Song of the Week - New Music

New Music: Parker Tate

Track of the week. A member of acclaimed outfit Mulherin, Parker Tate has just released his own single – and it’s just about one of the most beautiful songs we’ve heard all winter.

Mixed and mastered by Tate himself, ‘June’ presents listeners with a gorgeously stripped-back blend of alternative R&B and mellow, hazy pop.

“I started this song in July a few weeks after I broke my ankle. I was just laid up with a hard cast on and it was hot as hell I actually recorded all of it with the AC on cause I couldn’t handle the heat. You can hear the noise throughout a lot of the song as a result.”

Tate plans on releasing more new music under his own name, as well as with Mulherin next year.

Parker Tate

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Brevin Kim – It Was Nice To See You

Track of the week. Massachusetts duo Brevin Kim (aka Cal and Bren) are back with one of the most emotive songs of the month… and probably the whole year too.

Co-produced alongside acclaimed musicians Johan Lenox and Andy Seltzer, dreamy new single ‘It Was Nice To See You’ carries with it a charming sense of nostalgia.

“This song’s about a trip back to our hometown in Massachusetts, and a conversation we had with our dad while we were there. Fun fact, around the 1:15-1:30 mark we sampled the audio from a high school football game of mine (Cal). This is our favourite song we’ve ever made.”

To date, Brevin Kim have accumulated more than ten million career streams on Spotify, while also commanding over 166k monthly listeners on the platform.

Brevin Kim

New Music: Newport

Track of the week. Hailing from the Australian city of Perth is alternative artist Newport, who’s latest release is one of the finest indie-pop cuts you’ll likely listen to this month.

Beautifully simple in its melody and production, ‘Two Friends’ was inspired by a fading friendship between two people.

“This is the first song I ever made with anyone else. I have ticked more off my bucket list this year than ever other year of my life. I took a huge leap by signing with Liberation Records and because of it, I have been to places I’ve never been before, worked with some of the best producers and artists in Australia. I am so grateful to have been given this opportunity and I’m excited for what’s to come.”

Garnering close to a million catalogue streams on Spotify alone, this rising Aussie talent is likely to become one of the continent’s biggest musical exports in 2023.

Newport

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New Music: Jojomber

Track of the week. While still a relative newcomer, New York-based Ohioan Jojomber is already showing signs of musical greatness.

New single ‘think too hard’ perfectly balances blissful tones with hints of melancholy, resulting in an indie sound that feels vulnerable yet mesmerising to experience.

Fans in New York can catch Jojomber performing on the 6th December at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 (tickets here) and 9th December at Berlin Under A (tickets here).

Jojomber

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New Music: King Kwn

Track of the week. One of the freshest talents to stumble across our way this month has been King Kwn, who released debut single ‘Heartbreak Hill’ just two weeks ago.

With its shimmering blend of lo-fi pop and alternative R&B, the song presents listeners to a sonic experience that is immediately inviting and utterly charming.

Not much is yet known about this promising starlet, but one thing’s for sure – this kid needs to be on everyone’s radar.

King Kwn

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Asha Gold – Only For The Night

Track of the week. Rising talent Asha Gold has been steadily building momentum over the last couple of years, and new single ‘Only For The Night’ continues to highlight this promising starlet’s exceptional artistry.

Showcasing a sound that fuses sultry dark pop with hints of soulful R&B, the song tells of the conflicting emotions that come with dating.

To date, Asha has garnered acclaim from the likes of BBC Radio 1 and Asian Network, as well as noted tastemakers like Wonderland and Notion magazines.

Asha Gold

New Music: j maw

Track of the week. While we don’t know exactly who j maw is (yet), this emerging outfit is one of the most exciting finds we have come across recently. By being intentionally mysterious, j maw aims to encourage listeners to focus on the music above anything else.

Ambient yet captivating in tone, new single ‘Day Ones’ presents listeners with a perfected blend of lo-fi alternative R&B and hip hop. The resulting sound is nothing short of spectacular. Elaborating further on the song’s concept, j maw explains:

“’Day Ones’ is about friendship, Sangha, community – the people that were with you from the beginning and the ones that need to see you get back up after you’ve been hurt. It’s like UFO music because it comes from that other place, the kind of place you can only get to in your dreams.”

With such a unique approach to music-making, there’s no doubt in our minds that j maw will garner significant traction over the next year.

j maw

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Wakai + wavworld – a month ago

Track of the week. Few emerging talents are causing as much buzz in the US right now as Baton Rouge rap artist Wakai.

Lifted from forthcoming project ‘Travel Team, Vol. 3’ (out in December), new single ‘A Month Ago’ features immensely promising newcomer wavworld, and treats listeners to a finessed fusion of nu-soul and dreamy hip hop.

With support from Pigeons & Planes, Earmilk, Wordplay, Daily Chiefers and many other tastemakers, it seems undeniable that Wakai will become one of the most promising new American musical exports next year.

Wakai | wavworld

Farveblind – Crooks (feat. Sebastian Monti)

Track of the week. Few songs have hit us with as much impact as Danish trio Farveblind’s latest release, ‘Crooks’.

This is a sound that is immediately gripping – thanks to its bold, fiery and energising mix of dark electronica and punk.

Alongside the track itself, the matching visuals (directed by Snorre Fuglsang Ruhe) are equally as impressive.

‘Crooks’ is lifted from Farveblind’s brand new EP, ‘All Clubs are Bastards’ (out now).

Farveblind | Sebastian Monti

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New Music: Izzi De-Rosa

Track of the week. Izzi De-Rosa may not be a known name to mainstream audiences (yet), but this emerging British talent is already garnering significant traction thanks to releases like ‘Love & Roulette’, which has amassed more than three million streams to date.

New single ‘love u in the morning’ presents listeners with witty lyricism over a refreshingly original production that features elements of punchy pop, indie and punk-rock.

Commanding almost 90k monthly listeners on Spotify and over 400k followers on TikTok alone, De-Rosa looks set to take on her biggest year yet.

Izzi De-Rosa

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Piers James – SHOWBIZ

Track of the week. Rising rap talent Piers James is back with a song that is certain to solidify his status as one of the UK’s next big hip hop stars.

Eclectic and energising in style, new single ‘SHOWBIZ’ was lyrically inspired by James’s thoughts on the creative industry:

“‘SHOWBIZ’ explores the experience of navigating the creative industry. That can place restrictions on an artist’s creativity to be a digestible product for the masses. The question is, do you serve your true artistry or do you serve the algorithm?”

To date, this emerging multi-disciplinary artist has received critical acclaim from the likes of GRM Daily, Hypebeast, BBC Introducing, Wonderland, Dummy and 1883 Magazines.

Piers James

New Music: Little Guilt

Track of the week. There’s been an abundance of new music emerging from Australia this year, with Perth-based Little Guilt adding to the continent’s ever-growing list of promising future stars.

Lifted from the band’s new EP ‘I Do Everything Around the House’ (out now), ‘On My Mind (all the time)’ showcases an emotive sound that features perfected blends of indie, pop and rock.

If you’re lucky enough to be based in Perth then you can catch the group performing live in October at The Sewing Room – tickets can be found here.

Little Guilt

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Deyaz – Bitter

Track of the week. One of the most impressive releases to emerge so far this month comes courtesy of rising East London artist Deyaz.

Powerfully raw, honest and frank in tone, captivating new single ‘Bitter’ was inspired by the artist’s struggles with addiction.

“‘Bitter’ is about the struggles I had with addiction. As much as the subject is dark, I feel the song has a positive outlook as it shows acceptance within the problem and acknowledging the lifestyle that comes along with it can be harmful to your future. ‘Bitter’ really feels like the start of a new chapter for myself sonically & personally.”

With support from the likes of BBC Radio 1, Fader, Clash and The Guardian, Deyaz is undoubtedly one UK talent to keep on your radars.

Deyaz

New Music: Jazmine Flowers

Track of the week. It could be said that singer, songwriter and producer Jazmine Flowers is the full package when it comes to emerging talent.

With a finessed and perfected fusion of alternative R&B and pop, this artist is undeniably one of the UK’s biggest musical prospects.

New single ‘detached’ serves as a masterclass in pop, presenting a sound that is not only melodically memorable, but also carries captivating lyricism that grips listeners from the start.

With early praise from the likes of Wonderland, The Forty-Five and BBC Introducing, there is no doubt in our minds that Flowers will hit the mainstream in a big way very soon.

Jazmine Flowers

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New Music: Flavio

Track of the week. Formerly known as Adrian from the hugely successful Scandinavian duo FOOL, Flavio is a new solo project that is showcasing the very finest in emerging Danish talent.

‘Speeding’ is without doubt one of the most impressive debuts by any newcomer from Denmark this year, and is an intensely gripping fusion of dark pop and hip hop.

To date, this single has garnered over 118k streams on Spotify alone, and paves the way for Flavio to become one of his home nation’s most promising musical exports.

Flavio

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New Music: Maggie

Track of the week. As a nation rich in pop heritage, Norwegian musical talent has come to be known as some of the best in the world.

Newcomer Maggie continues with this tradition, and as you press play to ‘Paralyzed’ you’ll quickly understand why this artist is so impressive.

Written, performed and produced in its entirety by Maggie, this anthemic release is an exceptionally strong piece of music that feels powerfully moving – and serves as a perfect example of Scandinavian alt-pop at its very finest.

“It’s about a bad trip. Although you can interpret it in different ways. It could be about when you have an expectation about something and it doesn’t work out for you.”

Maggie

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New Music: notfortheo

Track of the week. Undoubtedly one of the most exciting debuts of the month, Canadian outfit notfortheo create a style of hazy, psychedelic synth-pop that is utterly mesmerising to experience.

New single ‘just a little bit’ was co-produced alongside CAMP.30, and showcases the trio’s skills at crafting sounds that are truly unique in style.

Inspired by the hardships that the group encountered during the pandemic, the song presents deep lyricism over a lo-fi production that feels dreamy, and almost playful in tone.

“(the song) is a powerful declaration of entering a hedonistic lifestyle to combat the mundane loneliness of days spent in isolation during the pandemic.”

notfortheo

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Jordan Hawkins – Super Power

Track of the week. A perfected fusion of alternative R&B, psychedelic indie-rock and dreamy pop come together on Jordan Hawkin’s sublime new single, ‘Super Power’.

Following on from the release of Hawkin’s acclaimed ‘Heart Won’t Stop’ debut EP last year, this rising singer-songwriter has gone on to appear at the Sundance Film, Roots Picnic and Essence festivals, while his ever-growing fanbase includes none other than SZA herself.

If you’re in love with ‘Super Power’ as much we are, then be sure to watch Hawkin’s performance for COLORS – which is just as magical as the studio recording itself.

Jordan Hawkins

New Music: Will Swinton

Track of the week. New Zealand has become a nation synonymous with exceptional musical talent, and the introduction of Will Swinton further proves this.

‘All For You’ fuses a range of genres together in a beautifully subtle and melodic way, providing listeners with a spellbinding sound that feels both timeless and future-forward in equal measures.

With such a natural flair for crafting exceptional songs, there’s no doubt that Swinton will make his way into the mainstream at some point very soon.

Will Swinton

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New Music: HAVET

Track of the week. Emerging from Bavaria are German-Swedish sisters Josy and Mimi, collectively known as HAVET.

Inspired by the likes of Billie Eilish, Tyler, the Creator and Bruno Major, this promising teen duo create songs that incorporate a multitude of genres together – creating songs that carry mainstream appeal while still maintaining a strong sense of individuality.

New single ‘Toxic’ fuses 90’s inspired indie-rock with current pop sounds, treating listeners to a sonic experience that feels both nostalgic and future-forward in equal measures.

“‘Toxic’ is about getting free from a toxic relationship and finally realising all the ways the other person treated you wrong.”

Listeners can look forward to HAVET’s forthcoming debut EP, entitled ‘Muma’s Lullaby’ which is out on 11th August 2022.

HAVET

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