While everyone’s gripped in election fever, I thought I’d revisit a track that holds a lot of good memories for me. Not only is it a track from a film that holds a very special place in 80s pop culture it’s also a pop culture reference in itself. That film was Beverly Hills Cop, and …
Single Review: “So We Find Ourselves” – Fink
Well this is a beauty of a track to start the month off with! This starts off so simply, just a piano and what sounds like a muted floor tom playing triplets. But it’s the vocals that come in low that sets it off because when the harmonies come in it’s spine tingling. They come …
Single Review: “Love$ick” Bacao Rhythm And Steel Band
Bacao Rhythm And Steel Band – Love$ick Straight off the bat I knew this track immediately… I didn’t go to the PR write up I went straight to the track, it’s my go to thing so I don’t get prejudiced by knowing who the artist is. The drums starts off the party and it’s punchy …
Single Review: “Aurora” – MEUTE
A mix of electronica and a brass band? From Germany you say? Go ahead. I’m listening! This track fuses horns and drums with electronic sounds on the bed of a steady beat… there’s a marimba too. The percussion mixed in is down so well, shakers highlighting the hi hats… this is a banger! The thing …
Single Review: “Few And Far Between” – Calum Baird
The thing I like about Calum’s voice is that it’s… Honest. What do I mean about that? Well first of all, you can hear his Scottish accent coming through real true, there are no heirs and graces there. He’s a folk singer telling a story in his songs, and you have to have a believable …
Single Review: “The Forest” – Platronic
This is quite a track! It opens with bird song, and breathing, and then the pulsing synth bass line, when I close my eyes I don’t see myself walking through the forest I see myself gliding through tall trees as I listen to this… the vocals are wordless it’s lahs and nahs, and it just …
Single Review: “Emotions” – Amo Jr. Words: Sammy Stein
New Release from Amo Jr ‘Emotions’ Independent Ever heard a song sung with such feeling you feel your heart swell? Put this on and experience the gorgeous tones of Amo Jr on ‘Emotions,’ the forward release preluding his album’ Good Quality’ to be released later this year. Amo Jr’s release has elements of gospel, …
Blog Interview: Ferge X Fisherman
Congratulations on the release of “Duality” how does it feel? Thank you! It feels great! We’ve been working on this record for quite some time and are more than proud to finally show it to the world. It’s a 14 track project, what’s the story behind it? The idea behind the record was to do …
Blog interview: Nora Sänger
Hello Nora, how are you? I’m good, thanks! Hope you are, too. I’m great thankyou for asking! Congratulations on the release of “We’ll Make It”, how does it feel? Thank you! It feels great. I’m enjoying that I’m finally coming out with a Country flavored track again. What’s the story behind the song? It’s about …
Blog interview: There’s A Light
Congratulations on the release of “f ̶o̶r̶ ̶w̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶m̶a̶y̶ ̶I ̶h̶o̶pe̶? for what must we hope”,how does it feel? It’s an unbelievable feeling to release a piece of art, we’ve been working on for such a long time.Especially in these destructive time. It was a long, hard and time-consuming process, but it wasworth every second …