We carry more than we can and let life weigh us down, so we need to take a breather now and then. “Water Table Line” by Daniel Young is a perfect reminder and companion for that break.
Daniel Young has a hand full of talents. The Salt Lake City-based musician has over two decades of experience as a singer-songwriter, guitarist, drummer, sound engineer, and producer. He managed to create a soothing atmosphere with Folk vibes and relatable lyrics in his latest single “Water Table Line.”
For those who feel they can’t catch their breath in life’s hustles and those who can’t know where they’ve headed anymore as there’s no light in the foggy road of their journey, “Water Table Line” speaks to all of you to let you know that:
“Maybe let’s take a little time
Take a little time and unwind
Enough of the runnin around
Try to get your feet on solid ground.”
The lyrics work like a charm to calm your troubled mind and a heavy heart. Right from the first line, “Does it seem you’ve bitten off more than you could chew?” and you nodding, it feels like a warm hug to celebrate coming back home. The acoustic intro gently pats your soul, paving the way for Young’s warm, melodic vocals to enter and win over your heart. Corinne Gentry joins in the chorus with velvety, shiny vocals and harmonizes effortlessly with Young’s. The folk instruments are the final ingredient, completing the magical spell and allowing you to take a deep breath and relax a little. The mellow, relaxing pedal steel guitar notes by Muskrat Jones, the delicate bass lines by Marcus Bently, and the intimate fiddle by Daniel Young are all like a cure.
It’s time to take a break, listen to “Water Table Line” and let it help you exhale your burdens.
Rap was born around the early 70s in New York City…and the rest is literally history.
Rap artists have been taking over the world by storm for years and years.
…and it is evolving.
For me…old school rap will always be an icon in the world of music.
…now, once again, NYC is giving birth to an uprising star in the world of rap…
Sly Spitta.
Sly’s own style is a unique hybrid, an instantly recognizable and iconic mix of old and new school rap. Catchy melodies, pumping beats, cool hooks and of course…he’s got flow.
Sly has recorded his debut album “Rose Up” and today we’re giving it a listen and taking the experience in…
So, let’s get into it.
The album is made up of a staggering amount of 20 songs.
You will definitely get to know the artist, his style, flow, personality and character.
The album is almost broken down to four quarters, each quarter is a different beast with its own character. “Rose Up” is filled with energetic and witty storytelling, it’s raw and it’s hard hitting.
Sly also made his TV debut this year…and he ain’t stopping.
…I completely forgot…the album has a very distinctive approach…it’s told in a sport format, the track names tell a story…so there’s a concept even behind the whole thing.
Starting from the first track…”Tip Off”.
It is literally the tip off of the album, it’s a song, it’s more of an intro…it gives a cinematic depth to the whole experience, like you’re in for a ‘Coach Carter’ kind of movie or something.
The approach is basically two commentators talking about a basketball match…and they’re noticing Sly in that basketball match…
…unto the second track, which is the first actual song, and the titular song “Rose Up”.
The song has a very melodic approach with the chords, playing on guitars.
The song takes its time to kick in the beat…but that actually serves the purpose.
“Rose Up” sets up a high melodic bar for all songs to come…let’s continue and see what happens…
The third track is “Much More”…once again, Sly is interested in having a quality melodic musical track to mix his flow with. The music is completely different this time, with a saxophone and some chants in the background and a more ethnic vibe to it…even Sly’s performance is different, there’s something that feels like he’s channeling a character to talk in his place.
This feels very refreshing.
“AM – PM” is the fourth track…and once again, the vibe is completely different…feels like a lo-fi kinda vibe this time around.
The concept of having different musical approaches is absolutely engaging and keeps you hooked.
Sly’s flow is very flexible, with each song, a different musical approach presents itself…and Sly is always on top of the beat and music and just flows.
Our fifth track is titled “Habits & Contradictions” and its intro feels like you’re getting sucked into an old western film…which is something that I don’t believe has ever happened…a spaghetti western inspired rap song? It’s not in-your-face kind of music…but there’s something very fresh about that song mixture.
Once again, we get back into the cinematic angle of the album…the sixth track is called “Timeout 01”…you get it? And once again, it’s two commentators talking about what’s happening in the story…
…back into the movie…or the album with a movie-like experience…
The seventh track is “Patience”…the bass line on that one…the oomph is strong with this one.
It’s apparent for sure by now that Sly will place the music pretty high on his list of priorities, he’s giving us a solid musical experience.
The eighth track is called “Aspire” and it’s reminiscent of the 70s fiery soul music scene…
Sly is definitely paying tribute to that kind of music…there’s that shimmery keys sound that just glimmering like an old TV show camera that glimmers when it hits a strong light…even the strings…so smooth. Absolutely loving this.
…and of course, the 70s needs a groovy bass line…and yes, it is very present.
This time we found ourselves in the ninth track…which is the kind of timeout cinematic track in the middle…but it’s still using the music from the previous track playing in the background, while the commentators are talking about Sly…
The tenth track is just called “Halftime”…and it’s a darker musical approach this time, the music is more aggressive, the beat has an attitude and aggressiveness to it…strong stuff.
From that mood to a more mellow mood…but still on the dark side of things…
The whole energy is shifted in the eleventh track “$hot Clock”…the beat is completely fresh, the flow is on another level with the backing vocals doing some awesome stuff here.
The vocal performance, apart from the flow, is on another level with this one.
…moving to a more musical approach…the twelfth track “Love Games” I’d say is the most musical song so far…The chord changes are absolutely brilliant…with these 7th chords…so smooth, it feels like you’re taking a rest after a very tense moment.
Some ear candy right there.
…once again, Sly is giving us some old school focused rap performance with track number thirteen called “Ride 4 Me”. It will suck in all old school rap fans out there.
Back to the movie…with track fourteen “Timeout 02”…the commentators are mentioning that Sly will need to continue on…and keep on doing the awesome work…I’ll join my voice to theirs.
“Game Time” is the fifteenth song in the album…and it looks like this quarter of the album is more inspired by old school rap with a unique twist when it comes to Sly’s vocal performance and flow.
“Champaign for Pain” is the sixteenth track in the album and it’s once again is on the old school side of rap.
I believe this move will suck in more fans for Sly than ever…I mean, if you’re into the old school stuff, he got it, if you’re into the new rap, Sly got you covered…if you’re into the beats, yup, they’re here…if you like the melodic hooks that can only be found in the absolute echelon of the rap world…it’s here…this album covers the whole color spectrum.
We’re now into the “4th Quarter”…and that is the title of the seventeenth track…we’re almost at the end of this epic match…album…movie, story…call it what you want, it’s an experience.
“4th Quarter” has some melodic piano melodies that sets it apart from all other songs…it’s dark, with a hint of light…the piano is taking it to another level…Sly never runs out of ideas when it comes to lyrics or flow.
The next track, which is the eighteenth track is called “License to Kill” once again introduces the saxophone with a more dancy beat this time around, the flow is fast and hits like Mohamed Ali got you in a corner.
“End of Regulation” is the second to last track…and it once again takes us back into the movie approach of the album with the commentators mentioning that this is it…the make it or break it moment….
The last song in this epic journey is “OT”…which is short for overtime…so now it’s really the make it or break it moment that was foreshadowed in the previous track…
…and Sly definitely makes it count…
The album is a gem for all rap fans, old and new…this album will unite a lot of fans for sure.
Quality of sounds, mixing and the whole experience is something that was done with love and creativity. Highly recommended to anyone who listens to rap, or anyone who just likes good musical hooks.
We wish all the best in the world to Sly, you deserve it man.
An appreciation for Kid Cudi, Doja Cat, and Mac Miller brought Nys and Glass Lord together during their time at the University of Southern California. When they returned from their summer vacation in California, they were inspired to create ‘Moonlight,’ a laid-back ambient summer tune.
The mood, tone, and feel of the tune along with the lyrics make it ideal for those late summer nights and lilac evenings. It will undoubtedly find its way onto car-ride playlists this season. The gentle laid-back melodies are wonderfully complemented with a lively disco-Esque baseline and a catchy melodic guitar riff, both of which flow perfectly with the soft ambient vocals.
Overall, this song possesses all of the characteristics of a nostalgic 2017 alt-pop/vaporwave hit. The dreamy arrangement compensates for the generic lyrics, and the vocals compliment the track’s tone; it’s a strong 7/10.
An L.A Pop/R&B artist who released a new single “BTW” on the 29th of April this year and had over 30k streams on Spotify, “Josy B,” who started her music career in 2007 with “Red Rum” and kept leveling up since then with groovy beats.
The new single “BTW” was written by Sidnei Tipton and produced by Travis House, and the lyric video is so clean and gives a levitating vibe that can be listened to at a pool party while giving those moving beats in the song.
Put on your dancing shoes as Josy B’s music is rejuvenating with her sick beats similar to her latest singles “BTW” and “Crybaby,” which hit 90k streams and are popular among the dancers on Tiktok, as well as “XX bad,” and “Taknology.”
Josy’s music is worth listening to with a mix of old but gold R&B and modern music flow.
بعد قرابة ٥ سنوات على طرح ألبوم Damn، يعود كندريك لامار أحد أبرز نجوم الراب في العالم للصدارة من جديد بأحدث ألبوماته الغنائية Mr Morale & the Big Steppers.
الألبوم الجديد هو الأطول والأكثر تنوعًا في تاريخ كندريك لامار، يضم ١٨ أغنية بينها فاصلين موسيقيين و٨ أغنيات فيت تعاون فيها مع نخبة من أهم نجوم الراب والسول والآر أند بي أبرزهم: Sampha وSummer Walker وGhostface Killah وTanna Leone وBaby Keem وSam Dew.
جلسة علاج نفسي
مدة ألبوم Mr Morale & the Big Steppers تصل لأكثر من ٧٣ دقيقة ويمكن اعتبارها بمثابة جلسة علاج نفسي لكندريك لامار، الذي لا يتوانى عن فتح قلبه وإطلاق العنان لمخيلته والحديث عن كل ما يشغل باله.
عدد تراكات الألبوم الكبير وموضوعاته المتنوعة تكشف لنا عن الصراع الذي يخوضه كندريك لامار للوصول لمرحلة السلام النفسي والاستقرار، فصاحب الـ٣٥ عامًا لا يمكنه السكوت عما يحدث في العالم من حوله، سواء في حياته الخاصة أو عالم الراب وصراعاته أو في السياسة.
يتحدث كندريك لامار بجرأة شديدة عن فلاديمير بوتين وكوفيد ١٩ واللقاحات والصوابية السياسية وثقافة الإلغاء، يخشى المصير القاتم لحرية التعبير، يرفض بشدة إلغاء الشخصيات العامة التي وقعت تحت مقصلة الصوابية السياسية ودعاوى التحرش الجنسي والاغتصاب، يطالب بالغفران وإعطاء فرص ثانية لـR. Kelly وkodak black الذي يشاركه في تراك Silent Hill.
علاقات سامة
العلاقات العاطفية عند الفائز بجائزة بوليتزر معقدة إلى حد بعيد، يلمح كندريك لامار أكثر من مرة عن خياناته المتعددة لشريكة حياته ويتني، لا يخجل من أخطائه ولا يبررها لكنه مع ذلك يتحمل نتائجها.
يخصص للأمر العصي على الفهم أغنية كاملة بعنوان We Cry Together
تشاركه في تقديمها المملثة الأمريكية Taylour Paige، نسمع فيها خلاف أسري بين زوجين يجمعها الإنجذاب الجسدي وتفرقهما الأفكار والطباع، يتحدث فيها كل طرف عن أسوأ ما في الآخر محاولًا قلب الطاولة وإلقاء اللوم عليه، يكشفان عن صراعات الجنسين، عن الخيانة والتمييز والاختلافات، تحمله كل مشكلات العالم وتتهمه بالنرجسية، ويواجه اتهامه باتهام مقابل بالجحود، يتركان الخلافات عالقة دون حلول ليمارسا الحب أملًا في أن تنتهي الخلافات وحدها.
مشاعر متضاربة
السنوات الأخيرة شهدت تقبل أكبر للأقليات الجنسية وفكرة العبور الجنسي، لكن هذا التقبل يأتي بعد قرون من التجريم والقيود المجتمعية والتروما، ومع هذا يظل البعض غير قادر على تقبل الاختلاف، حال كندريك لامار لا يختلف عن كثيرين متهمين بكراهية المثلية الجنسية والهجوم على العابرين جنسيًا.
في تراك Auntie dairies يكشف كندريك لامار عن مشاعره المتضاربة تجاه الأمر، يحكي عن خالته التي أصبحت رجلًا، وابن عمه الذي تحول لامرأة، لا يحترم رغبتهما ويتلاعب بالضمائر التي يرفض العابرين جنسيًا استخدامها، يكرر سُبة مهينة، يتحسر على ذكرياته مع شخصياتهما الزائلتين لكنه في النهاية ينتصر للحب ويتقبل واقعهما الجديدين.
الإيمان والعائلة
يصف كندريك لامار نفسه بأنه شخص مؤمن تلعب الروحانيات دورًا كبيرًا في حياته، يتحدث في أغنية count me out عن شخصيته المعقدة وروحه المعذبة، وشعور الذنب الذي يلاحقه، علاقته بالرب والغناء تكملان بعضهما البعض، حتى في الوقت الذي يفقد إيمانه تفتح لها الأغاني طريقًا جديدًا يجد فيه خلاصه.
الألبوم الخامس في مسيرة كندريك لامار الفنية يأتي في مرحلة مميزة من حياته حقق فيها نجاحات عدة مثل الترشح للأوسكار والفوز بالبوليترز، لكن التحول الأهم في حياته وهو تكوين أسرة، وهو ما أظهره في البوستر الخاص بالألبوم، والذي يحمل فيه طفلته البالغة من العمر ٣ سنوات، فيما تحتضن خطيبته رضيعهما.
يكشف كندريك عدة مرات في الألبوم عن حياته التي تغيرت بعدما أصبح أب ورب أسرة، يذكر أسماء طفليه وخطيبته في أكثر من تراك، نستمع لخطيبته في تراك Mother I Sober التي تهنئه على تغلبه على كسر لعنة الأجيال التي لاحقته، تتوجه ابنته بالشكر له ولوالدتها وأخيها، يقدمون معًا نموذجًا مثاليًا لأسرة صغيرة محبة وجودها كان بمثابة علاج لسنوات عذاب كندريك لامار الطويلة.
كسر حلقة العنف
يؤمن كندريك لامار بأنه خُلق ليغني، اللعثمة التي كان يعاني منها في طفولته خفت وجودها بسبب موهبته في الكتابة والغناء، لذا يرغب في أن يسمع العالم صوته، يكشف عن معاناته مع العنف والجريمة، في طفولته شهد جريمتى قتل، لا يزال يعاني من كرب ما بعد الصدمة، يسعى للتخلص من ماضيه العنيف ومعاناته مع الذكورية السامة وإطلاق الأحكام المسبقة وحلقة العنف التي تمتد لأجيال، يخشى أن يوجه العنصرية بعنصرية مماثلة، يدرك أنه إنسان ضعيف له نزواته ويعاني من الإدمان وعقدة الأب، لا يزال يصارع للتوفيق ما بين حياته قبل الشهرة والثراء وما بعدهما، لا ينسى التغني بمميزاته كونه ملكًا متوجًا في عالم الراب، يشبه نفسه بأنصاف الألهة، مع ذلك فهو يدرك جيدًا إنه لن يستطيع إرضاء الجميع لذا يختار نفسه في النهاية.
Hailing all the way from the other side of the world, Darcy Kate will have you dancing with folk goodness with her new single “Dorothy”. This is the fourth single she’s released, which will all be a part of her upcoming debut album, set to be released soon this summer 2022.
The dreamy folk guitar, paired with Darcy’s soothing voice, is what gets me in this song. You can’t help but to feel cheerful to the joyful beat and merry lyrics about friendship, it just puts an instant smile on your face.
Though it’s no surprise that this track sounds stunning, with the song being produced by STONEWAX, who has produced for the likes of Ziggy Alberts and Deer Donan.
All in all, I give this track 5/5 stars. The danceability of this song far exceeds anything I’ve personally heard, not to mention the happy state of mind this song puts you in, almost a hypnotic state of delight.
It seems that MOLTENO decided to amaze our minds, with a mixture of pop and trip hop music accompanied by a wonderful sound performance, taking you out of this land, to swim in the rising music space in its surreal future touches, while you are here at the same time based on its realism, which makes you want more. .
Element 1 is the first of four designed to celebrate the elements of nature and the way they connect us. MOLTENO’s dream soundtracks begin to take shape in her bedroom studio, which was built with collaborators to fuse realism with surrealism. A new 5-track project, MOLTENO takes us on a dreamy journey from start to finish. Often described as an affinity for dream pop, alternative R&B and trip-hop rhythms, MOLTENO’s sound is a powerful blend of amazing ingredients, blended together to create something unique.
MOLTENO’s heavenly voice leads us into a dark and dreamy lunar realm, caressing memories with clarity and discipline, braiding words with pearly wings to fly over changing life situations, exploring the positive and negative aspects of the element of fire, from its destructive power in Our house is on fire to the luminous power of Illuminate.
For example, Our house is on fire is a piece that isolates you by yourself and dances with it in great sadness. How words like this magically blended with Chillout’s music express an extremely hot mood.
Also try to listen carefully to Tripping Up and you’ll be amazed when you discover how trip-hop music with lyrics drive you toward nostalgia, trial and the subtle power of a guitar.
خلطة متنوعة ما بين أغاني بوب وهندي وهيب هوب وكي بوب وآر أند بي وعودة كندريك لامار وإيد شيران وغيرهما من نجوم الغناء العالميين،سيسترا اختارت لكم Top 21 أنجح الأغاني العالمية في شهر مايو:
1- Potion – Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa, and Young Thug.
2- Anybody Else – Faouzia.
3- True Love – Kanye West & XXXTENTACION.
4- N95 – kendrick lamar.
5- Perfect Melody – Jonas Blue, Julian Perretta.
6- don’t come back – don’t come back.
7- I Just Called – NEIKED x Anne-Marie x Latto.
8- Hot – SEVENTEEN.
9- Nikamma – Shilpa Shetty, Abhimanyu, Shirley.
10- Hold My Hand – Lady Gaga.
11- one life – Ed sheeran.
12- Sad Anymore – Tom Odell.
13- IDK – Ali Gatie.
14- Late Night Talking – Harry Styles.
15- This Love – Taylor Swift.
16- Happier Than Ever – Kelly Clarkson.
17- Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers Theme – Post Malone.
18- Dope (John Legend feat. JID).
19- I Love U – The Chainsmoker.
20- I Ain’t Worried – OneRepublic.
21- Light My Fire – Sean Paul (feat. Gwen Stefani & Shenseea).
Andrew Bees just released his latest single ‘Hail and Blaze’, a powerful song with a defiant message and purpose. Bees is not a typical musician who likes to write music, he’s not just a performer, entertainer, or even just following his passion.
Andrew Bees is revolutionary and a patriot who believes in the higher purpose and meaning of life. The artist refers to bees and compares them to our way of life; he believes that “this is the music of pollination”, where we spread out (pollinate) the world with love, this is how we all connect and how we are all dependent on each other in a cycle that is powered by love, peace, and happiness through music. He believes that loving ourselves, one another, and our surroundings is the greatest accomplishment of all. He also believes that music is the best way to leave a legacy and to pass his ‘Bees philosophy’ that we always must keep going and work on our purpose even if we’ve had a bad day or phase, “The bees don’t put up with foolishness” and “The Beehive is set on the task to pollinate the world with love and joy to grow in the next generation.” This is how he chose to pass the strong values and good vibes to the next generations, through music.
His new single is a beautiful showcase of the Rasta tradition and Reggae music with a hint of rock, combining cultures and genres to create a captivating sound. It’s the 2nd song in his yet-to-be-released album “Real Life”, with a guitar riff and a solo that’ll blow your mind away, a Santana-like style that just gives you the chills, played by Valter Vincenti on lead guitar with Andrew diamond on guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals. Bingy on drums and percussion, Devon Bradshaw on bass, directed by the manager, agent, project manager, and artistic director Robert Oyugi of Ujama Designs.
The whole album was recorded at Nice n Up, and AXX studios, and mixed by Andrew Seidel at SUB80 who also produced it under his stage name Andrew Diamond. The album is executive produced by Bees himself under O’Neil Beckford, his legal name and it’s the first project produced through his BeesHive Music, his own record label that he founded back in 2019. He’ll be collaborating with LAW Records for the distribution of his album to be released in July.
