In Sadie Nix’s latest foray, she set out to discover a cinematic, dramatic, and larger-than-life side to her music, and the resulting single is a delicate, yet thunderous piece of pop balladry that’s soulful, stirring, and sensational.
Brighton-based, Sadie Nix is a singer and indie artist who’s been in the business of writing songs for 18 months, driven by her love for storytelling. Sadie Nix’s latest release, a single titled Tell Me, is a mature piece of songwriting about twisted, almost-one-sided love. Sadie’s aim is to provide strong and soulful vocal deliveries that channel legends like Swift and Cyrus, but with relatable, lived-through lyrics that are courtesy of her slightly more mature age, and for the most part, she succeeds with flying colors.
Tell Me is about a partner who’s not comfortable showing their emotions, resulting in them keeping our protagonist at an arm’s length, far enough to not expose their emotions, yet close enough to provide her with a sense of hope, until she breaks with frustration, and her confrontation is this very song. The song’s cinematic grandeur are courtesy of rich and emotive songwriting and a dynamic vocal delivery that shifts in mood, rhythm, and feel throughout the different sections of the piece. The high-reaching choruses are stirring, and the laid-back verses are more introspective and melancholic, and all the while, Sadie’s delivery is lush and heartfelt.
Tell Me’s one setback is in the mix of the drums that send them all the way to the back of the arrangement, making them seem muffled and out of focus, at some points a distraction rather than an addition. Nonetheless, Tell Me is undoubtedly a grand and touching piece of music from Sadie Nix. Her pristine vocals, crisp harmonies, and compelling storytelling all make Tell Me an enjoyable, relatable, and reflective piece of mature songwriting.
…and it can be all of that while also acting as a beacon of light to many people…
Art in its infinite forms can reach out to someone in need, light the way for them, relate to them, and maybe even help them through a tough time in their lives…which is something we can all agree on…we need that relatability, we need that support…
…that takes me to Naked Face’ “Eyes In Love”.
“Eyes In Love” is a high-energy electro-pop dance song, full of emotions, atmosphere, and artistic charisma that could easily light the night on fire in any club on the planet.
Naked Face is an extremely talented and passionate electro/pop/dance music duo from Australia, they are Steve Silk, a multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter, and Luke House on the bass. Steve wrote about his struggles with post-surgical opioid addiction during a turbulent and worsening relationship.
“Eyes In Love” talks about heartbreak, betrayal, and addiction…it came out from Steve’s own life experiences, from his own soul, if you will.
The song oozes high levels of energy while being melodic…it definitely has a unique mix of dance club vibes with catchy melodies that will not just make you dance but will also make you chant it out.
The production quality of “Eyes In Love” is top-notch.
Starting from the composition and structure, it takes the audience on a journey of pumping energy…
Instrumentation and sound choices are on point…while also having an iconic vocal performance that will resonate with the listeners through its melodic vocal hooks and emotional delivery.
Steve and Luke’s…or should I say Naked Face, they’re music is full of exuberant energy and stories within their lyrics…along with an unlimited amount of potential and talent, their music can be enjoyed by all electronic music fans…and basically, anyone who likes a good song, even if it’s not of the genre they usually listen to…and I think that is the power of Naked Face “Eyes In Love”.
We wish Naked Face all the best in the world, they deserve it.
KC Star is a colorful, upbeat, fun and artist who knows how to create an engaging and entertaining experience for the audience…he does many things, he IS many things, he’s not stopping, he’s not even slowing down and his star is rising fast.
KC started out creating song covers for some of his favorite pop stars back in 2017…he was doing that for fun…now, he now writes, records, and produces his original songs that we’ve got to know his fun personality through.
…and now he’s releasing his seventh project, a new EP titled “THE MIXTAPE (VOL.1)”.
As we would suspect, he’s bringing his colorful and fun character out and under the spotlight, KC Star is THE star of the EP, his flow, his lyrics, and his delivery…highly enjoyable
“THE MIXTAPE (VOL.1)” is a 5 track rap/hip-hop EP with KC’s original and unique sense of creativity and humor mixed in.
The EP starts out with “U LIKE BOYS”, a more electro-based, pop-infused song that is musically upbeat and has dancy vibes to it. KC’s lyrical flow is very catchy and not the usual rap/hip-hop that you’d expect to hear from KC….it’s pretty fresh.
and I’ll take this opportunity to mention that this EP has the explicit label right on every song in it…
Moving to the second song “BITCH”…it’s a very short song standing at about 1 minute 32 seconds…I wish it’d had more time to it so I could have connected deeper with it….it’s very catchy, that’s clear…even on KC’s Soundcloud, this is the song with most plays.
Going into the third track “JEALOUS”…this time we’re back into a more hip-hop territory musically…and with the vocal delivery, KC is going hard on the rapping, his delivery is like he’s acting it out on stage…KC’s flow is an absolute killer.
All the way from the diverse London music scene, the dynamic duo BABY and DADDY just released their debut single: “Bubbles.”
This isn’t the duo’s first rodeo in the music scene; Meggie Brown AKA BABY was named Guardians’ “Artists of 2020”, “championed by the likes of Iggy Pop, Franz Ferdinads, Alex Kapranos, and The Gossip.”
Bubbles was released with an abstract-concept music video that came to life by collaborating with talented creatives like Sports Banger who did the styling and chose 4SFB cap. The music video was directed by Jeanie Crystal and features contemporary dancer Novaya Shey and erotic dancer Phoenix.
The song surely belongs to the electronic genre with techno vibes and a sexy beat. The song has an interesting electric guitar line that plays a sick solo in the background, giving the song more depth and originality. It simply has a hypnotic effect, all you got to do, is sit back, relax, close your eyes, and just listen. Make sure to check their socials to catch their next live performance.
If you think about it, you’ll find that most of us have something or someone that makes us keep going. It’s like a regular dose of a customized potion. This is ravishing yet addictive! Emily Fain’s “Potion” captured this sense of reliance through a hypnotizing sound.
Emily Fain is an impressive musician who does not tie herself to a specific genre. She writes, sings, and produces all her work on her own, resulting in authentic output with an organic sound. Her single, “Potion,” is a fine glimpse of her artistry and an invitation to her magically whimsical musical realm. Accept the invitation and get ready to delve into its aesthetics.
“Potion” is a laid-back tune that is structured around adding the right drop from every ingredient to present the final sparkly elixir. All of the elements work together to build an atmospheric soundscape that can’t be found elsewhere. Emily’s enchanting vocals are what stand out the most, for sure. She has a velvety, tuneful vocal line with a dreamy timbre that makes one ready to listen to her till eternity. The beautiful irony is that her message portrays being compelled under some sort of spell, and her voice gives an actual example of what it’s like to be mesmerized.
The mellow beat with the melodic piano notes and vivid drumline creates an ethereal, splendid ambiance that suits the vocals and theme best. The rhythm weaves bright color vibes and urges one to sway along, jogging to Emily’s perfectly textured world. The artist describes her sonic wonder as “weird pop,” and in a world full of ordinary aspects, extraordinary music is really needed.
The song is the gentlest break-free anthem I’ve heard. Close your eyes, embrace the beauty, and get ready to break the cycle of wondering, doubting, and relying on, and just be ready to live.
The better the song, the deeper it digs into your memories and sentiments. Tom Speight’s “Let Go” is a bittersweet tune that’s made to sound as euphoric as heaven and feel painful as hell.
“Let Go” is rising pop artist Tom Speight’s charming glimpse of his upcoming album “Love & Light.” The single showcases his artistic identity, which gathers catchy melodies, lush vocals, and tons of emotions.
Although the instrumentation is uplifting, the song provokes gloomy feelings that conjure the scenes of breaking up, the warm moments of the relationship, and how hard moving on is. However, it remains sparkly and carries hope because of the standout vocal harmonies of Tom Speight, which strike a balance between the ache and the strength that comes in its aftermath.
Tom Speight has such a melodic, light-hearted vocal line, and the way he sings the hooking chorus makes one instantly engage by blending with the rhythm, singing along, and feeling the story as if it were their own, even if they had no such experience.
The lyrics may say, “I can’t let go.” Speight’s heartfelt voice may mean it, but the shiny chords and bouncy drumline are saying we’ll try to do so anyway! It’s the “we’re definitely moving on and seeking happiness” reasonable, perky voice in the song.
Well, after giving “Let Go” a listen, you’ve got to admit that Tom Speight is a skilled artist who knows how to squeeze one’s heart and take them to cloud nine at the same time. So wait for his upcoming album, which will be released on August 11th, because he surely still has a lot to offer.
From Windhoek, Namibia, Proklaim is making a huge splash with his song and music, one after another.
Prokliam is a solo artist that started making music in 2011…when he was actually learning to play the guitar… The interesting part is that he began to rap while learning the guitar…and it just took off.
Since 2011, Proklaim did not stop, he has continued to create what he loves, which is hip-hop/rap vibing songs…which actually got him on MTV Base on Kingz Video.
…and I’m sure that is only the beginning for Proklaim.
He went on to create one song after another and now, we’re witnessing his latest release “Around”, which was recorded in Namibia and mixed by Lu Diaz in Florida.
Proklaim crafted “Around” with a particular personal message, a message he wishes to share with the whole world and it is something anyone can learn from really…let me quote what Proklaim described as his message…
“Follow intuition, the stirring in your chest..often it is true to your purpose”
I’d say 99.99% of anyone who’ll read Proklaim’s message will relate to this stirring feeling, this urge, this calling that screams out to you from inside you, telling you to go ahead, pursue, push on forward, and get your worth in life.
With “Around”, Proklaim also had another goal….maybe not just for “Around” but in general regarding music and regarding his contribution…is to make new, fresh, and unique songs both sonically and lyrically…so not just the message, but he also wants to break new sonic ground…go to uncharted musical waters…this is the mindset of someone who is out of change the world.
…and with this being said, “Around” has a unique and fresh sound to it…it is actually a melting pot of different musical ideas and genres with some new concepts thrown in to add spice to the mood.
“Around” can be described as a brave fusion of hip-hop and rap…with some pop elements, hatsune miku style vocal fx…with a palm-muted clean electric guitar thrown in the mix…with a powerful percussive groove to it, while being chill and laid back…that is just trying to put it in a box…maybe it can’t be put in a box and labeled, and that is the beauty of Proklaim’s “Around”.
Proklaim, we wish you all the best in life, you deserve it…and a little more.
Looking forward to your new releases, can’t wait actually.
Debut albums nowadays are either a charmer that is set to give their artists legendary status…or just a stepping stone with no exciting or stand-out moments. Today we will be reviewing the debut (and mostly acoustic) album from Craig Gould entitled “Songs From The Campfire” to see how it holds up in that sense.
The album begins with the track “The Campfire Song” which sets the mood and the ideas for what’s about to come. The song feels like it could actually be sung around a campfire due to its peacefully soothing chord progression and the soft percussion leading the listener into this dreamy and overall positive state. The second track “Out Of The Woods” has a clearer folky influence with the strings and the added percussions. I really love how the singing leans more towards a storytelling style than typical verse-chorus-verse…this way every section of the track is more enjoyable and the track compels you to replay it multiple times. The backing vocals made me feel like this song is being sung by a group of friends in some old tavern or pub where everyone is tapping their feet and clapping while singing those beautiful and uplifting lyrics. Dreamers has a calmer and more somber intro with the vocals and only the acoustic guitars playing behind before they are shortly joined by some backing vocals and the fiddle that makes you wanna dance around. It’s amazing how they made a track that’s part somber/calm and part upbeat dance party at the same time.
The fourth track, “Ain’t No Place To Hide” has a faster tempo (after its intro) and some more soulful vocals with grit and distortion in them. I fell in love with the country-soul-fusion sound of this song at first listen. One of the album’s lengthy tracks, “I Am The Earth“, shows a very emotional piano playing some heart-wrenching melodies along with the acoustic guitar and the fiddle throughout its first half. Shortly after, some percussive elements join the mix and we are presented with some lyrics that pay tribute to the planet and how it’s crying for help. Craig sings some of his most beautiful and emotional lines in this track and this is why it’s my personal favorite on the whole record. Burned brings back the dancey tavern vibes from before, with a very country/folk arrangement and Craig’s larger-than-life lead vocals that sound full and powerful enough to carry the track on their own, yet the track still makes use of some extra backing vocals to give that party or “campfire” vibe. In the middle part of the song, Craig gets a chance to show off vocally, and he delivers some of the most challenging parts in the whole album with incredible ease and beauty.
Old Brown Boots is an emotional ballad with a brooding chord progression, calm breathy vocals, and a fiddle that plays with your heartstrings. The heavenly high notes that Craig sings near the end of this song are set to give you goosebumps and raise the hairs on the back of your neck. Holding On has some more emotional vocals, but the mid-tempo percussion and beautiful guitars lighten things up a bit. The following track, “Captain Of The Seas” begins with angelic vibes from Craig, and some strings that make it feel like an epic movie scene. The story being told by this song (and the tribute it’s telling) makes me want it played at my funeral- it’s that much beautiful and eulogistic. Craig’s vocals felt nothing short of a medieval-time bard here, and I’m completely in love with them. The last (longest) track, “Story Of Life”, takes us back to the good old campfire with its simple first half that’s all about the softly sung lines and the soothing guitar. Some clapping or clap-like percussion keeps things calm and comforting…and the song builds up and gains more pace. The guitars roar harder and the vocals soar higher in the mixed belting register in the beautiful way that Craig has repeatedly proved to be a master of. The vocalizing at the end of the song repeats until it fades out and beautifully closes the album.
From start to finish, this record had no dull moments or filler tracks. Every transition and every change felt necessary…and the way Craig sings his lines screams of beauty and gives the listener instant goosebumps. This debut album will put Craig on the map and make him a recognized name for sure because it’s one of those phenomenal and monumental debuts I was talking about earlier. I recommend this record to fans of all genres equally, but I’m pretty sure fans of country, folk, and Americana will specifically love it more than anyone else.
The future we wish for might not be the same as the future we deserve, or even the future we’ll grow into and frame us in our best version of ourselves….
…that’s too deep, ok, let’s take a couple of steps back and see what it means to have your life flipped upside down…but catapults you into being your best self…
Breon S.Y.N.D.E.L, a rising star from Brooklyn, New York, USA has been releasing awesome music…however that was not his first calling in life…
Breon started pursuing his passion drag racing…but life served him a huge curveball…he was involved in an accident that basically ended his pursuit of happiness in drag racing…he was out, a very difficult situation that it…having to stop going after what you love…or at least that was what Breon was challenged with at the time.
Being out of the drag racing game, Breon spent more time in the studio…day after day, night after night…he began to delve deeper and deeper into creating music, he focused more and more, finding himself releasing music more often.
Breon is now releasing his new album “Buy Me Some Time”.
Even with life pushing him, Breon is a fighter, a pursuer of dreams, and it’s not like he’s doing music on the side, he’s actually releasing music of the highest caliber.
“Buy Me Some Time” is a 7-track, 20-minute rap EP full of brilliant hooks, amazing lyrics, and top-quality production.
Let’s dive into this world of emotions that Breon created in his album and check it out…
…we start from “Hi-Speed”, the first song of the EP…
It is such an energetic start to the EP.
“Hi-Speed” starts out with huge anthemic synth sounds, a literal wall of sound.
The melody is catchy and the production puts you in an energetic mood…as the title suggests, it feels like you’re going 200 on the highway, steady, but full of adrenaline.
Going into “Big Monster”, Breon took a similar approach of a huge and sudden intro like the first track…they have some commonalities, and that helps with the transition and flow of the EP.
However, the emotional energy is different, this has less adrenaline.
…and again, the focus and highlight are Breon’s lyrics, flow, and vocal melodies…which all hit the bullseye.
Moving to the third track in the EP, “Sunrise”…
A completely different and unique narrative, the intro has a 16-bit musicality to it.
The intro has instruments that sound as if taken directly from an SNES.
All sounds are absolutely ear-catching, fresh, and unique…something you rarely experience these days.
This song is one-of-a-kind, it’s more chill…so after two strong anthemic songs, Breon takes our emotional dynamics and takes and gives us some time to chill a bit.
Going to the fourth track “Double or Nothin”, it’s more leaning to trap/rap this time around…and something that was impressive is at the middle point, where Breon spits a lot with the absolute zen-like flow.
Showing his love of racing once again, we find ourselves at the fifth track “GoGo Kart”.
Breon is not letting go of his passion of driving, whether it’s in the naming of the songs, his lyrics or even being upfront with that passion.
This time around the song starts as if it was a lo-fi track…and maybe it has lo-fi elements to it, both musically and sound choice wise.
This is the chillest track so far in the EP and it’s obvious that Breon has masterfully crafted his music and also positioned the songs in a way and in an order that would take control over your emotions and push you where he wants you to be exactly.
Once again we’re taken back to the big anthemic sudden intros with Breon’s sixth track “Battlefield”. This time around, Breon mixes SNES sounds with rap and trap elements to create a unique song that sounds fresh, while always maintaining his high standards of his catchy melodic hooks.
Jumping to the last track of the EP, we find ourselves at “Lemon Squeezy”…a track that represents itself as the culmination of everything Breon was doing across the EP…this track has everything in one place.
Killer flow, brilliant beat, catchy melodic hooks, great instrumentation and layering.
This song can be different sonically and unique in its vocal delivery than the rest of the album, yet it fits perfectly as the last song of the EP, putting the audience in an emotional bubble that has been already laid out and planned for by Breon since the first track…he paved the way for the audience, to take them on this journey, a worthwhile journey for all rap and trap fans, while being accessible to anyone who wants to start jumping into this world.
Breon, we’re wishing you all the best in the world…and we can’t wait for the new stuff you’ll be releasing in the future.
That is my motto…and whenever I come across a fusion that has been crafted with love, it just waves at me…and I find myself attracted to it…I’m like a moth to a flame when it comes to the fusion of different artistic elements together…
With that being said…let me share with you an absolutely unique and fresh take on musical fusion…all the way from Sydney, Australia…the amazing Vinny Lunar gives us “Hai Rama”.
Throughout his life, Vinny has lived in six cities, in four countries…while having an Indian heritage and musical passion for R&B music…Vinny has all the smoothness of traversing many artistic forms and styles elegantly and effortlessly.
For his latest release “Hai Rama”…Vinny released it along with its own music video…and it is a prime example of Vinny’s versatility…
The music video for “Hai Rama” starts out with Vinny and Low Beams going into a music studio, only to be transported into a dream world…an exotic, dream-like, music-filled, sexy, Bollywood style with a modern twist kind of world…phew, that is a mouthful…it’s something you need to see for yourself…
Along with upcoming Sydney-based choreographer Aditya Bahl and female lead Anum Azzaz, the music video has amazing costume designs, neon-colors-smoke-filled-dream-like location…
…and let’s talk about the fusion once again, but this time not with different musical genres…it’s actually between the sound and picture…
Vinny has been recently going closer to his Indian heritage and in “Hai Rama”, he’s into the fantastic and exotic Indian origin…the song has a lot of Hindi lyrics…even its name…then comes the costume designs, they are all Bollywood movies style with a stunning modern flavor…then comes in the vocal performance…it has elements of Indian song…even the music has instrumentation that comes from India.
The fusion between the song and what you’re seeing on the screen elevates the whole experience to ‘out of this world’ levels…
The colors are absolutely stunning…
The choreography is classic, with modern twists…
The music is laid back, yet pumping…
…”Hai Rama” is the whole package.
With its movie-like production values, sonically and visually it succeeds on so many levels while breaking new grounds in how different artistic elements are fused together to create something new, fresh, and with artistic context.
Vinnay, Low Beams…all the team that worked on “Hai Rama” you made our day here, we enjoyed being transported to a completely new musical world…and we wish you all the best.
