Watch: Tom Grennan – Something Better

Originally written in the aftermath of heartbreak, Tom Grennan’s newest single takes on a different meaning as we all look ahead to 2021.

“’When I wrote Something Better’, it was a song about me smiling on the outside but dealing with a whirlwind of dark thoughts and distractions on the inside.  Since Covid-19 and lockdown, the tables have turned! I’m smiling on the inside, and I’m constantly distracted with thoughts of the exciting, crazy and better future that is coming, and it’s just around the corner!”

Taken from the upcoming album ‘Evering Road’, due for release 5th March 2021 via Insanity Records.

Tom Grennan

Harry Strange – I Like You

One of the sweetest songs you will probably listen to all weekend, London-based talent Harry Strange is back today with a song that encapsulates those feelings of uncertainty when you first meet someone you like.

“A song for a boy I like. ‘I Like You’ taps into tiny thoughts everyone has when they find someone great. I wrote it in early October a couple days after I’d met someone and I was in that sort of limbo of not knowing where their head was. ‘I Like You’ is a very honest retelling of all the thoughts I’ve had and whilst this honesty is pretty terrifying to put out, I don’t think I’ve ever been more excited and proud to release a song.”

Harry Strange

Scott Quinn – NIGHTMARE

This is my favourite style of pop; the kind that is so bold from the start that it just hooks you in and doesn’t let you go until the very end. Minimal, punchy yet immensely intense.

“This song is an amalgamation of times where you think you know someone, only to be quite suddenly proven very wrong. The subtle changes in a person’s personality or energy and how those small changes can have a devastating effect. Your worst nightmare.”

The debut EP ‘BETTER FOR ME’ due for release in 2021.

Scott Quinn

EEVA – Out Of You

Already a prolific songwriter and featured artist who has worked with the likes of Icona Pop, Kaiser Chiefs, Mike Perry and Becky G, EEVA has close to 100 million streams as it is.

Now with the release of her new banger ‘Out of You’, this Swede is well on her way to becoming one of the country’s most exciting new pop exports.

EEVA

CHINAH – Promise

Copenhagen trio CHINAH return today with a dark slice of alternative pop that is immediately captivating and intriguing.

“’Promise’ is about saying farewell and leaving something. Because it is not a tough and bitter farewell, it is a farewell with a consciousness of taking something with you. It is a love/hate relationship with nostalgia. On the one hand, it can be a loss of memory as you are forgetting how the past occurred. On the other hand, it can be a pleasant state of dreaming.”

CHINAH

New Music: Renée Loren

Sometimes there’s beauty in simplicity; and this release from British Singer-Songwriter and Pianist Renée Loren is just that.

Raw and vulnerable lyricism accompanies a melody that is carried through with just a piano. It’s a song that tells a story in a beautifully uncomplicated way.

“You are only as young as you feel… True beauty comes from within. Life is too short to be with someone who does not live in the present moment with you. Be with someone who makes you feel heard, feeds your soul and makes you feel alive! Life is too precious to be waiting around for someone to change or to recognise your worth.”

Renée Loren

New Music: Ryk

Stockholm based recording artist Ryk has an interesting approach to indie-pop that incorporates dramatic and intricate musical textures with captivating lyricism. It’s a sound that is like none other, and an experience from start to finish.

Taken from the debut EP ‘PARASITE FUTURE’ which will be out on the 5th February 2021.

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New Music: Jordan Xidas

LA-based talent Jordan Xidas has managed to encapsulate those emotions we all get when we feel the person we are interested in doesn’t like us as much as we do. The sound itself is a breezy and minimal approach to pop that feels warm and relatable.

“I wrote the chorus one night anxiously waiting for a text from a boy and finished it the next day with my friend Kyle. I’ve been in a few relationships where my partner’s attachment style opposes mine, so I’ve definitely had my fair share of nights sulking in feelings of non-reciprocation. This song is a playful snapshot of that moment.”

Jordan Xidas

Watch: Evie Irie – Misfit

A song for anyone who feels out of place, seventeen-year-old Sydney-born talent Evie Irie unveils visuals for her new release, ‘Misfit’.

Evie is also launching her very own ‘Official Misfit Scholarship’ in partnership with Bold.org to support misfit high school students with a passion for arts and music. She will be involved with the interview and selection process, so check out more here.

Taken from the new EP ‘The Pessimist’ which is out now.

Evie Irie

Kyd The Band – Roots

“With everything I write, I try to write directly from my life and what’s in my heart. I’d love for my music to reach all the kids like me, who are maybe questioning what they were raised to believe or feel like they haven’t found where they belong just yet. I hope those kinds of people hear what I have to say, and see a bit of their own story in my songs.“

Taken from the new EP ‘Season 3: The Realization’ which is out now.

Kyd The Band

Watch: slowthai – nhs

If you’re not familiar, the NHS is the UK’s national healthcare system which anyone has access to; it’s one of the country’s most valued institutions, and one that tears down social hierarchy and treats everyone as equal.

“I wrote this track as a reminder to always appreciate what you have whilst you have it. Be happy and make do with what you have. things could always be better but things could also be worse. Thank you for everything.”

Taken from the upcoming album ‘TYRON’ which is out on February 5th 2021 on Method Records.

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Watch: SVEA – Pity Party

“‘Pity Party” is about a party getting way out of hands. When it’s 4 am, everyone’s wasted, and no one can nor want to stand for their actions anymore. People sleeping in your parents’ bed, someone is fighting in the kitchen, you puke but get up and drink more. Even though you kind of enjoy letting go of everything for a night you still feel very anxious about being the one responsible. Everything just starts to feel like a joke and at the end you start feeling sorry for yourself. The birthday party turned into a pity party!”

Taken from the outstanding new EP ‘Pity Party’ which is out now.

SVEA

Watch: Petite Meller – Dying Out Of Love

In the years I have known of Petite Meller, I have come to learn that every release is so much more than just a song.

There really are very few creatives who execute their art as richly as Petite does; and with this video more so, featuring some of her fans creating performance art in public places.

“Our Love is art and art is just forever my love. This kind of love I wish for. A Forever, even after “till death do us apart”. I wished someone will sing this song to me. How we all wish to be loved.”

Petite Meller

Biig Piig – Feels Right

A playful twist on indie pop, with a beat that makes us wish all the more that life was already back to normal.

“‘Feels Right’ is a track about the energy of a night out. I miss going out so much. The feeling of letting go and being surrounded by sweaty people; meeting strangers and one-night romances; the tunes and ecstasy. So we made ‘Feels Right’ with that in mind. The closest we can get to that feeling again right now is writing about it.”

Biig Piig