Pop/Review Eylsia Nicolas – A Beautiful Mess
The vibrant pop that Eylsia Nicolas has released in her song A Beautiful Mess is precisely the type of club pop that you want to dance to. It is not a mere electro-pop song that tries to squeeze itself into a mould – it possesses authentic personality and catchy energy...
Read MoreCOUNTRY/Review Michellar – Never Say Sorry
The newest single of Michellar, Never Say Sorry is more of a turning point in the career of a songwriter rather than another release. She is based in San Francisco and has a talent of transforming raw vulnerability into the music that actually resonates and the track is evidence of...
Read MorePop/Review The Quiet North – Borrowed Light
The most recent addition of The Quiet North by Fredrik Kristiansen is the masterpiece of Nordic self-reflection and worldly musical sensationalism, Borrowed Light. The production of the track is also worth mentioning as the Norwegian base of Kristiansen is mixed with input of session musicians in Ukraine, Spain and South...
Read MorePop/Review The Quiet North – Carry The Quiet
The Quiet North has something about its song, Carry The Quiet, which feels so reassuring that I did not anticipate at the time I hit the play button. Fredrik Kristiansen has made it look as though he took a hand, in the middle of the commotion–this is what we have...
Read MoreFolk/Review Michellar – September
A certain magic is present when an artist manages to capture the fleeting sense of movement, and that is precisely what Michellar does with September. Here, the San Francisco-based artist has created something truly beautiful–a folk meditation that is timeless and incredibly intimate at the same time. The DNA of...
Read MoreDream Pop/Review The Music Of Sound – Butterfly Heart
I was absolutely surprised with Butterfly Heart by The Music Of Sound in the most good way possible. I wasn’t anticipating much when I first pressed play but within a few seconds I was already glued to those gorgeous shimmering synths that in an instant transported me back to the...
Read MorePop/Review The New Citizen Kane – CAUSING A COMMOTION
CAUSING A COMMOTION by The New Citizen Kane is one of those releases that creep upon you. What at first seems to be yet another electronic collection soon turns out to be something much more than that- an emotional rollercoaster that is somehow introspective and at the same time impossible...
Read MorePop/Review Amara Fe – Reborn
There is a certain captivating quality to an artist who comes out of the gate with a fully-formed debut album and Amara-Fe does just that with her album Reborn. This is not a tentative start of a novice, this is the surefooted step of someone who knows her voice and...
Read MorePop/Review zukrassverliebt – Way Too Hot
There is an infectious element to music that does not take itself too seriously but still manages to provide a sincere entertainment value and zukrassverliebt has nailed that with Way Too Hot. This father-son German duo has made a pop song that is easy to dance to that also uses...
Read MorePop/Review Shelita – Fade
There is something heartbreakingly beautiful about music that accepts the impermanence of life and does not dwell upon it and Shelita has done that with her song Fade. This Seattle-based artist has created a reflection on momentary relationships that is both intimate and truly universal. The performance of the vocals...
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