Granted, SZA is not a newbie, but this track really reflects a style of RnB that I foresee we will hear a lot more of in 2021.
Sleek, nostalgic, emotive with a subtle hint of melancholy. Truly sublime.
Here’s to better days… good days!
While it’s the final day of the year, there’s still time for one last banger of a pop tune – courtesy of Olivia Holt.
The Norwegian pop sensation of the year closes 2020 with a beautifully constructed and atmospheric pop ballad.
‘A Place We Know’ is alternative duo RKCB’s first release in almost two years – and what a triumphant return this is!
A beautifully textured sound with a strong emotive undertone, written as an ode to longing.
If you love this release as much as I do, make sure you listen to the second single, ‘Almost There’ which also came out today.
A Canadian talent with a sound that flirts between the experimental and the nostalgic, and is some of the finest queer-pop to have emerged this year.
“Watching old tapes of myself, I realise much of my childhood world was a multi-faceted obsession with boybands. Before even knowing about sexuality, I was seduced by their guise of desirability: a 5 men crew with subtle homoerotic tendencies singing about wanting ‘the girl’ and basking in the surrounding fandom. These images pervaded my childhood and plagued me with confused desire.”
Femi Tahiru returns with a sleek and effortlessly cool indie-soul release that is sure to charm it’s way straight through to your heart.
Something happened
I was feeling too alone
But something happened
I wasn’t ready to move on
It was the good calling and crawling up towards me
Good times up ahead were tryna show me
Good times
Gorgeously minimal and stripped back indie-pop tones from the singer, songwriter and producer who hails out of Los Angeles and Tokyo.
Track of the week – and the last one for 2020! A powerfully emotive fusion of RnB and pop, with a distinctively captivating vocal.
A stripped-back approach to indie pop that feels playful yet sincere.
A talent hailing from Manchester who blends soul with an epic kind of pop that is immediately arresting to the listener.
Sharing with you one of my favourite songs of all time, covered superbly by Aussie alt-pop talent Tim Ayre, on one of my favourite days of the year. Merry Christmas!
A London-based singer-songwriter who created a style of pop that feels dark yet soulful.
“Making up your mind can be hard. Sitting in your own thoughts and really listening to how you feel isn’t something we are very used to as a society. Maybe we struggle to make up our minds because we are so used to switching off, instead of listening to our gut instinct.”
A fusion of raw indie-rock and pop from a new LA-based talent, with a melodic structure that feels almost anthemic.
A Canadian talent who has masterfully crafted a style of synth-heavy electronic pop that feels both sinister and charming in equal measures.
