Category: Pop

It is something very touching about coming across a song that is evidently the result of an inspired moment, and Larry Karpenko has just such a song with his God Help Us. It is not just another song, but a musical composition that has the burden of human connection and spiritual desire. As is the case with every song, the […]

It is so gratifying to find an artist who will not be afraid to merge neuroscience and raw emotion and Exzenya is such an artist. Her most recent single, Regulator of My Dopamine, is a lesson in how to transform scientific ideas into emotional human ones and that smart pop music need not be soulless. The main metaphor of the […]

There is this weird thing about music that makes us face the truths that we would prefer not to see, and in this case Exzenya in her song called Intermittent Love does precisely that with a style of precision that is as striking as it is correct. It is not your average pop song about a breakup; it is a […]

It is somehow very French to make environmental activism a party, and that is precisely what Baicikeul Benoit does in his song ” A VELO”. This inventor of Velectro music has created something that is politically aware and yet irresistibly fun-a rare quality which shows his maturity as an artist and his sincere interest in making a difference. The song […]

It is a very gratifying experience when you get to hear an artist who has really discovered her voice and MaKeyla is just that kind of an artist with her song “Woman”. Born in Stockholm but raised in the hip-hop clubs of Los Angeles, this powerhouse has taken an impressive journey-one that started with her teenage Swedish Idol performances, and […]

Ratbag Joy is a tempest of contradiction, the best kind of contradiction, bright, bouncy and irresistibly danceable on the surface but with an undercurrent of emotion just under the glitter. The New Citizen Kane (Kane Luke) provides something that is euphoric yet bruising, that particular emotion of celebrating pain, of smiling through the entropy. As soon as the beat comes, […]

The Buttercups by Ava Valianti is an artistically effective work on the disquieting reality of young love, rich in details of a tidal wave which engulfs the listener into its maw. The song reflects the emotional experiences which are very intense and produce a sensation of exaltation and helplessness. Valianti is only 15, but her emotional maturity is shocking and […]

Then there are songs that talk to you, and then there are songs that talk through you-that express the truths you have been carrying but could not quite put into words. Noah Zayden with his Ya no me doy falls into that more unusual genre, a confession and an independence manifesto rolled into a carefully constructed pop-rap song that does […]

It is somehow deeply touching when a song can take you back several thousand years with the first notes. This is precisely what Larry Karpenko does in his song, Believe the Promise, and he succeeds in connecting the ancient account of the desire of the Israelites to be free with the modern challenges that we all have to deal with. […]

It is so refreshing to have an artist who is not afraid to go out and have pure unadulterated fun and Mick J. Clark gives us all that and more with his song, Anuther Sunny Hulliday. It is not a song, it is a party in the song, a four-minute break of the complications of the modern world. The first […]

There is a certain fascination to an artist who is able to turn literary inspiration into sonic gold and Rasha Jay does just that with Purple Hours. It is a new song by the Montclair-based artist who seems to have found a secret refuge covered in the tune, which is intimate, warm, and completely captivating. As the song starts, the […]

Music is something which is so touching that it makes us stop and see the magic in the plain view. This is precisely what Ophelia Moon does in his Magic and Daffodils, and this is why it is a dreamlike oasis of poetic images and soothing melodies that come together to uncover the secrets of existence. The thing that first […]

The New Citizen Kane has something achingly beautiful about his new song that makes one instantly think of those sun drenched highways where memories and music crash into each other. San Diego is the ideal way to start a new and, it would seem, an extraordinary new phase in the career of the artist, after the success of the critically-acclaimed […]

The song Wake Up The Night by TR3VON embraces you within the first seconds of the music. It begins nearly in an intimate way, a sketch on acoustic guitar casting a spell before a thumping rhythm establishes itself, like a heartbeat sped up with excitement. And then there is that voice, a smooth charisma/raw power combination that seems to effortlessly […]

Ava Valianti is at just 15 years old and her song writing maturity doesn’t show her age, with latest single Distant being a stunning testament to this. After a string of great releases, Valianti’s place as one of indie pop’s most promising new voices is cemented on a song that strikes the perfect balance of raw, emotional depth and vibrant, […]

Emerging from Milan, artist DALE delivers a poignant, atmospheric fifth single, ‘Waves’, which cements his place in the modern pop landscape. DALE’s mastery in his signature sound shines through by keeping it true to his way of blending contemporary sensibilities with a warm reverence for 80s sonic aesthetics and the result is a track that is at the same time […]

Michellar hues the psychedelic of “Dreaming” in San Francisco and straight into pure pop effervescence with a sun drenched shift on “LET’S GO MOVE AROUND.” An instant mood lifter, this latest single is a meticulously crafted invitation to chase personal bliss through change all wrapped in a sound that is refreshingly modern, yet warmly familiar. The track begins invitingly enough, […]