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Category: New Music
New Music: Low Float
New Music: sobhhï
Dubai-based sobhhï could potentially become that one breakthrough RnB artist from the Middle East to finally make an impact on the US and Europe. If this release is anything to go by, then it’s only a matter of time.
New Music: BERWYN
A London based talent who excels at being both a rapper and a singer songwriter. The sound is minimal and sharp, while still feeling sincere and emotive.
New Music: Eli Lev
Maryland-based singer songwriter Eli Lev has come up with a song that brims with hazy summer vibes and sweet, dreamy melodic tones. Perfect for the weeks ahead.
“It’s both asking and telling, will you be my someone? will you let me be your someone?”
New Music: Internet Girl
A South African alternative indie rock outfit who fuse their sound with subtle elements of bedroom-pop.
New Music: Hamond
Conceptual and future-forward electronic pop from Houston.
“‘Outside’ was inspired by the feeling of anticipation you get when waiting for someone you’re in a new relationship with to come outside and meet you. They’re getting ready and you’re waiting with excitement, anxiety, and for that moment/night nothing else matters.”
New Music: Cf Watkins
A Brooklyn based talent who merges Americana with pop in the most gorgeous way you could imagine. The song is immediately captivating with it’s warm yet empowered tones; a song about a grandmother and the family’s love for her.
When you came you moved so quietly
I almost kept on sleeping
But when I saw you, I started crying
It’d been so long since i’d seen you outside my dreams
And in my dreams my voice is dry and mute
I could not cry out for you
Taken from the LP ‘Babygirl’ which is scheduled for release on October 16th via Whatever’s Clever Records.
New Music: Joell
Track of the week. While Scotland is not best known for being the home of experimental RnB sounds like this, Joell could be changing that trend.
This is a sound that balances melancholy with raw emotion, all the while still pushing the boundaries of what the genre can be.
“You can’t save everyone but it looks I’m saving you.”
Taken from the EP ‘Left On Read’ which is out now.
New Music: Finn Askew
A British talent with some of the most charming indie-pop you’ll likely indulge yourself with all week.
“It’s so beautiful to see this creation take life. I was 16 when I wrote it, literally got the beat from YouTube, I loaded up Garage Band, grabbed my £20 microphone and that’s how it was born. So this song means a lot to me.”
New Music: Amaria
New Music: Kalisway
Toronto based Kalisway creates a blend of soul and funk which is so easy to connect with that it’s guaranteed to make you feel at your best.
New Music: SADBOii
An uplifting and empowering pop release from this new Australian talent.
“I’ve been writing music and singing for as long as I can remember but I always felt like something was missing until I found this really cool space suit.”
New Music: Kaatii
Sensationally, this indie-pop talent is still just 13-years old and already sounds so impressive. It’s a sound that feels confident and self-assured, while still maintaining an essence of troubled youth and melancholy.
“As a teen, sometimes our own bubble feels like the entire world, when really what’s a huge deal now probably won’t matter in the grand scheme of things. I hope that anyone feeling stressed can get away from whatever is happening in their lives for a moment and get swept up in the song instead of their own thoughts or fears.”
New Music: Vian Izak
A gorgeous approach to folk from a South African American artist who has already racked up millions of streams and charted with previous releases globally. It’s a sound that feels timeless and exudes warmth and emotion.
“Love comes so easily to children and it makes any person become a child again. This has been my experience as I have fallen in love. Love calms the chaos.”
Vian will release a single every month leading up to the album release of ‘Flight of the Aeronaut’ in March 2021.
New Music: Richie Quake
Richie Quake is a Brooklyn-raised artist who has a nostalgic yet modern take on indie rock, while also infusing other genres together to create something quite unique.
New Music: Naomi Banks
A beautifully rich blend of electronic pop, neo jazz and smooth R&B from this London talent.
“‘Closer’ is about being attracted to someone and not overthinking sexuality, just going with what feels right.”
New Music: SNARL
Balearic house vibes from a new British dance prodigy who is still 16-years old.
“Everyone who played in Ibiza had a certain sound. They kept to it, kept putting out different ideas within that similar sort of feeling – which is the feeling I want to convey in my tracks.”
New Music: Felix
A British talent based out of Birmingham who has so far garnered almost 30,000 streams from three previous releases and the attention of BBC Introducing.
The sound subtly blends indie with RnB and pop to create something that feels familiar yet refreshing at the same time.
“This song was written after a breakup, focusing on the feeling of being let go before I was ready to let go and then feeling almost betrayed that this decision was made and not wanting to admit that I saw it coming all along.”
New Music: Ida Tosh
Swedish queer-pop with an emphasis on blending techno and electro elements into something quite unique and charming.
“This song is about the fuzzy feeling of falling in love, with somebody who isn’t a man.”