapons’ upcoming debut album; The two-piece met in high school and the first incarnation of the band began by writing in a studio apartment by day and throwing parties in Brooklyn by night. “Ghost is about feeling like a stranger in your own body. It’s a song we’ve been…
Matt Wills – Wallflower
‘Wallflower’ is a piece of polished pop writing encased in a more broad, electronic soundscape. The single is taken from Wills’ upcoming debut album ‘Cigarettes & City Lights’ and showcases a laser sharp focus on emotive content; with Wills’ vocal and lyrics taking centre stage. “I wanted to just show that every vice – be it…
Velvet Winter – Diamond Daydreams
I’m a big fan of a brash beat, something with a bit of overdrive that really kicks. We definitely have that here in ‘Diamond Daydreams’, the new single from Los Angeles upstart Talon Majors, A.K.A. Velvet Winter. “Diamond Daydreams is an anthem for anyone who’s had to fight their way to their life goals. The…
Launchpad: Lissa Lo
Miami native Lissa Lo is a musical polymath. The self-taught producer now resides in New York where she is making a name for herself as a talented writer and performer. With influences that range from Lorde and Marian Hill through to the Weeknd, Lissa is beginning to showcase a sound that is all her own….
On The Record: Alex Sloane
Alex Sloane build on her brand of shiny, electronic pop with her new single ‘Puppy Love’ – it’s a true earworm; with hooks that’ll find their way out of your mouth throughout the day.
