A New York City native who currently resides in Brooklyn, Jae Soto’s voice is the first thing that catches your attention when you press play to this song.
It’s got a gorgeously unique tone that glides all the way throughout ‘catholic school’, a self-produced song that seamlessly blends funk, RnB and pop into something quite magical.
You’ll struggle to find a song that stays in your head as long as this new release from British talent KiD RAiN will. Pop at it’s purest, this is a catchy, playful, and totally infectious slice of joy.
“If someone asked me to sum up KiD RAiN, I would just show them this song. It captures everything I want to be as an artist in 3 minutes. Fun, energetic, not taking myself too seriously. This isn’t a song for the “cool kids”, it’s a song for everyone else.”
Now garnering over 50k monthly listeners on Spotify, it’s so good to see that the world is now waking up to Zac Pajak in a big way.
I’ve been a fan of the London-based talent for some time, and the release of ‘About Time’ continues to keep me hooked.
“It’s about that moment you can see your whole future with someone in high definition and it becomes totally clear that it’s meant to be. Over the last twelve months especially, we’ve all had to keep looking forward and remind ourselves that there are brighter days ahead.”
Taken from the upcoming ‘Midnight’ EP, which is set for release on 7th May 2021.
Consistently creating pop masterpieces, Jack Hawitt returns today with an epic track that echoes the sounds of Emily Sandé and Beyoncé.
To date, Jack has been streamed over 20 million times on Spotify alone as a featured artist with Embody and DJ Licious.
A refreshingly original talent from the UK, post car crash scene’s approach to music making with ‘hindsight.‘ blurs the lines between rock, hip-hop, rap and pop.
This blend of genres gives the track a sense of uniqueness that is wonderfully captivating.
“Lyrically, the song is about the trappings of today’s world and the struggle for motivation.”
British alt-pop newcomer Low Girl has come up with one of my favourite releases this week. She’s already caused quite the stir with previous single ‘ICU‘, which garnered attention from the likes of BBC Introducing, BBC 6Music and Radio X.
‘Big Now‘ was born out of a frustration over climate change that had been building for years, and was finally sparked by the ‘every man for himself’ attitude Low Girl saw all around her at the start of the pandemic last year.
“Above all, this song is a plea to be heard and understood. It’s about destroying the planet for wealth that you don’t take to your grave. And it’s to remind myself to fight apathy whenever I feel it stirring inside me.”
Taken from the debut EP ‘Big Now’ which is set for release on 30th April 2021.
A hugely promising artist hailing from Ireland, Arthur Valentine is a name to watch out for. This up and coming musician and producer blends elements of RnB and pop together to form something that feels familiar yet new.
While on the surface, ‘Dream About You‘ seems understated and stripped-back, it’s a deceptively intricate sound that was written, recorded and produced in Valentine’s home studio over an 18-month period.
Taken from the forthcoming debut EP ‘Splitscreen’.
This is some of the most exciting Danish talent to emerge so far this year. Ann Christine‘s experimental approach to pop fuses elements of rap and turns it into something refreshingly crisp, original and catchy.
You can hear a strong sense of boldness and confidence radiate through her sound, which inevitably leads you to totally falling in love with this kid.
“’CCC’ is truly about deliberation. About living out loud and not apologising for it. Chaos is such an inevitable importance to our lives: It’s where we both break and make ourselves – and isn’t that the beauty of it? I’ve always been a bit loud in my way of living – especially spending most of my twenties in the Berlin subculture – and through the old sayings of cats and dogs, I’m telling it as it is: Cats cause chaos that dogs don’t do. I want that my listeners feel it, breathe it in and go out in the world with a strong spine and head high.”
A finessed yet stripped-back approach to alt-pop by a duo hailing from California. The sound feels dark and rich in emotive tones that are inviting yet sentimental.
“Our music explores power balances and the struggle for control over addictions, relationships, and emotions.”
Raw, dark, intense fusions of hip hop and electronica that are so out of this world you just have to press play and experience this talent for yourselves.
Bubblegum pop with a contrasting essence of melancholy. The vocals from 19-year old LA talent Keni are what really stand out for me on this release though; there’s a beautifully unique tone to them that is completely mesmerising.
A dark blend of electronica and pop from one of the UK’s most promising producers, with vocals by Canadian talent dzyre.
Now signed to Sire Records, PRETTYMUCH are back with a new single, along with their label debut EP ‘Smackables’ which is out now.
Easing in to the middle of the week with some sensationally smooth nu-jazz, courtesy of French/ English artist The Naked Eye (who’s also part of the fantastic collective Her Songs).
The track has been described as a ‘hopeful love song’ with lyrics that ‘celebrate the lessons and flaws with new eyes and brave hope’.
Taken from the upcoming ‘New Eyes’ EP, which will be released on 17th March 2021.
Moroccan-Canadian talent Satya crafts a finessed blend of dance-pop and RnB which is so immediately enthralling that you’ll struggle to get this bop out of your head all day.
“This song is about finding true love but also feeling like you could be in trouble because you’ve lost control. ‘In Trouble’ means a lot to me because I never expected to find this kind of honest and genuine love. This is first and foremost what I wish people the most. I wish they find the love they deserve, that they find someone who will make them shine”.
One of my favourite pop talents in recent months, Chloe Tang is back with another punchy release which continues to confirm my suspicions that this could be one huge name to watch out for.
Taken from the upcoming EP ‘E-PITY-ME’ which is due 12th March.
‘Rocking with You’ is without a doubt my favourite release from Norway this month. Self-described as ‘space pop’, Whammyboy brings a unique approach to music making that feels emotionally charged yet dreamy and psychedelic at the same time.
