It is almost impossible not to feel good listening to SWAYDAY’s new release. Swedish pop at its most infectious.
SWAYDAY – Thank You
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.”
New Music: Fí
Lila Ikém – I Spy
New Music: Ash Leone
Jack Garratt – Better
Quite a shift in style for Jack Garratt, but I’m here for it. I can’t figure what genre it is anymore; it’s just it’s own eclectic blend of introspective fun.
The new album, ‘Love, Death & Dancing’ will be released on June 12th on Island Records.
S+C+A+R+R – The Rest Of My Days
French disco has the unique ability to always surprise the world with incredible new talent. This release from SCARR is nothing short of euphoria.
Tessa Violet – Bored
Farrah – ID
“ID was written about feeling like you’ll never be quite enough for someone or something you think you desire, whether that be a person, group of people or career
path.”
New Music: nina
Track of the week. I can’t remember getting this excited about a Manchester talent for such a long time. A fine balance between RnB and indie – it’s just an effortlessly easy sound to connect with.
blackwave. – Bittersweet Baby
New Music: Lorrèn
An extremely catchy blend of neo-soul and jazz that’s full of character, matched with some powerful vocals.
Dua Lipa – Hallucinate
Another week on lockdown and I am psyched to make this week as positive as possible. So with that in mind… Some Dua Lipa for you.
Tate McRae – you broke me first
“”you broke me first” is a really special song to me. This song is about someone in a relationship who couldn’t care less for the other person and then six months later decides to crawl back. It’s the feeling of knowing how much they meant to you, but this time not letting them back in. I hope everyone can connect to this song like I do.”
Strandels – Talking To The Moon
”’Talking To The Moon’ is about all your inner demons that you’re always struggle with. In our case it’s about not feeling comfortable with opening up fully to a real person, so you turn to the moon (like a metaphor of talking to nothingness) and that you never get an answer.”