Category: New Music

New Music: kezia

It’s so incredibly refreshing to see a new talent stand their ground and challenge issues that are prevalent in the world today through music.

kezia is a 21-year old Tanzanian-American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who creates music that hits on topics like navigating life as a biracial woman, living with mental instability and depression, exploring spirituality, and learning to love through giving love.

“In a world where black women are uninvitedly sexualised, we need to take ownership of feeling strong and cemented in our sexuality. ‘south!’ is about liberty. It’s also about consent!”

kezia

New Music: TUITION

British outfit TUITION formed at the start of last year’s lockdown, when they wrote and recorded music from their bedrooms and stayed in touch online.

They will ambitiously release six singles before the end of the year, one of which is ‘IDWTAI (idontwannatalkaboutit)’. This is a heartbreak anthem for everyone who is sick and tired of ending up with their hearts broken, when all they want is to feel loved.

“We called ourselves TUITION because our main writing influences stem from our own life lessons we learn along the way.”

TUITION

New Music: OCTAVIO the Dweeb

Track of the week. Sometimes a song plays and you know right from the start that the talent will take over the world.

Case in point: LA-based artist OCTAVIO the Dweeb and his release of ‘Someday I’ll Be Happy’. This is anthemic indie-pop at it’s finest, leaving you rooting for this kid to become the next big thing.

“We’re all dweebs in our own way – just trying to fit in and find ourselves. Some people just hide it better than others. I don’t know how the hell I’ve made it this far but we all love to root for an underdog and I’m rooting for me. Hopefully you are too :)”

OCTAVIO the Dweeb

New Music: Kami Kehoe

Distinctive vocals immediately captivate you to listen to ‘Slow’ by the emerging RnB-pop talent Kami Kehoe.

Kehoe’s songwriting has a sense of maturity and confidence that shows this young artist as someone with something to say; knowing how to make her statement heard confidently and clearly.

“‘Slow’ is about the relationships you’ve had as a young person – especially being in an unequal relationship where you’re expected to do things emotionally (or otherwise) that you don’t want do, and learning how to overcome those patterns so they don’t manifest in future relationships. This song is about learning how to be stronger, embracing the power of the word NO, and being more able to hold your own in regards to what your needs are.”

Kami Kehoe

New Music: Grace McKagan

LA-based singer and songwriter Grace McKagan debuts fantastically confident new single ‘SO HYPER’ today.

This is a refreshingly original take on garage rock that carries a 60’s inspired twist, and speaks to the crush stage of meeting someone and getting ‘So Hyper’ about them.

“‘SO HYPER’ is a really fun song about the excitement of wanting to be with somebody and knowing they wanna be with you too. The video was filmed where we write all of our music and shows our process with writing.” 

Grace McKagan

New Music: Izabel

Izabel is a tremendously exciting new Montreal-based singer and songwriter. Having already amassed over a million streams on Spotify alone so far with her releases, this 19-year old talent crafts an alternative style of indie-pop that feels dark and vulnerable yet deeply captivating and engaging.

“’19’ is about ageing another year and reflecting on all that’s happened.”

Izabel

Jake Simon – Lay Low

Hailing from New Haven (Connecticut) comes Jake Simon, an artist and producer who seamlessly blends elements of alt-RnB with bedroom pop to create a sound that is refreshingly original and future-forward, all the while still feeling warm and familiar.

Watch out for the upcoming EP which comes out on 11th June 2021.

Jake Simon

New Music: Harrison Walker

Describing his own style as ‘melodic trap’, London-based musician Harrison Walker crafts a sound that feels effortlessly sleek yet emotive and moving. It’s a refreshing approach to music-making that leaves me to believe this talent is one to watch out for.

“‘Commitments’ is in the essence about love and the development of a relationship between two people authentically growing to love each other.”

Harrison Walker

New Music: Post Night Pictures

Hailing from Liverpool, multi-instrumentalist and visual artist Post Night Pictures (also known as Daniel Coughlin) releases his debut single ‘Get Down’ today; a song that offers a fresh take on themes of love, loss, regret and friendship.

With influences ranging from the likes of David Bowie and Brockhampton through to Billie Eilish and Tame Impala, this hugely promising talent blends elements of pop, RnB, soul and electronica together to create his sound.

“I’d say this track is mainly about a lack of commitment. It perfectly captures the moment of not wanting things to go any further or get serious with someone. A lot of people I think have been in situations like this where they want to take that next step with someone but they’re afraid of the outcome. This track is about taking a step back, playing it safe and not risking it.”

Post Night Pictures

New Music: Gustaf

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Gustaf has been one of the most exciting talents to emerge from Denmark so far this year, in my view.

If you’re a fan of LANY or LAUV then you’ll absolutely fall in love with this 26-year old musician, songwriter and producer. Scandinavian alt-pop at it’s finest, ‘lose u.’ is a sound that is infectiously catchy yet understated in a very cool way.

“‘lose u.’ originates from a fight I had with my girlfriend. In the heat of the moment I said something that I instantly regretted. In the time after the fight, she needed to think things through, it wasn’t really that dramatic looking back, but my feelings of losing her back then were nonetheless true for me. And as a coping mechanism I kinda told myself that what I said back then had some truth to it.”

Gustaf

New Music: MILLE

Zurich-based talent MILLE brings a certain style of flair to pop music which is instantly mesmerising. This is a richly constructed sound with a strong gospel undertone; the moment when the choir is introduced to a dreamy soundscape is sensational.

MILLE

New Music: tg.blk

Running at only 89 seconds in total, I was surprised by how quickly I found myself connecting with ‘Love Being Used’. Maryland-based talent tg.blk has an effortlessly cool essence about her sound that is really quite unique.

Flirting between old-school soul and a more future-forward style of music-making, this is a refreshingly original song to experience.

tg.blk

New Music: TENNIN

Mixed and mastered at the legendary Denmark Studio in London, ‘Tennizer’ is by far one of the most refreshing takes on pop that I have heard so far this year.

Press play and experience TENNIN’s futuristic musical world, with a unique signature between hyperpop and old-school RnB hints.

TENNIN

New Music: Prudence

Prudence is no stranger to the limelight, having previously been one half of critically-acclaimed French-Finnish band The Dø.

Now on a journey as a solo artist, her upcoming debut album ‘Beginnings’ (out 28th May) features production from the likes of Justice, Stelios Phili and Maxime Le Guil, and with oversight from the legendary Pedro Winter.

“‘Here and Now’ is a song about time, about moments of bliss. The lyrics were inspired by hours spent contemplating the ocean in all its moods, healing the wounds of the past (‘feels just like a cure’). This track is also about transition, when it’s time to start a new chapter, with no regret. Basically a track that calls for transcendental meditation…”

Prudence

Fredrik Ferrier – You

British TV fans will instantly recognise Fredrik Ferrier, although I’m featuring him today purely on the brilliance of his new single, ‘You’.

This is a gorgeously finessed mix of neo-soul, funk and electro-pop; all the while Ferrier sings with every register of his voice to a story of obsession, love and the refusal to move on.

Reflecting on writing the song in Sweden with Andreas Larsson (aka Castell) and Matty Ray, Fredrik explains:

“The quick spoken verses started out as a bridge idea and it was the final idea of the song. However we loved the new energy so much we changed up the whole song, putting them at the beginning which gives the song it’s infectious and hard hitting energy from the moment you press play!”

Fredrik Ferrier