Following her dreamy isolation inspired collaboration with Wolfjay ‘Very Soon, Very Frequent’, Austen has released her first solo single of 2020, and it’s a very exciting beginning of a new chapter for the rising singer-songwriter. ‘Worse Things’ is a straight-up and honest song that also doubles as one of her most vulnerable tracks yet. Exploring…
SINGLE REVIEW: Hope D – Common Denominator
If Hope D isn’t already on your radar then it’s about time that you acquaint yourself with the rapidly-rising Brisbane singer-songwriter. After premiering her debut single ‘Swim’ last year, she immediately created quite a buzz that then glided into her appropriately titled follow up single ‘Second’. But now she’s ready to give the third course…
SINGLE REVIEW: BENEE – Snail
After giving us the dark and moody ‘Night Garden’ last month, BENEE has switched things up and delivered a playfully ridiculous alt-pop song that will have you smiling ear to ear upon the first listen. ‘Snail’ is a lockdown inspired song that explores her fascination with snails and their freedom to be outside in the…
INTERVIEW: AVA MAX
Ava Max has continually dominated charts, radio and streaming platforms alike with her infectiously catchy singles ‘Sweet But Psycho’, ‘So Am I’ and recent smash hit ‘Kings & Queens’. With a huge traction originating from TikTok, the singer-songwriter is paving the way for a whole new wave of future artists with this alternative discovery platform. …
INTERVIEW: Cub Sport
With every album release Cub Sport have continually dived deeper into a further exploration of vulnerability and self-identity through lead singer Tim Nelson’s personal journey. From the coming of age feeling of ‘This Is Our Vice’, to openly coming to terms with his sexuality on ‘Bats, to the romanticism of love on their self titled…
INTERVIEW: Alexander 23
Alexander 23 is just trying to find a way to express himself whole heartedly through his music without compromising his vision of authenticity. The Chicago singer-songwriter believes that songwriters are really just translators who take intangible feelings and put them into a more easily digestible form, and he couldn’t be more accurate with this explanation….
EP REVIEW: Tkay Maidza – Last Year Was Weird, Vol. 2
Tkay Maidza is an artist who is in full creative fruition. Following the release of her ‘Last Year Was Weird, Vol. 1’ EP in 2018, the Zimbabwean-born Australian singer-songwriter and rapper has been cohesively delivering a sound and vision that feels ultimately authentic and passionately driven. Ready to give the world ‘Vol. 2’ of this…
SINGLE REVIEW: Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion – WAP
When Cardi B excitingly announced that her first single of 2020 ‘WAP’ featuring Megan Thee Stallion was impromptuly coming, everyone immediately started questioning what the acronym could stand for. With people already guessing it could be ‘Women Are Powerful’, they were quickly corrected in the opening lines of the song where she declares “Yeah, you…
SINGLE REVIEW: LÉON – Chasing A Feeling
LÉON is a rising Swedish singer-songwriter who heavily impressed with her synth soaked and emotionally driven self-titled debut album last year. As she headed into the new beginnings of 2020, she started to release a string of singles including ‘In A Stranger’s Arms’, ‘Who You Lovin’ and ‘And It Breaks My Heart’ which would later…
SINGLE REVIEW: Troye Sivan – Rager Teenager!
Ahead of his new EP ‘In A Dream’ which will be released on August 21, Troye Sivan has unveiled another suitably dreamy indie-pop moment. ‘Rager Teenager!’ cohesively continues the sonic that previous singles ‘Take Yourself Home’ and ‘Easy’ have delivered and specifically focuses on the vivid storylines that are driven through the lyrics. Paying homage…