Category: Music

FEMM – Private Dancer

Consistently pushing the boundaries of electronic pop, Japanese Mannequin duo FEMM return today with their hard-edged new track, ‘Private Dancer’.

Decadently blending elements of dance and goth rock into a sound that feels bold and raw, the song tackles the concept of ‘symbiotic love’ – the desire to use; and to be used.

“Confidence is sexy. She is strong and fierce. She doesn’t take no as an answer. She loves every inch of herself being a woman. It’s cool to sing this character as FEMM. It’s a new vibe for us and we are loving it. The song starts off with a mysterious tone, then goes into harder beats. For sure it’s gonna make you wanna dance. If you get more into it, the more you can really feel that strong confident sexy woman.” – RiRi, FEMM

FEMM

New Music: BRICK!

Introducing LA-based talent BRICK! under the ‘New Music’ section is a little deceptive if I am honest; he’s an already multi-platinum selling producer, a DJ and a creative director. So it comes as no surprise that listening to ‘The Start’ will give you just about the most finessed slice of RnB that you’ll likely enjoy all day today.

BRICK!

Aaron Taos + Hadji Gaviota – Ain’t Over You

One of indie-pop’s finest, Aaron Taos returns today with the massively loveable ‘Ain’t Over You’, and this time he’s enlisted the help of the equally talented Hadji Gaviota. If you’ve started compiling your summer playlists, be sure to bump this song right to the top because I’m quite certain you’ll have it on loop for a good old while.

Taken from Aaron’s forthcoming LP which is dropping this summer. 

Aaron Taos | Hadji Gaviota

New Music: Téa Texier

Every now and again I am told of a talent that is just so phenomenal that you have to pinch yourself to know that it’s real. This is the case with London-based singer-songwriter and classical pianist Téa Texier, who’s still just 16-years old.

‘Garden Smiles’ is the kind of song that fuses indie with pop and folk in a very subtle yet considered way. It’s a beautifully written and sung piece that reflects on the uncertainty of both a relationship and the current times.

Téa Texier

Holly Humberstone – The Walls Are Way Too Thin

Holly Humberstone’s new single ‘The Walls Are Way Too Thin’ was written during an intense period of feeling claustrophobic and lost in a new flat, in a new city, and far away from home. This is a gorgeously dark and broody take on indie-pop which is both captivating and emotive.

“I wrote ‘The Walls Are Way Too Thin’ about a time in my life when I felt like I’d lost control of where I was heading and struggling to find my place in the world. I’d just moved to a small London flat and felt claustrophobic and alone. To avoid confronting how I was feeling I’d sneak out the flat and go on train journeys to see my mates, get drunk, then come back hungover through the night and early hours. I wrote most of the Walls and the songs that come next on those trains. It was my place of therapy, in the middle of nowhere, constantly moving with no destination.” 

Holly Humberstone

New Music: Everything And Everybody

A richly eclectic release from Berlin-based outfit Everything And Everybody, who are crafting some of the most interesting art-pop that I have come across lately. This is a sound that is boldly experimental, drawing from a plethora of influences and styles.

‘NIZZER’ looks into the unhealthy relationship between consumption and self-education in our Western society. It’s about the absurdity of the potent promise that you can buy your way into becoming a different, better, or happier person.

Everything And Everybody

Kwaku Asante – Angel

One of UK RnB’s most exciting talents of late, Kwaku Asante’s vocal is sublimely mesmerising. ‘Angel’ is an ambitious and gorgeous love song lyrically tells of a dark and toxic spiral.

“‘Angel’ is about how selfish I am leading to neglecting a partner, not because I don’t care about them but because I want to be successful in music. The toxicity in the song is that I hoped that she would stay around, regardless of my actions and carry on being my shoulder to cry on, the person I vent to. It’s ironic, given the song sounds positive.”  

Taken from the forthcoming EP ‘ODE’ which is out on 25th June 2021.

Kwaku Asante

Nonô – ROCKSTAR

If you’re a fan of early Max Martin pop productions then Brazilian-born artist Nonô’s latest single might just be your new anthem.

“My aspirations and plans have always been very big. In school I was surrounded by people that wanted to be engineers, doctors and lawyers. I always planned on being a Rockstar! I wrote it to remind myself and the little girl that made these wild plans that I’m still going for it and giving it all I got. Hopefully this song can serve as an inspiration to all the other dreamers and misfits out there!”

Taken from the upcoming EP ‘Midnight Mimosas’ which is out 2nd July 2021.

Nonô

New Music: Caleb Jacob

It wouldn’t be a normal week on Alfitude without featuring some outstanding Canadian talent. So I’m starting the week off with Toronto-based artist Caleb Jacob, who’s track ‘knock knock’ is a smooth and stripped-back fusion of hip hop and indie that is subtly moving while also being effortlessly sleek.

Caleb Jacob

Agnes – 24 Hours

Track of the week. To put it simply, Agnes is one of Swedish pop’s all time icons. Since her debut back in 2005, this phenomenal artist has been releasing hits that have not only become a part her country’s music history, but also achieving worldwide attention.

Now she’s back with a banger of a track that flirts with the classic disco concept, all the while injecting a heady dose of the future into it. It’s an exhilarating song that has been on loop all day.

Agnes

fijitrip – Kill The Game

Norwegian hyperpop wonder kid fijitrip returns with a fantastically warped and left of centre release in the shape of ‘Kill The Game‘. About the track, he says:

“This record is a personification of my conflicting feelings when it comes to my relationships vs my art. The song is kinda saying ‘sorry can’t hang, literally HAVE to go and make songs now’, and that sums up the person I was in my youth and still am. I was never a ‘cool’ person when growing up, I always found myself chasing a lot of stereotypes but never finding myself in a happy place, I didn’t go to parties, I wasn’t like that, I was at home learning how to write songs.”

fijitrip

New Music: Alexa Cappelli

Born and raised Southern California, Alexa Cappelli is a 21-year old artist and singer-songwriter who’s new single ‘Say Something’ garnered over 2.6 million TikTok views within a week after announcing it’s release.

Quite the achievement, and it’s easy to understand the attraction; this is a polished pop sound that is immensely easy to enjoy and connect with.

Alexa Cappelli