Blusher – Accelerator

Melbourne based pop-trio Blusher are ready to have you jumping out of a helicopter with adrenaline while listening to their anthemic new single. “Accelerator” follows the experimentally charged “Rave Angel” and steps into a full-throttle soundscape that is reminiscent of Icona Pop and Charli XCX. It actually sounds like something that could be taken from a Charlies Angels soundtrack with an energy that will have your heart racing and legs ready to run alongside them. It’s what you imagine an action film sounding like. It hits you hard immediately and doesn’t slow down for the entire 2:52 minute duration. The trio are currently on tour with Dadi Freyer in the US and I am insanely jealous of those crowds being able to sweat it out in the mosh pit to this song as it’s one that’s definitely meant to be experienced live. 

Twenty One Pilots – Next Semester 

Twenty One Pilots are well and truly in album cycle right now with their fifth studio album “Clancy” slated for a May 17 release. Following the experimentally charged re-introduction single “Overcompensate” earlier this month, they’ve dropped another side of what’s to come with “Next Semester”. While the previous single felt more inspired by the “Blurryface” and “Vessel” eras, this track feels more inclined with “Scaled & Icy” with a touch of “Blurryface”. It’s exciting hearing them unveil these new chapters within the “Clancy” world, as Twenty One Pilots have always been a visually charged band who immerse you into their world. This track is no different and takes you into a storyline all about struggling at a young age with your identity and place in the world, along with a car crash. You can catch Twenty One Pilots on tour in Australia this November. Ticketing details available HERE.

Alexander 23 – Yours

Alexander 23 really thought he would just put a video of him performing an unreleased song on his YouTube channel and never release it. “Yours” was intended as a therapeutic release for him, but we bullied him a little too hard and he gave in to giving it to us in its full emotive glory. Detailing the heart wrenching feelings behind an unrequited love he explains how he watched someone walk into someone else’s arms in front of him while he did nothing. “And I know it shouldn’t hurt, but it really does. Cause you were never mine, but, God, does it suck. Missing you so bad feels pathetic because you were never mine, but, baby, I was yours” he sings. Beginning on an acoustic guitar with his vulnerable vocals layered on top, the song gradually builds to the 2 minute mark where it transforms into this big pop-rock moment reminiscent of ”Crash” and “Hate Me If It Helps”. It immediately feels like a classic Alexander 23 song that will go straight into your favourite songs from him. 

Ayesha Madon – Eulogy 

Ayesha Madon is starting fresh. The Heartbreak High actress has deleted her previous music and decided to re-introduce herself to her growing fanbase following a massive tour last year supporting Meg Mac. “Eulogy” is a bold, honest, and satirical exploration of her artistry that intertwines her vulnerability and humour together for a poignant 3:33 minute track. Sonically reminiscent of Ariana Grande, the song begins with stripped back glitchy synths with her soothing vocals gliding over the top. She then adds a nostalgic pop/rnb beat that elevates the song into this upbeat space while directly unravelling some vulnerable thoughts. Finding herself questioning what people will say about her once she passes away, she hopes that people will be honest and tell the truth of what she was really like. “A wannabe actress, insecure and jealous, a cunt when no one’s around” she playfully admits before asking “please just remember me for my intentions”. The production and lyrics are stellar in their own right, but it’s truly her vocal delivery that steals the show as you find yourself questioning how she can hit those notes so effortlessly. 

jnr. – 4DAYS/4NIGHTS

2024 is already starting to feel like a rebirth for rising Sydney creative jnr. who has come off the back of an impressive 2023 that saw him establishing himself a live-music staple in the local scene, along with an infectious string of singles. The singer, songwriter, and producer shared the moody “Unfair” earlier this year which felt like a palette cleanser before now steering into the bold soundscape of “4DAYS/4NIGHTS”. He blends hip-hop and alt-pop sonics together with heavy synth and reverbs elevated with pulsating 808’s. The sound is reminiscent of Chase Atlantic and Post Malone with its dark-pop elements, but it ultimately has this unique jnr. twist that shows a massive growth in the short two years he’s been releasing music. He immediately hits you with this thumping production along with his smooth vocals intertwined with vocoder, but surprises you with a distorted outro that flips everything upside down and inside out in the best way possible. If this is any hint at where jnr. is sonically going then it’s safe to get excited as he’s finding his feet in a journey of artistic experimentation that we are keen to go on with him. 

MOTHICA – Doomed

MOTHICA has always had this beautiful gift in creating a vivd world within her music. She brings you into her inner-monologue in a vulnerable yet theatrical way that feels like you’re watching it unfold as a feature film. Her third studio album “Kissing Death” will be released on August 23, and every three weeks until its release she will be unveiling a new song and video that sets the scene. “Doomed” is the first taste of what’s to come and it feels like a mature sibling and continuation of her 2021 single “Forever Fifteen”. Finding herself romanticising death since she was a teenager, she found herself feeling like she was a disappointment and that she would never reach bigger success or achieve anything greater. “I wanna be cool, tried to be wild. Everyone said I was a gifted child. Punctured my skin, pulled me apart. Guess I was doomed, I was doomed from the start” she vulnerably sings. MOTHICA describes this song as “a twisted, surreal version of my origin story”, and it really captures that emotive feeling with the melancholic production that brings this theatrical ballad to life.  It’s haunting, beautiful, and enticing.