Launchpad: Cara Hammond

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…

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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…

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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…

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Launchpad: Cecilia Ebba

It’s a good day when we get to introduce a talented emerging artist’s full debut. ‘Sweet Summer Wine’ is a beautiful piece of folk mastery that showcases Ebba’s beguiling vocal. The London-based songstress clearly knows where she wants to land, the instrumentation is a perfect partner for her focused melodic writing. “Sweet Summer Wine is…

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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…

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Ben Provencial – Rose

After beginning his career as a finalist in Guitar Center’s Annual Singer-Songwriter Competition, Ben recorded and released his first EP in February of 2017, titled Love and Ghosts. ‘Rose’ is the standout track from the EP; with the Atlanta based singer-songwriter showing off his ability to craft a melody. “Rose is about a girl I…

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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…

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Real Fears – You

Real Fears site Muna, Say Lou Lou and Sigrid as influences on their sound; you can certainly hear the result of that varied palette in their new single ‘You’. Low-key, minimal electronic moments are paired with indie swells to create a broad soundscape that pulls the listener in. “Having given this project some thought, we…

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Rob Valentine – 3 A.M.

Rob Valentine landed in our inbox last week, fresh R&B beats accompany a soulful vocal – with melodies riding and rising atop Rob’s expansive instrumentation. “I grew up heavily influenced by classic rock and r&b, the perks of growing up with a single mom. I could be listening to Jon B. or Jodeci and then…

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