Hailing from a small town in Hungary called Szentendre, 25-year old talent Ben T Kadar is a promising new singer-songwriter who crafts a stripped-back yet soulful blend of alt-RnB and lo-fi pop.
Random fact: Ben was the Hungarian voice of Childish Gambino in the 2019 version of Lion King!
Taken from the new EP ‘Queen Size Bed’ which is out now.
One of my favourite outfits of late, daysormay are back, with new single ‘Ego’. Oscillating between the points of view of multiple characters, this is a hard-hitting and intense track that still somehow feels eccentric and fun at the same time.
“’Ego’ started as a songwriting exercise. I was trying to see if I could write in different voices, as different characters. My goal was to be as un-aidan as possible. Just to see what I would get. – Aidan Andrews, daysormay
Watch out for the upcoming album ‘Just Existing’ which lands this autumn.
It seems like everything RALPH touches turns to musical gold. Now she’s back with a new twist to her sound in the form of ‘Love Potion’.
This is a shimmering blend of disco and electro-pop, flirting between something that feels timeless yet still current and refreshingly fun.
“I wrote ‘Love Potion’ almost a year ago with my sweet pals David Charles Fischer and Terence Lam (the same team behind ‘Gravity’). I had just watched the movie ‘Midsommar’ and couldn’t get the imagery out of my head. I kept thinking about this one scene where the cult women create a love potion to woo the male protagonist… and soon I was deep in a google hole of ‘history of love potions’ (they date back to Biblical times!) I came into the session with that as my lyrical inspiration, and pretty soon we wove a dance-y, bass-soaked story of a woman afraid she’s loving her lover… so she cooks up a brew to remind him just how sweet she is.”
Taken from the upcoming EP ‘GRADIENCE’ which is due 7th July 2021 on Rich Man Records.
Atlanta-based talent Ryan Hall blends hyperpop with elements of punk and indie-rock to create a sound that feels raw and uniquely textured, while also being elevated and future-forward.
With an astounding 4.8 million followers on TikTok alone, Nashville-based artist and songwriter KINGS is making significant traction across social media with her fantastically catchy style of pop.
“I wrote ‘ur a good bye’ last August with a few writer/ producer friends of mine. I told them about this guy I unofficially dated and let me tell you, it was a mess. His immaturity was astonishing, but it made for some interesting art. I love taking bad situations and turning them into something people can jam to in their car. We were talking about the situation and I was like, ‘I can’t even be mad at this situation because he was a good bye.'”
Danish talent eee gee creates a kind of indie-pop that is hard not to fall in love with. ‘Favourite Lover’ is a song that feels charming yet eccentric to listen to, all the while bringing a new approach to the genre that is refreshingly original.
Self-described as an ‘artist, human, musician and love-based Kindness practitioner’, I am TIM creates a style of hip hop that is refreshingly individualistic. ‘Big cat fears’ is pretty short in length, but still piques your interest in this up and coming artist.
One of Australia’s most exciting indie-pop artists returns with a dreamy and melodic sad-banger that is addictively catchy.
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
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.
There’s not much I can say about this track other than it’s Danish disco pop that is both retro and future-forward in equal amounts. What’s there not to love!?
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.
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.
Some of the finest indie rock to emerge so far in the last week has been from Norwegian talent Kispah. This is powerful music that makes an instant impression, with bold vocals, vivid lyricism and captivating melodies.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
