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Mistikay Brings Afrobeats Charm and a Carefree Attitude to “Get Laid”
Following releases including “Bundle Bundle,” Mistikay offers another introduction to his melodic world. “Get Laid” makes its intentions clear and keeps the emphasis firmly on enjoying the moment while it…
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Fania Puts Roots and Responsibility at the Heart of “L’empreinte”
It gives a sprawling subject a manageable frame, while Fania’s emphasis on cultural respect provides a clear reason to spend time with her work.
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Alexa Kate Examines Happiness Under Pressure on “good for long”
Kate gets the everyday details right. Blue skies, a walk, a compliment from someone she cares about. It should be a day worth remembering for those reasons alone.
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Roxanne Builds a Slow-Burning R&B Pop Rush on “Inferno City”
Her latest single, “Inferno City”, puts that musical range to work through a combination of bright rhythmic energy, a measured pace and expressive R&B vocals.
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Exclusive Interview: Jah Decko — “Sometimes the smallest victories mean the most”
In the studio, Decko puts considerable trust in a musician’s instincts. A drum take with an awkwardly placed microphone can earn its place through the strength of its groove; a…
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Your New Parents Explore Small-Town Life Behind the Postcard Image on “Hallmark Town”
With “Hallmark Town”, they return to familiar territory and take a closer look at how a community presents itself. The title is a good provocation.
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Exclusive Interview: Lucky Duck on Six Years of Life, Faith and Burnout Behind “SANITY”
With “SANITY” now released, we caught up with Lucky Duck to discuss the sessions, choosing which personal experiences to share, and revisiting songs written years earlier.
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Evelí Ray Explores Time, Love and Mortality Through Argentine Rhythms on “Tiempo”
A piece dealing with the subject of death could quite easily fill its whole duration by merely thinking about itself. By giving these thoughts a rhythm, Ray achieves something dynamic.…
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James Crowley on Imprint, Queer Identity and Collaboration: “I think of myself as a song collector, really.”
His four-track EP, “Imprint,” released through TRIPEL Records, explores desire, family, past relationships and queer identity, with Amey contributing to the writing and Horner returning as producer.
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Vinny Moha Makes Broke Look Charming on “no tengo ni un peso”
The song aims for dancing and singing along, with a light, playful approach to romance. Its financial vocabulary also carries into the flirtation through “me endeudo con tus besos,” turning…
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KYLO’s “Maybe” Is for Everyone Who Kept Moving Their Own Breaking Point
“Maybe” concerns the exhausting business of bargaining with your own expectations. You love someone. You want more from them.
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“What Should Zombie Fest Become?” Zombie Fest 9 Look Beyond Their Biggest Edition Yet
“People rarely remember how professionally your spreadsheet was organised,” the Zombie Fest organisers says. “They remember how the event made them feel.” After more than twenty years of promoting events,…
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A. HerrMann Wants Kindness to Make the Headlines on “Only Good News”
“Only Good News,” the English version of “Nur Noch Gutes,” brings it into the daily ritual of checking the headlines.
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Hui. and STNZA Turn Years of Writing Together Into the Warm, Reflective Groove of “Count In”
On “Count In” this background results in a slow and atmospheric style, with the vocals being incorporated into the overall production.
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Night Teacher Reckons With Love, Lost Time and Change on “St. Augustine”
The song examines the difficult business of loving somebody as their life changes, with Bechtel writing from inside that struggle. Bechtel gives it several chances to acquire meaning through the…
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Ned Farr & The Good Red Road Imagine Another Chance at Love on “QUANTUM”
“QUANTUM,” from their fifth album, RUMINATIONS, takes that collaborative background into funk and psychedelic rock, with a breakup providing the reason to start contemplating parallel universes.
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Bash Co. Turns a Prague Romance Into a Personal Revolution on “Velvet”
Bash Co. also keeps several possible stories alive. These could be lovers facing separation, somebody experiencing attraction amid turmoil, or a person returning to places attached to an earlier relationship.
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M O S E D O Tunes Into the Cosmos From a Suburban Garden on Black Hole Tapes (Remaster)
The record comes with a story about Jake Frost, a suburban tinkerer who builds a receiver and uses it to record signals from a distant black hole. Forty-five minutes of…
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Shelita Lets Desire Lead on “Open To You”, a Warm R&B-Pop Single About Trust and Getting Close
The song ‘Open To You’ is at the stage of attraction in which flirting begins to have real consequences. It has a relaxed tempo and Shelita’s warm voice is in…
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Dante Shivers Revisits a London Night Fifteen Years Later With “Changes”
A conversation that had taken place in London was turned into a song in New York and only later, when the writer had started to live some of the things…
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Eon ReZ Brings Blues, Gospel and Big Ideas Together on “Strings of Connection”
“Strings of Connection,” from his second album, “The Resonance of Existence,” puts those interests inside a blend of rock, soul, blues and electronic percussion.
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Katie Frank’s “Nobody” Finds Courage in an Uncertain New Beginning
It was written while she was getting used to a new city and trying to find her place in its music scene. The title gets at the ugly little thought…
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David Alex-Barton Brings Nashville Party Spirit to His New Single “Crush”
A crush provides a songwriter with something immediate to work on: excitement, distraction, and the chance of making a complete fool of oneself. Combine it with the idea of a…
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MATISSE Turns Anxious Attachment Into the Heart of “I Breathe the Smoke”
“I Breathe the Smoke” is a striking title. Breathing suggests something involuntary; smoke suggests a room where the damage has already happened.
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Felix Rockey Revisits the Good Parts of a Breakup on ‘Old New Feelings’
‘Old New Feelings’ suggests emotions returning with their original force, even after time has changed the circumstances. At twenty, Rockey is writing about an experience already several years behind him.
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“Pucela te quiero” Is Red Moon Yard’s Love Letter to Valladolid
“Pucela te quiero” returns to the city and the club that shaped a part of their lives. That history gives this love song a sharper edge than its title suggests.
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Luther’s “Bluesman” Has Someone to Blame and Somewhere to Go
His reference points include Stevie Wonder, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Hendrix and Bowie, a broad set of interests that helps explain why he approaches the blues as a songwriter with several…
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Mitchell Broodley Faces Heartbreak Head-On in “Boy Who Led You On”
His vocal holds warmth, maturity and quiet tension, allowing the song’s central ache to develop through phrasing and tone.
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Futurecop! Turns a Digital Error Into a Human Story on “User Not Found”
“User Not Found” brings those interests into a tighter, more unsettled space. Shimmering synths offer a familiar warmth, while broken percussion and glitching samples keep interrupting the picture.
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Lindsey Wood’s “Someday Love” Holds Onto the Dream of Time Together
The dream stays vivid precisely because she knows how much life sits between the present and that cabin. Wood returned to songwriting and performing in her early forties, after years…
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Mick Rochford’s “Loving You” Captures the Distance Between Two People Still in Love
It is a familiar subject, though the detail that matters here is his reluctance to turn either partner into a villain. He stays with the pull of wanting someone back,…
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“MOJO” Finds The Next Movement Deep in the Funk Pocket
“MOJO” carries the excitement of a packed club, complete with sweat, movement and the electric exchange between stage and audience.
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zeelle Flirts with Trouble on the Electrifying “Kiss About It”
Shimmering guitar lines, a rubbery bass groove and a huge singalong chorus give the track its bright, flirtatious charge. Bass provides the strut; crisp drums sharpen every transition.
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Peggy Pours Warmth And Soul Into ‘Cup Of Tea’
Peggy has built his songwriting around reflection, detail and stories drawn from close observation. On ‘Cup Of Tea’, he carries that instinct into neo-soul, joined by his friend and bandmate…
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William Wyatt Brings a Little Hope to His Country Debut Single “Once In A Blue Neon Moon”
The moment that remains with me is when he tells the bartender that he’s okay, only to right away admit that he’s lying; the story set in the bar has…
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Dorian Searches for Connection, Clarity and a Way Forward on His New Album “RECONNECTED”
Dorian develops these ideas at various speeds and with different musical arrangements; in some songs his voice is brought very close to the listener, while in others his melodies have…
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Discover “Where Do We Go From Here?” by Brian James & The Boys Of Summer from the LP “Hold On Tight”
Brian James & The Boys of Summer gives the song a life as a single release, its place within Hold On Tight gives it a wider role in the album…
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Tatiana Kruz Turns Post-Breakup Temptation Into a Catchy Confession on “Son Ex”
The strongest point of “Son Ex” is its accessibility. Tatiana Kruz wants the refrain to stay in the listener’s head while keeping the message clear. The idea comes fast. The…
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Kristin Davidson Delivers Deeply Personal Storytelling in Her New Single “Strong”
Kristin Davidson is an Austin, Texas songwriter and musician whose work draws from folk and country traditions. She is also part of Hardened and Tempered with Carolyn Phillips, and her…
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Goldie Luxe Reaches for Pop Supremacy on ‘Touch the Sky’
The song began as part of an early burlesque routine. Goldie wrote it to summon confidence before stepping beneath the lights, using the ugly duckling story as a reflection of…
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dove rd Turns Heartbreak Into a Haunting New Beginning on ‘Fantasy’
After the relationship ended, dove rd returned to the unfinished track and discovered that its words had acquired a personal meaning. An imagined situation had caught up with his own…
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KEPA Brings a Fresh Club Energy to Lionel Richie’s ‘All Night Long’
There’s a simple pleasure in the concept, and the production follows through with the same attitude. Sometimes a dance track simply needs to make you want to move. KEPA gets…
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‘Verità’ Brings Claudio Conti’s Baroque Pop into Italian
“Verità” studies the “sliding doors” hidden among them: a missed meeting here, a choice made there, one ordinary afternoon whose consequences stretch across years.
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Fusing Lap Steel and Hip-Hop Beats: Hear Zach Outman’s New Sound
Zach Outman has introduced his song, “Pain in the Ass,” a playful track that blends modern country guitars, hip-hop percussion, lap steel and fiddle. The song began as a simpler…
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David Emde Moves Beyond English Language Electropop With New Single “Jetzt”
German songwriter and producer David Emde has released his new single “Jetzt,” marking a move from the English language indie pop usually associated with his work towards contemporary uptempo music.…
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Adam Leon Releases the Monumental Electropop Single “Big Big World”
Adam Leon has released “Big Big World,” a modern electropop single driven by a powerful sense of freedom. When I first played the track, I was immediately overwhelmed by that…
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“There Is an Entire Raft of Things That a Postcode Can Imply”: Longboat Finds Home in London on Proud of My Postcode
Explore the musical journey of Longboat’s latest album, _Proud of My Postcode_, reflecting on life, identity, and belonging in Britain.
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ANDI Still Believes in Love, Even After It Drew Blood
Across the record, identity keeps colliding with romance: how much of yourself gets surrendered, which pieces return, and which ones remain attached to somebody else.
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Floyds Row Make a Compact EP Sound Far Bigger Than Its Runtime
Experience the rich sounds of The Carlisle Sessions where six musicians create compelling narratives in just 20 minutes of acoustic artistry.
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Benicio Brings Britain and Ghana Together on the Vibrant “Eve”
Formerly part of the RUDEWRLD collective, he previously appeared on Dreams Worth Fighting For, a collaborative tape that reached the Top 15 of Ghana’s All Album Charts and the Top…
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Love Eli Goes Bigger, Darker and Deeper on “Lucky You”
Love Eli handles the entire creative process himself, writing, recording and producing his own material. Each part develops alongside the others, allowing a lyric, chord or electronic texture to redirect…
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Oskar Brandt Opens His Cinematic Pop World With “Now or Never”
His debut single, “Now or Never,” introduces an orchestral sound influenced by the emotional sweep of films and musicals.
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