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My Girl by Zak

Moataz Gwaily
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My Girl by Zak

UK teen pop star Zak returns with a new single that’s just in time for the summer season, and it’s easy to see it already being blasted on seaside road trips.

Durham-based Zak is a 14-year-old pop singer and songwriter who’s already started brewing a storm in his name, amassing an audience of dedicated fans to his soulful and energizing songs. His latest single, titled My Girl, is a song of pure, clean-cut pop. Dazzling production, crisp sounds, and powerful performances are all present in this piece of immaculate pop.

The song’s emotive composition sits in favor of its soulful lyrics that talk about the pain of breakups, before turning into a song about longing and missing the other person. Hook-heavy, My Girl pays a lot of its focus on delivering a punchy and unforgettable hook, and it succeeds, with a hook that’s defined and anticipated, and the anticipation pays off through a driving, pulsating rhythm, clean, effervescent rhythm guitar, and Zak’s flowing melody. 

My Girl is a perfect teenage, summery hit, and its release could not be better timed. In addition to Zak’s growing catalog of catchy and energizing songs that will easily see more and more fans flock to his side.

 



The Wake by Gianfranco Pescetti

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The Wake by Gianfranco Pescetti

Gianfranco Pescetti’s latest release is an electronic single of gigantic proportions, wordlessly discussing rich themes and putting forth lush emotions using only a handful of masterfully utilized elements.

A producer based in the tropical Hawaiian city of Haiku, Gianfranco Pescetti originally hails from the island of Capraia in the Tyrrhenian Sea and lived for lengthy stints in France and in San Francisco, resulting in a cultural trailblazer with an outstanding musical direction that’s a little hard to put into words. The Wake is the title of Pescetti’s latest release. Its title carries a double meaning, one being the practice of mourning, the other being the name of the path left behind by a boat traversing water. 

The melancholic piece features expansive granular synths, a melodically dense structure that progresses through multiple sections, being uniformly melancholic and mystical throughout. Written about the endings and beginnings of life around the time of the pandemic, the piece’s sensational style is full of the desolation and anxiety that we collectively felt during that time. With that said, there’s no denying that Pescetti manages to produce poignant beauty through this anxiety. With the throbbing synth bass, the lush pads, and the intricate percussion, Pescetti manages to create a space where he can apply his expertise as a bass player first as he puts down nuanced lines on a charismatic fretless bass. 

The Wake is full of detail and color. An easy piece to listen to, but much harder to fully grasp, this cut will need a handful of listens to fully peel back all the layers, but when it happens, The Wake is a rich and rewarding listen. 



Album: The Sauce That Cannot Be Bought by K/9

Norhan El Sebaie
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Album: The Sauce That Cannot Be Bought by K/9

As an artist, one of the most important factors in making your music; is to get along with whomever you’re working with. That’s one of the reasons why K/9’s new album: The Sauce That CanNot Be Bought, is smashing. The Indian American artist: Neil Kumar (AKA K/9) collaborated with the New York-based producer; Midas Klay on his latest album, resulting in a unique fusion of sounds, variations of different genres, and uplifting, motivational music. The duo met through a mutual friend on Instagram; their energies aligned instantly and found their rhythm.

The album is a result of the hardships and struggles that Neil went through in the past few years, leaving him with revelations and lessons learned. He chose to call these lessons “The Sauce,” hence the album’s name. He managed to find the good in all the negative situations to get him through (surely, not a skill that everyone has).  “The album is about finding confidence within yourself, dancing/laughing/singing, acknowledging when times are tough, and ultimately using “The Sauce” that comes with knowing yourself and handling any situation that comes your way.” Says K/9. The twelve-track album mainly falls under the hip-hop and rap genres, yet you’ll find some songs leaning toward dance and pop elements like “B.B.B. (4k)” and “Motivations.” The vocals were recorded over a seven-month duration; resulting in well-curated songs and a rich sound with lots of elements and layers to uncover. The songs are short, approximately two minutes each; it doesn’t give you a chance to get bored or expect what’s coming next. They simply kept it short and exciting. This is not an album you want to listen to once because each time you listen, you’ll unlock a new sound and discover a new layer.

 

Friends In Towns by Greg Bounce

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Friends In Towns by Greg Bounce

Greg Bounce’s colorful, indie, Elton John-esque pop returns with a fine, new offering that stirs and haunts.  

The Lisbon-based Greg Bounce has a short, but illustrious, track record of terrific, electronic pop cuts released to his name in the past few years. Friends In Town, his latest single, is a fine addition to this catalog. Utilizing a top-notch crew of musicians, Greg Bounce’s thought-provoking songwriting, mystique- laden compositions, and flamboyant delivery sit quite elegantly on top of a vividly colored tapestry of music. 

Hosting the bassist of Dutch Uncles, Robin Richards, the drummer Andrew Richardson, and Matthew Halsall’s bandmate, pianist Liviu Gheorghe, Greg Bounce’s “band” on Friends In Town is easily a spot of envy, but it is his rich songwriting and alluring lyricism that ties everything together and make this piece of gorgeous pop truly stand out. 

Piano-driven, the lush-but-restrained playing of Liviu Gheorghe creates an organic atmosphere of intriguing and curious jazz harmonies that help the song’s majestic composition pop out. The song is a slow burner that maintains an understated dynamic throughout its first half, before a gentle explosion from the roomy drums and boomy bass bring forth a delicate but present crescendo that elegantly wafts the song along until its final moments. 

Greg’s lyrics of Friends In Town are cryptic but carry a certain poignancy to them that make them open for tens of interpretations, and all of them are either pretty, grand, or confident. With their inclusion of mentions of Manchester, Jaguars, institutes, factories, and friends in towns, the song easily paints rich pictures of places and situations, sounding metropolitan with an ever-so-slight desaturation, courtesy of the washed-out chord voicings and the chords themselves, lending the song an air of authenticity that helps greatly with immersion. All of this could not have seen the light of day without the masterful input of producer Samuel Jones. 

Friends In Town is a masterful new cut from a heavyweight pop musician who keeps proving with each release that he’s still got a lot more to give. A beautiful and eloquent piece of effervescent pop.

I Got NO Money by Sarantos

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I Got NO Money by Sarantos

Sarantos continues to bring something new to the table with each release of his, experimenting with new sounds, genres, and styles while keeping a humorous outlook even in the bleakest of situations. 

Chicago-based Sarantos is a singer and songwriter whose genre-hopping style has kept him from categorization for years. Making that goes from EDM to worship music, and many things in between, Sarantos’s latest release sees him try his luck in the land of hip-hop, candidly taking about his financial situation during one point in life, proving his willingness to take risks.

I Got NO Money might be tragic, but the humor Sarantos brings with the video manages to alleviate this sadness quite a bit. The composition of I Got NO Money is familiar and safe, but a sudden change in key provides a surprising lift that keeps things entertaining. 

I Got NO Money is entertaining, which made me feel bad, I wanted to sympathize with the song’s protagonist, but the lightheartedness from Sarantos is there to lighten the mood, and maybe to tell us that things are barely ever as bad as they seem.

Stream by Joel Rivendell

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Stream by Joel Rivendell

Joel Rivendell’s latest single is an enigmatic piece of ambiguous, modern blues, shock full of mystique, charisma, and open-ended lyrics.

Melbourne-based Joel Rivendell is a singer-songwriter who’s been at the game for the better part of three decades, mainly writing and releasing songs from time to time now as a hobby, leaving us all to wither in the thought of how much things would be better if he dropped more and more music. 

RIvendell’s style is confident and commanding, his songwriting is restrained and eloquent, minimal, but loaded with intention. Stream, the title of his latest single is a sleek and smooth piece of cosmic blues in which Rivendell sings soulfully about his stream of consciousness, while bluesy keyboard riffs back his charismatic and deep vocal delivery. His vocal delivery is done in the vain of Jim Morrison, his rich, low tenor, brooding and dark, is one of the song’s most outstanding features.

Stream has more to it that first meets the eyes or the ears. This driving piece of blues with thought-provoking lyrics and outstanding vocals is memorable and poignant.

Touch by Joel Rivendall

Hamza Sharkas
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Touch by Joel Rivendall

Joel Rivendall brings us “Touch”…a very compact, focused, and concise track that highlights the importance of human connection…maybe you need to reach out and touch base with a friend, family member or loved one?

Joel Rivendall is an EDM artist from Melbourne, Australia.

He’s been crafting music for more than 30 years…however, recently he started to take his time a bit more and focus on creating music based on his love of music, making music as a hobby.

However, for these past 30 years, Joel was not only creating music but also performing live shows…he’s a veteran in the music field.

…and when someone as talented and experienced as Joel takes a step back…and crafts something that he believes in…the result will be unique, brave, and avante garde as “Touch”…

“Touch” is full of energy, upbeat, and has a lot of storytelling elements…evident in the sound choices, the synth sounds…the scale changes…the whole production has very strong elements of storytelling…so it makes sense for “Touch” to have a story and a background…

…it could also be out of a personal experience for Joel, I won’t be surprised to know if it was.

“Touch” is a short yet full with character electronic track that will find its way into your brain, make you move to it, and will stay with you because of its catchy sounds, dancy kick, and grooving bass lines…

 

Joel’s music can be found on all major music platforms…and you need to check it out, the music is diverse and you’ll be in for a couple of surprises.

We wish Joel all the best in life, he deserves it.

Cheers!

 

Capture the moment by Moreofthem

Yara Atef
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Capture the moment by Moreofthem

This new single from London’s freshest underground darling moreofthem is a vibrant and empowering electro-pop cut that sounds fresh and is loaded with meaning. 

Malaysian non-binary artist moreofthem is based in London and a lot of musical efforts go into fostering an online and offline community of music lovers that’s inclusive, accepting, and empowering. With his latest single, titled ‘capture the moment’, moreofthem discusses the effects of social media consumption on our day-to-day interactions, and the potential pressures and anxieties this adds to our experiences and our acceptance of our own identities. 

A treasure trove of angles to look from, the song’s processed lyrics are upbeat and bright, contrary to the usual bleakness of this topic. moreofthem approaches the topic from a hip place and his delivery, both musical and lyrical, acts like a double entendre for the apparent innocence of social media despite all the proven harms. The chirpy soundscape is harmonically minimal, using only a couple of chords, but with dense and detailed production, the song ends up sounding nuanced and far more complex than it actually is, which showcases moreofthem’s talents as a producer and as a songwriter.

capture the moment is a fresh and exciting listen on a surface level. But dig a bit deeper and you’ll find a solid, meaningful core surrounding this colorful and cheerful exterior. Then dig a little deeper to find out that the song effortlessly fuses both musical joy and lyrical melancholy.

EP: Abba by Daniella Benyamin

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EP: Abba by Daniella Benyamin

Daniella Benyamin’s latest release is an easy addition to Sweden’s canon of colorful and charismatic modern pop that keeps getting more impressive, powerful, and nuanced by the day.

Hailing from Stockholm, Daniella Benyamin’s debut EP is affectionately named after Swedish pop darlings ABBA. Universally loved and kept in the highest regards for over five decades, it is always going to be a bold call calling an album or a song after Abba, but at the same time, their wholesome and effervescent vibes make their inclusion in any project, even if it stops at the title, a lighthearted challenge. Daniella’s debut EP is a gorgeous display of vocal charisma and pop songwriting sensibilities. Ranging from the delicate to the thunderous, Daniella’s mainstay vocal delivery is present and effortless.

Starting with the title track, Daniella’s inclusion of an unforgettable string arrangement brings to mind both her upbringing in the warmth of the cities in the Middle East, and ABBA glorious and grandiose strings in their own pop anthems. Written for piano and vocals only, the song was written by Daniella in a period of sadness and anger. 

“When we started to arrange and produce the songs, I realized how much I needed to write it, in order to move on. For every tangle that was straightened out, I became more and more fearless and convinced I was doing what was right for me.” Says Daniella about coming up with the intimate and touching title song. The song’s anthemic drums and operatic strings make for a memorable musical moment. Following the striking beginning with the melancholic and percussive ‘Out of Fuel’, the catchy strings are substituted by catchy percussion that’s charmingly vintage, maybe another nod to ABBA’s 70s pop hits. The melodic hook is musical and stirring and the song is packed with an airy energy that’s a pleasure to experience. The wonderful production of the entire album is at full swing with ‘Out of Fuel’, carrying the song from its more minimal sections effortlessly to the more energetic and packed ones.

 

‘Toothpaste Kisses’ is an intimate and warm piece of modern, romantic pop that’s stormy and reassuring. From its dominating bassy synth to its grand percussion and its lush strings in the crescendo, this song is a masterfully arranged stunner that’s loaded with nuance in its music, lyrics, and performances. A delightful and welcome change of pace comes in the form of the manic and driving ‘Grand Hotel’. The song’s infectious energy comes from its machine-precise beat, Daniella’s warm and touching lyrics and deliveries, and from a fulfilling and melodic chorus that’s catchy and quite simply beautiful sounding and beautifully sung. A sudden and invigorating departure from the album’s mostly serene and restrained environments. 

 

Daniella opts to end her debut EP with a one-two of intimate piano ballads that, while similar in concept, could not be further apart in execution, again, highlighting Daniella’s stunning range of songwriting sensibilities. ‘Trying’ is jazzy and brings to the table a particular “diva” energy from Daniella’s impassioned delivery of her heartfelt words. Climaxes are delivered via her increasing dynamics on the piano and in her vocal deliveries, and the effectiveness of her control over those aspects is another display of her talent as a performer. ‘All that’s good’ is the stunning closer of the album. Starting as a restrained but vivid piano and vocals arrangement that’s different in shape and in execution to the previous ‘Trying’, this piece truly opens up in its latter half. Abruptly introducing a shift in harmony with a grandiose chord progression that’s accompanied by a sails-hoisted brass section that crescendos with the fade in of a gigantic sounding drum beat, before returning back to earth just as suddenly as it started soaring, making for one rewarding musical passage that will be hard to forget. A stunning choice for a closing song. 

Daniella Benyamin’s Abba is a warm and personal album from a talented songstress who effortlessly showcases her many skills in the span of six beautifully written, recorded, and produced. Shock full of beauty, meaning, and emotion, Daniella’s songwriting is a breath of fresh air and a precious addition to Sweden’s roster of sensational pop artists.

Dark Fire by Perdurabo

Muhammad Al-Wasat
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Dark Fire by Perdurabo

Multi-genre artist Perdurabo released a new atmospheric, analog synth electronic single titled “Dark Fire” featuring Echlo on the 7th of April from Italy.

Perdurabo is the artist moniker of Davide Arneodo: classically trained multi-instrumental musician and electronic music producer who is also involved in other projects aside from Perdurabo, such as the Italian alternative rock band Marlene Kuntz, but we’re here to talk about his latest project and the new single “Dark Fire” from his upcoming debut album as Perdurabo.

“Dark Fire” is a synth-focused production that sounds absolutely lush and cinematic. The track features a wide variety of instruments aside from the great warmth of analog synths, including guitars, live brushed acoustic drums, and to top it all off Echlo’s (Chloe Charles) warm, melancholic vocals and lyrics.

The track had a great team working behind consoles, and it is just evident from the level of this high-fidelity production. The multinational credits of song production just show how far Perdurabo took such effort and lengths to make this track -and logically the rest of the upcoming album- the absolute best it can be, and his efforts truly paid off. The new single “Dark Fire” sounds ear-gasmically good.

 

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