There are many things I like about this one, one being that it starts off with a little poem at the beginning, then fades up to the music coming in. You would be forgiven for thinking it was just that, but it all fits together nicely. An acoustic guitar driven number, this song gives me …
Single Review: “24F” – Maya Lane
This song is a thing of beauty, it’s acoustic, and has Maya’s signature vocal… She sings strongly over an acoustic guitar that has percussion underneath. For me it’s the harmonies that are doing the job, especially where they are adding more and more in the chorus – there are harmonies throughout the song, but the …
Blog interview: Anat Porat
Hello Anat how are you? I am very well, thank you. You’re a singer songwriter from Israel how did it all begin for you? I have always loved singing, but as a young girl was too shy to do anything about that.I used to love watching and listening to singers on the radio and tv …
Single Review: “Hero Myth” Dekker
This track is stunning. It’s acoustic, features shakers, a kick drum and snare and ethereal background sounds. It’s gorgeous. The thing I liked about this song is the lyric content, it’s like the self doubt that you have when you are presenting one image to the world but inside you’re finding an internal battle. There …
Single Review: “Darling Boy” – Nitin Sawhney and Guy Garvey
Nitin Sawhney and Guy Garvey have collaborated on a song ahead of the release of an album in October. There is so much to love about this song. First of all, it starts off with a multilayered a cappella. The main vocal does some really lovely runs, but It’s the harmony that caught me off …
Single Review: “Mona Lisa” – THIS IS WAR!
This is an acoustic version of a track that This Is War! released almost a year to the day ago. And I absolutely love it! This is a stripped back acoustic version, almost to the point of folk, the progression in the intro is a stroke of genius, but what struck me was the intro …
Single Review: “When I Fall” – BRAVE JAMES ft. Oli Rockberger
BRAVE JAMES is back with a new track featuring a singer songwriter that I love and respect, Oli Rockberger. And they deliver! Whereas the last single was a collaboration with with Blue Lab Beats and had a more soulful hip hop vibe this is folktronica at its best, catchy ethereal melodies with dreamy synths, the …
Blog interview: Lyra Star
Congratulations on the release of “Scars”, how does it feel? It feels so good because it has been a long time since I released new music… I’m also really proud of this track! It’s the lead single from your EP; what’s the story behind the song? I wrote it during the pandemic when all of …
Single Review: “This One’s For” – Joshua Radin
I became a fan of Joshua Radin when one of his tracks was featured on a particularly emotional episode of Scrubs that a lot of fans really connect with… More on that later. Anyway, Joshua is back with a new single – “This One’s For”, an acoustic number, his vocals are gorgeous on this, he …
Single Review: “Lazy River” – Aisha Badru
Something about this song just gives me goosebumps. The acoustic guitar that starts this off has a touch of reverb on it, giving it that spatial feel… it plays a simple progression but then Aisha’s voice joins it with muted drums… and what a voice. She whispers through this and gives you such warmth in …