“It was a reality check, a cry for help and a personal account of the very worst moments in a long period of addiction and substance abuse. I always knew that one day I would have to get clean, I just had no idea how. This is a diary entry from the middle of that mess.”…
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Quote Club: Rising star Caitlyn Scarlett’s new record ‘Happy When’ gets the visual treatment.
“The visual for ‘Happy When’ was something I wanted do get right but also keep subtle, because the song is written with a vague sarcasm to it and it’s true nature is to poke holes in some really unhealthy attitudes our society has towards romance. In the video we see someone (me lol) who is…
Quote Club: Dan Miz takes us up on new single ‘Touch The Sky’
“All my songs start out as ballads and that’s how Touch The Sky was born. This was one of those songs that took 4 minutes to write. I remember just standing in front of a microphone and the words/melodies just came flowing out. The aesthetic of the track paints sort of a fun yet dark…
Los Angeles based songwriter LeyeT is undeniable on new record ‘Drip Drop’
I’ve been a big fan of LeyeT since ‘Don’t Make Me Cry’ found its way into my inbox last year. Her new single is another step forward, ‘Drip Drop’ is synth-pop in its most impressive form. Plucked guitars, a thumping synth bass and trap drums lay the foundation for LeyeT’s soaring melody. The track really…
Haux releases Heartbeat, an intimate expression of lost love
Haux’s new single ‘Heartbeat’ with have you feeling all kinds of things; heartbreak, loneliness and longing. The production is subdued, with a few carefully selected synths accompanied by a minimal beat. It leaves space for Haux’s beautifully haunting vocal melody; peppered with reverb and echoey delay the song will take you back to a familiar…
London chill-hoppers Best Friend have us hooked with ‘Fell 4 U’
Flipped samples, grainy drums and infectious pitched vocal hooks abound on ‘Fell 4 U’. It’s the new track from London-based beat-makers ‘Best Friend’, who are beginning to show their staying power. Previous records ‘Hold Me’ and ‘Honey’ are also notable cuts; providing the same laid-back vibe. Imagining driving down the West Coast in a convertible…
Dan Bettridge emerges as an alt-pop force on new single ‘Blame’
Dan Bettridge is an emerging British songwriter who hails from Ogmore-By-Sea in the Vale Of Glamorgan. His genre bending indie-pop has seen him pick up support from BBC Radio 1 and Dermot O Leary over at BBC Radio 2, whilst gaining recognition amongst tastemaker blogs such as The Line Of Best Fit. His new single…
Run Rivers release their sumptuous debut indie-folk single ‘Lost Love’
FFO Fleet Foxes & Bon Iver: Run Rivers are a new electro-folk project fronted by Chris James, the former frontman of ‘Stateless’. The debut single ‘Lost Love’ is a stunning, cinematic piece of powerful folk-pop, with a rousing chorus and delicious harmonies that sit right in the pocket. The official video features Joni Kamen, and…
Chloe Lilac wows with subdued pop offering ‘Thread’
We first heard of Chloe Lilac when she released ‘Reckless’ earlier this year, it allowed us into her world – restrained, dark-pop with an emphasis on beguiling melodies and smooth vocal takes. So convincing was the sound that it took her to #5 on the Spotify US Viral Chart. Her new single ‘Thread’ extends that…
Jalen N’Gonda – I Need You
R&B meets the indie rocking of Merseyside on Jalen N’Gonda’s ‘I Need You’. Drawing upon the subject of a man, feeling blue, Jalen croons over a rhythmic bed of guitar. “The idea was to shoot a video about a guy not wanting to be on a film set…quite up to its contrary. It’s some soul,…
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