Jungle pop infused with a sense of sexuality and empowerment.
New Music: Nick Ward
Heartfelt lyrics and a warm indie-pop sound make for quite a wonderful release from Australian talent Nick Ward.
“‘Aubrey Plaza’ is about my recent experiences in a new relationship, and how I can finally express my queerness and femininity with another person. The song is about being loved for exactly who you are, and the way relationships wear you down to your most vulnerable state.”
Aron Blom – Water
Coming from the same incredible Swedish label behind Molly Hammar and Frida Sundemo, songwriter Aron Blom returns today with his third solo release, ‘Water’.
It’s a song with a theme common to most of us, being that awkward time in a relationship when two people start to realise each other’s flaws. Delivered with a subtle sense of intensity and anxiety, this is Swedish power-pop at it’s finest.
“I’ve heard that there’s a second wind to every relationship, about a year and a half into it, when the infatuation settles and we start to see each other in all our flaws and imperfections. It’s about assessing the situation and, by doing that, then understanding that we’ve truly and madly fallen for the other person. Most of us did just fine before that other person ambled into our lives. But still somehow every atom in our body suddenly craves that other person to the point of it becoming an absolute necessity. To the point of it becoming water.”
Watch: AJ Mitchell – Down In Flames
“The idea behind Down In Flames was sparked when two of my best friends got in a really bad argument and I saw how the situation could’ve ended better if they just communicated how they actually felt. I need to work on this too, it’s maybe something we all have to work on sometimes. So many problems can be solved if we just stop hiding how we really feel.”
joan – love me better
This is just pure joy… Bubblegum vibes with 80’s, 90’s and 00’s styles all blended in to make up a very good pop track.
Tomine Harket – About You
New Music: Miller Blue
Words can’t put in place how much I am in love with this blend of soul, indie and jazz from this London-based talent.
Azekel – Crescent Moons
“A very visceral track, we just pressed record and however I was feeling, we kept.”
Taken from the upcoming EP, ‘Azekel Unreleased’ which is released 7th May via Thunderlightning Records.
Eades – Same Guy
Another handsome release from Eades, encapsulating a sound that casually flirts with 90’s indie pop.
“Its essentially a coming of age tune about realising eventually we’re all going to grow old, becoming either our parents or the oldies we might think are ‘uncool’ growing up and accepting we are all just part of the cycle.”
Midnight Pool Party – Nonchalant
“We hope this song brings a little bit of happiness into the world which is so full of fear and anxiety right now. We hope it makes you smile.”
Mali-Koa – Dancer
“My natural instinct has always been to push further when things are sold as unattainable; I guess ‘Dancer’ is about exactly that, challenging yourself and confronting those structures in life.”
New Music: Simon John
SWAYDAY – Thank You
It is almost impossible not to feel good listening to SWAYDAY’s new release. Swedish pop at its most infectious.
BETSIE GØLD – Friday the 13th
Because pop music is a wonderful thing, the story goes that this song evolved from a cactus falling from a shelf directly onto the producer’s face, on a Friday the 13th. The track summarises Betsie Gold’s thoughts…
“Even when I’m in a great place I always assume something is going to go wrong, instead of just enjoying the moment. The song pretty much wrote itself as it’s a true representation of my mindset and track record… I guess I’m an optimistic pessimist.”
Johnny Goth – Way Down Low
New Music: ELIAZ
A beautifully dark pop sound from a new artist based out of Nashville, TN and hailing from Cape Town in South Africa.
“I spent the beginning of 2019 coming to terms with the fact that the guy I was infatuated with didn’t feel the same way. I wrote this song thinking no one would hear it so I put all those emotions into it. It was a cathartic, honest experience that helped me flush out all that I was feeling. It allowed me to process and ultimately, mourn the loss of a potential love.”
New Music: Matthew Nolan
A slick new electro-pop project from Matthew Nolan, who will be planning on releasing a new track every three weeks.
fijitrip – Frail
There’s a subtle balance between the melancholy and the eccentric with this release from fijitrip. The debut EP, ‘Tech’ is out now.
Victoria Monét – Dive
“Women are an adventure. We are as powerful as oceans, as beneficial as h20 and as fun as any theme park. Anyone lucky enough to taste that thrill should go all in. Dive playfully invites one to do so. It emphasises the importance of women getting our pleasure through oral sex. It’s not talked about enough from our perspective and I wanted to break the ice. They say most humans are about 60% water, but I believe women must be 69% so dive in baby.”
