Miami based songwriter Brika is beguiling us again with her exceptional new single ‘Don’t Want Your Love’. There are Corrine Bailey Rae vibes in the tone of the vocal and the soulfulness of the instrumental, with enough contemporary seasoning to ensure it sits nicely in today’s big playlists. Follow: Facebook Twitter Instagram
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On The Record: Drinker
This is your second single now, how do you feel the response has been so far? Aaron: Great, actually. This music is something completely new for both of us and I really didn’t know what to expect. It’s been great to see Spotify get behind it with placements on New Indie Mix, and New Music…
Alë Jay – Face Turns Blue @ Sofar NY
A little live experience here for our lovely readers. A soulful bluesy number from New York songwriter Alë Jay. Face Turns Blue is an impressive piece of songwriting and sounds great on record, with Jay’s vocal providing some stunning texture and control. However, it’s even more dynamic in this stripped back live version for Sofar, the…
Lauren Ruth Ward – Did I Offend You?
Having picked up support from Spotify, Lauren Ruth Ward is finding her way into everyone’s favourite playlists. Nostalgia tinged rock is infused with a contemporary writing sensibility filled with emotion and an infectious sense of confidence. “‘Did I Offend You?’ is a song about self reflection after an intense conversation. It can be taken from…
Austin Bey – Stray
“I started the song on the anniversary of the murder of a rapper from my city named Lor Scoota and it made me think of how many other people with so much potential had the same fate. That’s where the “don’t go where I’m from..” line in the intro comes from.” “My emotions are so…
Noisywaters – Summer Nights
Firstly, no it’s not a Grease cover. Secondly, it is a Cosmo Sheldrake esque foray into glitchy sampled folk-electro. The synth work is particularly impressive, with the Washington duo showing off their production chops by balancing busy instrumental sections with spacious breaks. “Summer Nights is a dark and dreamy dance track, a sonic excursion to…
NOVAA x LO – Lights
Pulsing, rhythmically swelling synths accompany NOVAA’s subtle, laid back vocal delivery on her new single ‘Lights’, a collaborative effort with emerging producer Lo. Think AlunaGeorge but more restrained. “LIGHTS approaches the question if being in love means falling for someone else or falling for yourself and the person that the other one sees in you….
Launchpad: Faunaphor
All my favourite little details of electro-pop are present in Faunaphor’s debut single ‘In A Library, In The Summer.’ The expansive sizzling synths, the steady restrained beat and the Spandau Ballet esque melodies. “‘in a library, in the summer (when I read I fall asleep)’ is a song about language and the moments when it…
Anjulie – Dream Again
I’m a big believer in songwriters using their talents to say something important, to shift the political needle and engage otherwise apolitical fans. There’s been a resurgence in this kind of writing as of late, Anjulie’s ‘Dream Again’ is a prime example of impactful and thoughtful song-craft. “Last summer I started a conversation with my…
Elsie and the Vibe – Naked
I’ve been aware of Elsie since her debut single ‘Riverside’, a compelling piece of pop that made its way into my regular Spotify rotation. Her new single ‘Naked’ is an equally impressive record, with Elsie’s vocal taking centre stage; the Brooklyn-Based songstress is beginning to impress and carve out her own sound. “I started working…
