Category: Listen

Chiiild – Sleepwalking

Genre-bending producer, singer and artist Chiiild returns with a dreamy blend of shimmering pop and RnB, painting a picture of hazy nostalgia that is beautifully mesmerising.

“‘How does it feel walking fast asleep, under the moonlight.’ Sleepwalking is a self-reflective song about reclaiming agency over your life. We all have something that makes us special, that nurtured can create something beautiful.”

Taken from the upcoming album ‘Hope For Sale’ which is slated for release this Summer via Avant Garden Records.

Chiiild

Nasty Cherry – Her Body

You’ll be hard-pressed to find anyone who dislikes Nasty Cherry. The wildly popular group (who were founded by the legendary Charli XCX) continue to cause a frenzy; they’ve already garnered over 14 million global streams since their debut in 2019.

Taken from the forthcoming EP ‘The Movie’ which is set for release on 2nd April 2021 via Vroom Vroom Recordings.

Nasty Cherry

Eliza Shaddad – Blossom

Sudanese-Scottish artist Eliza Shaddad returns today with a gorgeously intricate blend of indie and folk, fused with hints of traditional Sudanese music. Look out for those characteristic strings and oud; it’s truly a sound like none other.

Raised across seven countries, Shaddad is the daughter of a Sudanese astrophysicist and a Scottish diplomat. Critically acclaimed by the likes of The Times, The Independent, The Fader and Rolling Stone, the next twelve months look set to be exciting as she undertakes an ambitious project with the help of Arts Council England and Jerwood Arts.

Eliza Shaddad

Tom Williams – Follow The Leader

A song driven by feelings of anger, confusion and resentment at those left behind by decisions made by the British political establishment, Tom Williams releases powerfully gripping new single ‘Follow The Leader’.

Fans of Williams will notice a shift from his traditional style of music-making; this record marks a new phase of embracing more experimental approaches to his work.

“I swung between total despair and absolute elation during the recording process of this song. Some days it felt new and exciting and other days it felt like I was trying to be something I’m not. I love a lot of different genres of music and a lot of them have never made their way into my own music. I found myself creatively hemmed in by the precedent of a decade of my own music. It took me a while to realise I didn’t need to add to it, I needed to start again.”

Taken from the upcoming album ‘Follow The Leader’.

Tom Williams

CHINAH – Ideal

Haunting yet deliciously infectious, Danish outfit CHINAH unleash their new album ‘Feels Like Forever’ with the release of new single ‘Ideal’.

Interestingly, the album born through the group’s unique method of sending small melodious cuts to one other – ideas that then grew into a project which ultimately stopped the group from disintegrating.

“We are quite bad at being in sync with each other’s lives. However, the music is keeping us together. We expose ourselves to one another by sharing something unfinished and fragile. This is without being able to see how they react when they listen to it. But the experience is time and time again that the idea is welcomed, and it develops into a song that none of us could have made this special individually or with others.” – Simon Kjær, CHINAH

Taken from the new album ‘Feels Like Forever’ which is out now.

CHINAH

lleo – Bipolar

While on the surface this song comes across as a delightfully chirpy pop bop, listen closely to the lyricism and you begin to understand a more meaningful undertone that addresses mental health in a thoughtfully considered way.

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Lola Young – Ruin My Make Up

One of the most promising pop starlets to emerge from the UK in the last few months, Lola Young is back with a stunningly raw and expressive piece of music in the form of new single ‘Ruin My Make Up’.

“’Ruin My Makeup’ is a song I wrote about the duality of a person, well me. I was in a place at the time where I was trying to figure out whether my confidence was hindered by my vulnerability. If I cry about you, it will only ruin my makeup. It’s a sad song at heart but it has elements of strength and power. It touches on my journey through life, struggling with acceptance whether that be through religion or friends or drugs or most importantly through love.”

Lola Young

NONÔ – La La La (2 Dollar)

A pop song inspired by awkwardness; this should be my personal anthem! On a serious note, NONÔ’s rise has been pretty spectacular so far.

After moving to London from Brazil five years ago, this talent has perfected her unique style of music-making and is already garnering over 1.5 million monthly listeners on Spotify alone.

“Because I moved from Brazil to England, I ended up becoming quite distant to a few old friends of mine. This song is basically about an awkward interaction of seeing/ catching up with people you used to be close with and now are basically strangers. It’s about when you don’t have much in common with the old friend anymore and you’re left with small talk and/ or pretending that you didn’t see the person when you walk past them in the streets.”

NONÔ

Dreamer Boy – Let’s Hold Hands (feat. Melanie Faye)

Credit: Adam Alonzo

Nashville-based singer-songwriter Dreamer Boy returns with a little help from the equally talented Melanie Faye on the release of ‘Let’s Hold Hands’.

The song serves as an honest exploration of emotions, and delves into the blur of feelings from a friendship that blooms into something more.

Taken from the forthcoming new album ‘All The Ways We Are Together’, which is set for release on Earth Day (22nd April 2021) via Slowplay.

Dreamer Boy | Melanie Faye

Kosie – AIRFRAME (with Doran Danoff)

A gorgeously dreamy piece of music that combines the finest elements of jazz, funk, hip hop and electronic music into something truly magical, and an utterly delightful audible experience.

“With such an isolating year to dull the senses, Doran and I felt compelled to provide a sonic experience that romanticised freedom through flight. Jammed pack with ethereal synth textures and lush horns, ‘AIRFRAME’ is a dreamy, soulful escape from the daily grind— a chromatically uplifting attempt to reinvigorate imaginations and our longing for human connection & the outside world.” – Kosie

Kosie | Doran Danoff

Mathew V – Around Here

Matthew V has consistently impressed me with his releases. Always bringing an elegant approach to his sound (likely in due to an impressive ten years of classical operatic vocal training), this Canadian talent mixes hints of soul with RnB to form songs that have an almost timeless essence to them.

“I wrote ‘Around Here’ when I was mentally and emotionally diving into the past. It’s about the town where I grew up. I wanted to finally look back with some perspective on my formative high school years and how they shaped me for better and for worse. I think everyone has times in their life that they associate to certain places. For me that place exists actively in my mind and this song helped me process that.”

Mathew V

Gracie Convert – You got me

A perfect song to bring a smile to your faces, no matter what mood you’re in. Gracie Convert has released a blissfully joyous mix of RnB and neo-soul in the form of a love song that is so damn infectious that it’ll stay with you all day.

“It’s funny because I’m so used to writing about the sad side of love, it’s what comes most naturally, I honestly didn’t think I had it in me to write about love in such a positive light after what I’ve been through and what I’ve seen, but it’s nice to be able to do so.”

Gracie Convert

Schaus – Can’t Take My Bed

American artist Schaus first started creating music five years ago from his bedroom studio in Oregon, perfecting a sound that feels bravely avant-garde and eccentric.

With influences ranging from RnB and hip hop, to J-Pop and hyperpop, it’s truly hard to define the sounds you hear on new single ‘Can’t Take My Bed’. And that’s what makes the sound so special; this is the kind of music that grabs you surprise and leaves you mesmerised.

Taken from the new project ‘Pop EP’ which is out now.

Schaus