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Casper The Ghost – Different

Swedish outfit Casper The Ghost return today with their punchy new single ‘Different’.

The acclaimed duo of Casper Brodin and Victor Hillbom have launched in to the new year with a sound that is more raw and intense than what we’ve heard before.

The song is all about finding the right person for you – which makes you want to be a better person.

“It’s about when you find that special someone, perhaps not the type of person you thought you’d end up with, but one who makes you a better version of yourself.”

Casper The Ghost

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Eloise Viola – Begging

Emerging London based singer-songwriter Eloise Viola unveils her new single ‘Begging’ today.

Featuring those distinctively powerful and bold vocals, the song serves as an emotive take on the modern ballad, fusing elements of R&B with synths to create a sound that feels intense and captivating.

“‘Begging’ is a song that addresses the ‘what if’ situation about women in positions of power, a comment on how women are treated particularly as referenced in male-led, ‘Bond’-esque films. The lyric ‘All nice guys go to heaven’ underpins the meaning of the song, that men seem to get away with bad behaviour but outspoken women are called out and criticised.”

To date, Viola has received acclaim from the likes of Billboard, Wonderland, Clash, Popdust and Euphoria magazines, as well as support from BBC Introducing and Fubar Radio.

Eloise Viola

Hamond – Angels

American producer and multi-instrumentalist Hamond returns with yet another refreshingly bold release. ‘Angels’ sees the Houston hyphenate blending elements of R&B with pop to create something that feels futuristic and avant-garde, while still beautifully melodic and captivating.

“It’s about being watched over and protected by people around you… even when things are not perfect.”

Hamond

Ruth Koleva – Beyond Borders (feat. Diggs Duke) – Yakul Remix

Presenting a special remix by emerging Brightonian four-piece Yakul, ‘Beyond Borders’ is the latest release from Bulgarian-born New York City based singer-songwriter Ruth Koleva.

Featuring the talents of US artist Diggs Duke, the track offers a hazy and warm embrace that serves as a musical and lyrical catharsis about a utopian world.

“‘Beyond Borders’ is a project, which we started a few years ago with Diggs Duke and wanted to tell the story of how we could connect and feel close, even if we are far away apart. We started recording the song in the US and Amsterdam and ended up finishing it in a small Mexican village and filmed the video in Sofia, Bulgaria. It’s truly a song about the universal language of music and how art does not see any borders.” – Ruth Koleva

Ruth Koleva | Diggs Duke | Yakul

Aaron Smith – Giving Up

“This is for everyone who’s ever had to try and get over someone. I hope you love it.”

Aaron Smith

Kyle Dion – HAZY (feat. Tkay Maidza)

Independent artist Kyle Dion teams up with Australian powerhouse Tkay Maidza on the captivating new single ‘HAZY’.

Telling the complex story of the two people toeing the line between lovers and friends, the song marks a sultry return to Kyle’s R&B roots and features a fresh twist courtesy of his Australian counterpart Maidza.

Dion kicks off his 15-city SASSY North American Tour on February 15th at LA’s Roxy Theater.

Kyle Dion | Tkay Maidza

p-rallel – Get Down (feat. Kasien)

West London producer and DJ p-rallel shares his infectious new single ‘Get Down’, featuring rising talent Kasien.

Inspired by the rise of amapiano, the track presents a slick fusion of house and jazz, with wide baselines and airy synth pads that blend against Kaisen’s blissful vocals.

“Me and Kasien made this song when Boris put us into the first lockdown, it was a very depressing time, but we found a way to craft it into a song about feeling free.” – p-rallel

p-rallel | Kasien

COIN – Cutie

Racking up over a billion streams to date, gold-certified alt-pop outfit COIN release a brand new slice of dreamy disco in the form of new single ‘Cutie’.

“Three versions of us exist at all times – the actual, superficial, and digital. These identities are always changing, each one informing the other. How can we know which is even ‘real’? How can I expect to limit someone to the context of my own self-awareness? ‘Cutie’ zooms in on control, change, and confusion. On a lighter note, the song is about AI tasting a tangerine for the first time. Throw the ingredients in the musical blender.”

COIN joins 5 Seconds of Summer on their UK arena tour this spring, as well as a slew of festival performances including Bonnaroo, Governor’s Ball, Forecastle and Shaky Knees.

COIN

Bru-C – Paradise

A true voice of the UK underground music scene, Bru-C has quickly become one of the most infamous figures across the worlds of UK Bass/ Bassline, UK Garage and Drum & Bass.

Today he shares his euphoric and emotive new single ‘Paradise’. Produced by the legendary Wilkinson, the song sees Bru-C speaking to his past self; lyrically discussing the emotional journey he’s been through, his love for family and friends and looking forward to his future and return to live performance.

Bru-C

Lava La Rue – Vest & Boxers

Without a doubt one of the UK’s most exciting artists, Lava La Rue consistently breaks barriers with her future-forward approach to music-making and sharp lyrics. West London’s finest now returns with another incredible song, produced by Courage and Saya Gray:

“I wrote ‘Vest & Boxers’ to be deeply relatable of what dating was like for myself and my teen lesbian / nblw friends growing up. I reference all the little moments we joke about – not knowing if you’re on a date or just meeting up as friends, walking into their bedroom for the first time and thinking how good it smells, not coming home for 2 days after the first night together and deciding to just move in. We were all guilty of it! Vest & Boxers is what we would refer to as our ‘dyke uniform’ – we’d wear it under our baggy denim/ oversized suits with the waist band showing as a little signal to all the other gays in the room.”

Lava La Rue

Novaa – The World’s Thing

A beautifully introspective release from Berlin based alt-pop singer-songwriter Novaa.

On new single ‘The World’s Thing’, the artist lets the emotion do the talking through an offbeat and unfiltered melody – setting the tone for her refreshingly honest lyricism to shine through.

“‘The World’s Thing’ is an ode to the indifference and the apathy caused by the overload this world lays on me sometimes. Shit things happen all around and all the time and they eat me up at times. I needed a song to help me find a lightness and ease in all that, something that turns the drama into a comedy for a short while to make it bearable. This song comforts me and makes me smile even during shit times, and I hope that it does that for others too.”

Novaa

Celine Love – Good Girl

Track of the week. Hamburg born and London based singer-songwriter Celine Love shares her stunning new single ‘Good Girl’. This is a melodic piece of indie-R&B perfection that is nothing short of pure bliss to experience.

Celine recorded the vocals at home in her closet and her dad recorded the bass virtually, giving the track an endearing charm thats perfectly compliments the lyrics.

“The inspiration behind this song was my desire to shed the ‘Good Girl’ image that has been almost imposed on me by my family, and in turn I always felt that’s the way I needed to be in order to be accepted. I’ve always been afraid of being judged, but this year has been a huge journey of self-love and growth and coming to terms with the fact that sometimes I’m not at my best – and that’s ok. I am an overthinking, people-pleasing, stubborn, either emotionally unavailable or far too available Aquarius and needed to own that!”

Taken from the upcoming debut EP ‘Aquarius SZN’ which is out on 16th February 2022.

Celine Love

Reekado Banks – Ozumba Mbadiwe (feat. Fireboy DML)

International afrobeats artist and award-winning Nigerian music star Reekado Banks teams up with emerging Nigerian crooner Fireboy DML for an impressive new remix of ‘Ozumba Mbadiwe’.

The song was titled after the expressway that leads to Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos, where peaceful protesters were massacred for protesting against police brutality in October 2020.

“‘Ozumba Mbadiwe’ captures a few different subject matters, but the most important is me paying homage to the victims of the #EndSars protest massacre. I was one of the protesters at Lekki Toll Gate before I had to travel, so the massacre at the Toll Gate cut deep for me, because it happened less than 48 hours after I left, and I just can’t shake that feeling. With the remix, I wanted someone that could add a different perspective to the record. Fireboy has been one of my favourite artists for a while now and he has made his love for this record public, so I thought he’ll be a good fit for a remix, and he smoked it.” – Reekado Banks

Reekado Banks | Fireboy DML

Landon Conrath – Last Week

A rising talent hailing from Minneapolis, Landon Conrath impressively writes, records and produces his own songs.

After introducing himself to the world in 2020, this artist has managed to go viral on Spotify, sign a record deal and play his first show to a sold-out crowd.

New single ‘Last Week’ serves as an honest account of how negative relationships can affect our mental well-being.

“‘Last Week’ is about a person in my life who made me feel like I was constantly under their feet. We worked super closely together but I always felt like my ideas weren’t good enough and that I should just quit music in general. Whether it was truly a bad situation or if I just put those ideals on myself, this song illustrates with the struggles of self worth.”

Landon Conrath

LOVE SICK – Run Out Of Love

Scottish alt-pop duo LOVE SICK return today with a captivating and deeply moving release in the form of new single ‘Run Out Of Love’.

Beautifully melancholic in tone, the song encapsulates the moment when a love interest realises the extent of their feelings for you, almost immediately after they let the relationship fall apart.

“This song was one of the ones where most of it came out in one take and the creative process happened really quickly. We wanted by to keep it quite understated and lo-fi in the production so went for a minimalist approach. The original demo before we had a title was called lo-fi song. It’s about someone not appreciating you when you’re there and wanting you when you’re gone”.

LOVE SICK

Retro Video Club – Faking

Edinburgh-based rockers Retro Video Club are kicking off 2022 in commanding fashion with the release of their new single ‘Faking’.

The track arrives while the band are on a mini tour for Independent Venue Week, and just days before they support The Kooks on two dates of their UK tour,

“‘Faking’ is about being bitter, and trying to leave one last dig at your ex before moving on with your life. It’s the age old tale of a lover scorned, and how in the 21st century, people get their licks in.”

Retro Video Club

Retro Video Club for Independent Venue Week:

Stoke – Underground – 4 February 2022

Cardiff – The Moon – 5 February 2022

Retro Video Club supporting The Kooks:

Glasgow – O2 Academy – 7 February 2022

Glasgow – O2 Academy – 8 February 2022

More In Luv – Living For Two

Hailing from Merseyside are emerging alt-pop outfit More In Luv. If you’re a fan of Years And Years, Larkins and Fickle Friends then chances are you will love this group’s infectious guitar melodies and sparkling synth sounds.

Written about love, struggle, and money, ‘Living For Two’ documents the band’s journey from where and what they’ve come from.

“‘Living For Two’ was written about being from a place where you’ve never felt protected by the people hired to do exactly that, and despite it all, all you want to do is build a good life for yourself and the people you love.”

HRTLSS – Circles

Amongst his other accomplishments, HRTLSS managed to end 2021 being made Track of the week on BBC Introducing as well as landing several editorial placements across Spotify’s alt, emo and rock playlists.

Today the rising British talent returns in epic fashion with his bold and anthemic new single ‘Circles’.

“I wanted to start 2022 with a bit of a heavy one. Just how I felt when I wrote it, with the world feeling like were trapped going round in circles.”

HRTLSS

Lily Lyon – Pink Light

Heavily inspired by Brazilian-American sounds, Lily Lyon has built a solid fanbase with her music over the twelve years that she has been writing and performing.

Nostalgic new single ‘Pink Light’ is a power ballad that was inspired by the 80’s synth-pop scene, while also adding a country feel into the mix. The song tells listeners the story of not letting go – and the sweet twisted memories of rose-coloured glasses.

Lily Lyon

Meyru – Off White

One of New York’s finest emerging indie outfits Meyru kick off the year by getting blunt with new single ‘Off White’.

Balancing an essence of nostalgia with a fresh perspective in composition and lyrics, the track cuts to the centre of what it means to be caught in a situation with no hope for return.

“’Off White’ is the brief moment in-between confrontation and rejecting the truth. Musically, everything came together for us on this track. Recorded in a single day, ‘Off White’ is fast, to the point and gut wrenchingly honest.”

Meyru

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