A heartbreak song is always going to hit deeply. When you mix the right balance of lyrical and sonical vulnerability, magic is born, and no matter where you’re at personally in your life you will be able to find a way to connect. Los Angeles singer-songwriter WENS is no stranger to finding that right contrast…
Year: 2020
INTERVIEW: Carla Wehbe
Introducing herself to listeners through a string of honest and vulnerable tracks that were contrasted with a euphoric styled pop production, Carla Wehbe is ready to tell her story and have people dancing at the same time. Her debut EP ‘Half Past Nine’ (out now) is a strong representation of the artist she is, and…
SINGLE REVIEW: Aly & AJ – Slow Dancing
It’s been a long wait but Aly & AJ’s upcoming fourth studio album will finally be released in 2021, and they’re ready to have you dancing, crying and reminiscing through their dreamy new pop soundscape. Since making their bold return in 2017, the dynamic sister duo have been experimenting with their sound, and showing listeners…
SINGLE REVIEW: Claud – Soft Spot
2020 has been the landscape of some very exciting announcements for Claud. Following their signing to Phoebe Bridgers’ label Saddest Oceans in October, the LA based singer-songwriter has just announced that their debut album ‘Super Monster’ will be finally released on February 12. To coincide with this announcement, they’ve also dropped the vulnerable single ‘Soft…
SINGLE REVIEW: Holy Holy feat. Queen P – Port Rd
Holy Holy are a band who are always evolving, adapting and shapeshifting within their sound and vision.Their third studio album ‘My Own Pool Of Light’ took an experimental approach within the production and saw them layering these big hooks and heavy guitars with vulnerable confessions and observations. With 2020 taking a drastic turn, and tours…
SINGLE REVIEW: Lakelend – Supernova
Earlier this year Lakelend introduced himself to listeners through the exciting indie-pop debut single ‘Fall Down’. The uplifting track intertwined pulsating synths and polished beats that had you immediately grooving along to the euphoric production. But the most exciting thing about listening to this song was knowing that it was only the beginning. The Melbourne…
It’s THAT Season Again: Christmas 2020
Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE Christmas, but there’s something about working in retail in the past that’s ruined the idea of Christmas music for me. There’s only so much of Michael Buble’s Christmas album that one person can take in their life, and my quota is VERY full. So every year I search for…
INTERVIEW: Eilish Gilligan
Over the past couple of years Eilish Gilligan has been impressing listeners with an experimentally charged alt-pop soundscape. Exploring the DIY attributes that make up her sound, her songs have always balanced a big theatrical production with a vulnerable heart. Tracks like ’S.M.F.Y.’ and ‘Patterns’ have become anthems in their own right within her discography,…
ALBUM REVIEW: Miley Cyrus – Plastic Hearts
Miley Cyrus has recently been on a self-explorative journey that has seen her re-discovering who she is as an artist again. Finding herself continually reinventing her image to keep up with current trends that built her early career, to representing her transition into adulthood, each album has always seen a different side of her artistry…
SINGLE REVIEW: Sarah Saint James – DBE
2020 has been an exciting and breakthrough year for Sarah Saint James. With the release of her bold hyper-pop tracks ‘outta this world (f*ckboys from space) and ‘BIG BOY,’ to the Paces collaboration ‘Back Around’, the independent singer-songwriter has cemented herself as one of Australia’s most exciting rising popstars. Adding extra fuel to back-up that…
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