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New Music: Joyeur

Joyeur is a creative partnership between vocalist and songwriter Joelle Corey and production collaborator Anna Feller. With a feminist mentally, Joelle only selects female creators to work with; from producers to video directors.

As a duo, Joyeur craft electro-pop sounds that are not only flawlessly constructed but also infectiously memorable.

“The song illuminates my most primitive self who is constantly assessing possible risks and finding the nearest exit route. It’s about being present for your pain, the relief that comes with healing, and vibrating at a higher frequency not so bogged down by fear. In the end, it’s a song about being a human.” – Joelle Corey

Joyeur

New Music: Queera Nightly

Hailing from Oakland is a truly unique artist with a refreshingly original approach to indie rock.

Queera Nightly is a drag artist and performer who creates deeply personal songs which carry a sense of rawness that is totally spellbinding to experience.

I see her lipstick stains on your collar

My love lies with another

And now I’m waiting on my own

A different girl in every city

I’m sure you tell them that they’re pretty

You and your little white lies

Taken from new EP ‘The Girl Who Fell, Pt. II’ which is out now.

Queera Nightly

Emilie Adams – Gone

One of Norway’s most impressive talents of late, Emilie Adams continues to push the boundaries of electro-pop with ‘Gone’. This is a subtly intense and moving track that holds your attention from start to finish.

“Music and melody is important. But the lyrics are even more important. To me. My lyrics are personal, conveying my experiences, feelings and thoughts.”

The ‘Gone’ EP is out now.

Emilie Adams

New Music: Casper Sage

A shimmering blend of dreamy pop, hip hop indie from Oklahoma artist and producer Casper Sage. ‘Summer’s Gone’ is a beautifully constructed yet refreshingly experimental sound that is sure to win this talent a whole new legion of fans.

Casper Sage

HOAX – goldeneyes

HOAX have released one of their most charming indie bops to date. ‘goldeneyes’ carries a cosmic and nostalgic vibe in it’s sound which is near impossible not to feel some kind of love for.

HOAX

Kito + Winona Oak – Skin & Bones

On the heels of her first RIAA Gold certification as a listed artist, Kito unveils her new single featuring Swedish star Winona Oak.

Lush and luminous, ‘Skin & Bones’ is an infectious and deeply romantic slice of dance-pop.

Kito’s new EP ‘Blossom’ is out on the 5th November 2021.

Kito | Winona Oak

New Music: Crystal Murray

Paris-hailing musical songstress Crystal Murray creates a perfected blend of soul, pop and disco that is almost magical to experience.

While still relatively new, this artist has already cemented herself as a firm one to watch for 2021, having received seals of approval from the likes of Mary Anne Hobbs on BBC6Music, 1XTRA’s Jamz Supernova, and BBC Radio 1’s Jack Saunders, not to mention support from The Face, DIY Magazine, Clash, Wonderland, Office Magazine, The Independent, and more.

Crystal Murray

Dan Aura – Feel It

Rising newcomer Dan Aura returns with a stunningly sleek slice of electronic pop. ‘Feel It’ showcases Dan’s skill at expressing vulnerability through his lyrics, sharing with listeners his own experiences of heartbreak and adversity.

“‘Feel It’, for me represents a feeling of guilt that I’ve experienced a couple of times when it came to confronting my own emotions. I would get into relationships too quickly and then realise that it just didn’t feel right, this song encapsulates that feeling for me.”

The debut EP ‘Plastic’ will be released on 26th November 2021.

Dan Aura

Alekxandr – sunflower

Independent singer, songwriter, producer and visual artist Alekxandr returns today with a hauntingly beautiful release in the form of new single ‘sunflower’.

With it’s rich soundscape and intensely moving vocals, the song serves an anthem for lovers bereft.

Following the release of ‘twist the knife’ earlier this year, this is the second track from Alekxandr’s forthcoming EP ‘somewhere to go’, of which he says:

“I’m releasing an E.P. in slow motion. Being completely independent and Virgo means everything takes a long time but the full record will be out next year. I’m calling the project ‘somewhere to go’ after I heard someone at a funeral say “grief is just love with nowhere to go”. That rang true; except making this E.P. has given me somewhere to put my love and unresolved feelings.”

Alekxandr

New Music: Harvey Jay Dodgson

Hailing from Portsmouth, Harvey Jay Dodgson is a 19-year old talent who’s debut single ‘Caroline’ is one of the strongest British indie-rock songs that I have come across so far this month.

Bringing together raw lyrical work with driving instrumentation, this track effortlessly showcases why Harvey is an artist to watch out for.

Harvey Jay Dodgson

Lila Drew – 2023

London-born singer and songwriter Lila Drew is back with a captivating modern pop bop in the form of new single ‘2023’.

The song was born out of the “frustration that comes with feeling like you’ll never change – that the things that you hate that you do will continuously be repeated throughout your life, and that fear will always get in the way.”

Lila Drew

Tyrer – Sirens

Manchester-based singer-songwriter Tyrer returns with the sensational ‘Sirens’. This soul-drenched, romance-infused ballad is a beautifully finessed piece of music that was produced by Nicholas French and co-written by Tyrer and Cameron Bloomfield.

Tyrer

New Music: Lea Kampmann

Track of the week. Showcasing a superb example of Nordic alt-pop, Lea Kampmann’s ‘In Circles’ is a slow burning and glistening masterpiece that blends house-inspired synths with thoughtfully constructed percussions.

The song was inspired by the need to go out and grab life, instead of waiting for it to pass by.

“The most important thing to me as an artist is to make pieces of art that people can see themselves in.”

Lea Kampmann

kid apollo – lose yourself.

One of my favourite outfits to emerge from London this year, kid apollo are back with a gorgeously introspective and moving song.

‘lose yourself.’ is an absorbing slice of lo-fi R&B that provides a stark insight into life in the English capital as a teenager.

“I wrote ‘lose yourself.’ to get across how I really felt when being consumed by the city, in both good and bad ways. I talk about how I often found myself using things that London offered to distract me from people and situations that I’ve had to leave in the past – ‘Replace it, No drama’.” – Jimmy HM, kid apollo

Debut EP ‘all i think about’ is out on the 10th November 2021.

kid apollo

Banji – Chills

Starting the week off with Utrecht quartet Banji’s bouncy new release, ‘Chills’. Catchy, soulful and relatable, this is one track that is guaranteed to make a connection with a lot of listeners.

“’Chills’ is about being in a rut. That feeling of how everything around you goes too fast to keep up with. It’s something everybody struggles with now and then, looking for grip. But when you can’t find that, you tend to give up and it feels like you’re stuck. Sometimes I get really tied up with myself, and it feels like my brain can’t really process what I’m trying to deal with. Being okay with that, acknowledging it, and taking a step back has helped me a lot.” – Morris Brandt, Banji

Be sure to catch the guys on their European tour:

Banji

ilham – gang signs

New York songstress ilham is back with a stunning slice of R&B. ‘gang signs’ is a song with a message, delivered in the most sleek and finessed way imaginable.

ilham

Jeshi – Hit By A Train

UK rap artist Jeshi returns with another phenomenal release in the form of new single ‘Hit By A Train’.

As with previous songs from this talent, the track contains vivid and captivating lyricism delivered over an impressively constructed production.

Jeshi

New Music: ASHWARYA

Immediately arresting vocals glide over a dark and richly intense piece of pop on ‘FLARE’.

Emerging from Melbourne, ASHWARYA is already achieving critical acclaim globally thanks to her outstanding work on recent EP ‘Nocturnal Hours’.

ASHWARYA

Namasenda – No Regrets

One of Sweden’s most interesting hyperpop talents of late, Namasenda releases a track with a very familiar sample that is sure to stick in your head all day.

In equal measures, ‘No Regrets’ is both fun and future-forward, further solidifying this artist as one of the most exciting to emerge from Scandinavia in quite some time.

Namasenda

New Music: Séamus

Séamus has to be one of the most exciting newcomers that I have come across this week.

The mysterious singer, songwriter and producer creates tracks with unique soundscapes that blend R&B, pop, new wave and experimental genres together in beautiful fashion.

With his dreamy vocals and atmospheric productions, this is one talent who is sure to win over plenty of new fans in the coming months.

Séamus

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