Each Friday, Atwood Journal’s workers share what they’ve been listening to that week – a tune, an album, an artist – no matter’s been having an impression on them, within the second.
This week’s weekly roundup options music by Tiana Major9, Samantha Crain, Saint Joshua, BANKS, Fairly Jane, Mary Eliza, Will Swinton, BOSAYA, Jordan Duffy, Claire Guerreso, Pseudopomp, Saint Blonde, LSR/CITY, NNancy, Quinny, NickFolwarczny, Anandita, Sam Uctas, Clairo, Harrison Lipton, Camryn Quinlan, and Dipsea Flower!
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:: “alone” – Tiana Major9 ::
Mitch Mosk, Beacon, New York
Tright here’s no straightforward strategy to categorical the large weight and ache of leaving somebody you like. Nonetheless, Tiana Major9 captures that uncooked heartache with simple grace in “alone,” her first standalone launch in over two years’ time.
You’re somebody
That change their thoughts
So simply
I’m the one who’s up at evening
Questioning
You make time
For what you need
I assume it’s not me
I’ve run out of tears to cry
And also you ain’t sorry
Launched November 11 through +1 Data, “alone” is a soulful, sweepingly seductive, and breathtakingly lovely baring of an unbearably heavy coronary heart. Possibly your particular somebody has modified for the more serious, they usually’re now not the individual you fell in love with; or perhaps they’ve lastly proven you their true colours; simply as love is love, heartbreak is heartbreak, and at some painful level, you may’t go on with the letdowns and disappointments. Should you’re “higher off alone,” as Tiana Major9 sings so passionately in her refrain, then it’s too late for “sorry” or “I’ll do higher subsequent time.”
Don’t know why I like you
You ain’t doing nothing for me
Make it make sense
I’m only a idiot in your love
Arduous to get previous what you probably did
can’t faux no extra
Change? You’ll by no means
You simply do no matter you need
And I let ya, but I deserve higher
I’m completed giving up
Approach an excessive amount of
Come and get your stuff
Used to assume you have been the remedy
What’s the purpose in attempting extra?
Love don’t stay in right here no extra
No extra
I feel I’m higher off alone
I feel I’m higher off alone
Can’t flip this home into a house
I feel I’m higher off alone
Tiana Major9’s gorgeous golden vocals take middle stage all through “alone” as she passionately, powerfully spills her guts. Her lyrics paint a vivid, susceptible story of emotional wounds become emotional scars as guarantees have been damaged and hopes have been dashed opened time and again.
The one advantage of the disillusionment we hear in “alone” is that the narrator can lastly begin therapeutic; and with that therapeutic comes the chance to attempt to love once more. Hearts are resilient muscle tissues; they ache always, but they continue to be stalwart and robust. Even after they break, they mend – however “alone” isn’t a tune concerning the mending; it’s a tune a couple of coronary heart breaking and a love dying, and once you’re in it, there’s nothing worse. Tiana Major9 embodies that carnage with soul-stirring finesse, inviting us deep into her inside sanctum as she lastly cuts herself free, breaking free from a foul love so she will sometime discover the nice one.
Distress’s a good friend of mine
It loves firm
Recollections in my thoughts
Simply repeat
Broke my coronary heart a number of occasions
I nonetheless didn’t depart
I stood proper there by your aspect
Stupidly
Don’t know why I like you
You ain’t doing nothing for me
Make it make sense
I’m only a idiot in your love
Arduous to get previous what you probably did
can’t faux no extra
Change? You’ll by no means
You simply do no matter you need
And I let ya, but I deserve higher
I’m completed giving up
Approach an excessive amount of
Come and get your stuff
Used to assume you have been the remedy
What’s the purpose in attempting extra?
Love don’t stay in right here no extra
No extra
I feel I’m higher off alone
I feel I’m higher off alone
Can’t flip this home into a house
I feel I’m higher off alone
:: “Ridin’ Out the Storm” – Samantha Crain ::
Mitch Mosk, Beacon, New York
Life’s thrown us fairly a little bit of emotional, existential, and even some literal stormy climate of late. When it’s rain, snow, and even hail, we typically know what to do: Keep inside, take cowl, and look ahead to the clouds to half; look ahead to the solar’s return. And whereas they’re completely different in so some ways, these emotional and existential storms in our lives may be weathered with the same this-too-shall-pass mindset, as a result of they at all times do – regardless of how unhealthy issues appear, or how bleak issues get. You simply must experience out the storm and see your self via to the opposite aspect. Oklahoma-based singer/songwriter Samantha Crain affords the world some empowerment, reassurance, steering, and a heartfelt glimmer of hope in her new single, “Ridin’ Out the Storm.”
Give me moonlight gravel and a pickle jar
I by no means go away too removed from a submit oak tree
Performed like boxcar youngsters within the wilderness
However in actual life I’m all protection
Coronary heart born deportee
In hindsight, I assume
I used to be on the market
For a praise and a cocktail
Thirty cash and I’d exhale my mild
Scratching your again like I by no means broke a nail
And I’m on kitchen element for the remainder of my life
Like a bolt from the blue
No cause, no rhyme
You guess is nearly as good as mine
Wipe it off and go inside
Batten down the hatches
Ridin’ out the storm
“I used to be watching this TV present known as ‘The Nice’ one evening and this one line caught me,” Crain tells Atwood Journal. “I’m positive it’s primarily based on some older, canonical textual content however, principally, it was this: ‘Let it go. It’s a storm. They are going to by no means cease coming, however cross via and away. They at all times will.’ To me, that appeared like one of the best ways I might sum up the gist of dwelling, and I wished to write down an expansive tune about how that has performed out in my life.”
“Expansive” is the proper introductory description for “Ridin’ Out the Storm,” which itself performs out like a superbly enchanting, understated tempest. Hypnotic and tender, dramatic and dreamy, the monitor is Crain’s ode to a few of her favourite tunes, along with being an impassioned, soul-stirring seduction in its personal proper.
“I like the tune ‘I Wish to See the Vibrant Lights Tonight’ by Richard and Linda Thompson. The way it’s only a actually strong band holding down a rhythm and these upfront tight doubled vocals,” Crain smiles. “I wished the bottom of this tune to type of really feel like that… the sort of tune a great musician might hear a few times and, roughly, have the ability to play alongside to fairly effectively. I like doing octave doubled vocals as effectively, it simply provides this good nearly invisible texture, so I made positive we did that with each myself and Penny Pitchlynn (from BRONCHO, LABRYS), who did a lot of the background vocals on the file.”
“The tune ‘Cosmic Dancer’ influenced this tune as effectively… I wished the strings to be an shifting aspect and never only a pad including lushness (just like the strings on Cosmic Dancer) and likewise the acoustic guitars in that tune, I really feel such as you’re listening to extra of the percussive, woodiness of the instrument and fewer of the particular metallic string and that was what I used to be attempting to realize with the acoustic guitar tones on my tune. I wished all the pieces to really feel spherical and heat with out being muddy.”
She continues, “The addition of the whistle half was type of an accident, if I keep in mind proper. I simply heard one of many guys in my band do it calmly to themselves throughout a playback and I used to be like, ‘That’s nice! That makes me really feel like I’m weathering a storm all by my lonesome! We’ve bought so as to add that!’ The tune is lengthy and likewise fairly uniform, so I knew I wanted to alter up the final verse sonically. In films and TV, when there’s a flash again to a previous time, they’ll yellow the colour grade or fuzz it up like a reminiscence or one thing like that the place you realize you’re in a distinct time and place, and I wanted an auditory model of that because the ‘x marks the spot’ bit comes from a bedtime rhyme tune my mother would do after I was youthful, so I wished one thing that made it really feel like I used to be going again to a reminiscence. My reminiscence is definitely actually unhealthy, and I don’t keep in mind quite a bit from my childhood, so I believed the uneven tremolo sound could be a fairly correct illustration of how my reminiscences truly really feel.”
No cause, no rhyme
You guess is nearly as good as mine
Wipe it off and go inside
Batten down the hatches
Ridin’ out the storm
No matter storms you’re dealing with, don’t allow them to overwhelm you or devour you entire; don’t allow them to sweep you away. “Ridin’ Out the Storm” is a testomony to our personal inside energy and personal inside mild; to our potential to beat all these obstacles that stand in our approach, regardless of their dimension or their weight. Her second single of the 12 months (following September’s “Dragonfly”) sees Samantha Crain rising and ridin’ excessive, taking us along with her on the climb.
X marks the spot with an xxx and dot dot dot,
you realize I by no means thought thought thought
I’d go and get the chills
That reminiscence, ‘bout as helpful as a pay telephone,
‘bout as free as a metronome
However I assume it led me right here
And right here’s nearly as good a spot to be as wherever
Daycare in your nightmares, I hear that I’m dreaming all of it
So I buckle up however not too tight, and I name dwelling on the by and by
It’s a good squeeze and funky breeze and it’s like
A bolt from the blue
No cause, no rhyme
You guess is nearly as good as mine
Wipe it off and go inside
Batten down the hatches
Ridin’ out the storm
:: Self-(En)titled – Saint Joshua ::
Danielle Holian, Galway, Eire
Saint Joshua continues to captivate listeners together with his newest mixtape Self-(En)titled, a group that solidifies his place as a rising star in pop and R&B. Identified for his soulful lyrics and highly effective vocals, Joshua blends components of each genres to craft an eclectic and deeply emotive sound. The mixtape’s 9 tracks are an exploration of his private journey, bearing on themes of affection, self-discovery, and vulnerability. Influenced by musical icons like Usher, Frank Ocean, Stevie Marvel, and Amy Winehouse, Joshua’s versatility shines via, with every tune providing a novel mix of introspective lyricism and genre-defying beats.
Collaborating with a gifted roster of producers together with Cashybear, Pears Macintyre, and Blair Mackichan, Saint Joshua has crafted a challenge that’s each intimate and relatable. Tracks like “Blah Blah Blah” and “Candy Discuss” exemplify his potential to steadiness infectious melodies with heartfelt storytelling. With Self-(En)titled Joshua demonstrates his progress as an artist, mixing uncooked emotion with masterful manufacturing. As his star continues to rise, the mixtape serves as a testomony to his simple expertise and his potential to make an enduring impression on the music business.
:: “Finest Buddies” – BANKS ::
Jada Moore, Virginia
After confirming the discharge of her upcoming fifth studio album Off With Her Head, singer/songwriter BANKS lastly launched her newest single “Finest Buddies.” The singer admitted that she’s held this tune notably near her coronary heart for years now. Giving it a pay attention, it’s clear why this one particularly was so particular to her.
BANKS: “It’s about somebody who was my sister for a few years, somebody I nonetheless dream about and get up lacking. Somebody who I grew aside from. I feel we broke one another’s hearts. This tune is concerning the grief of that loss and honoring our love. I feel it’s essential to write down about as a result of though common, friendship loss may be harder to course of. We’re by no means taught we are able to lose a good friend in the identical approach we’re taught we are able to lose a romantic associate. I’m comfortable to launch a tune that honors the deep magnificence and romance of friendship.”
The mushy jingle of wind chimes begins the tune because the singer’s attribute mushy and melodic voice joins. Which is then accompanied by the mushy strumming of a guitar, as she begins a descent right into a story of what as soon as was. A stringed orchestra performs within the background including an extra layer. Because the tune progresses all of the talked about components mix to embody the general very heartfelt and uncooked emotion of dropping a finest good friend. The light sound of water motion closes it out, in a approach bringing closure on that chapter.
:: “Quiet” – Fairly Jane ::
Julius Robinson, California
Pretty Jane’s newest single “Quiet” demonstrates that there may be a lot stated with silence. Breathy, restrained but passionate vocals experience atop what begins out as a mushy rock sonic. Later a more durable, explosive part spills out a depth of withheld emotion. Singing, “You place your fingers on me, however you’ll by no means say that you really want it,” reveals us there’s a highly effective connection inside the quiet. The easy refrain says all of it, “However once you’re quiet, child you’re so alive.”
The Detroit born, Nashville-based trio mix various and indie pop/rock for a extremely infectious sound. The threesome consists of Trevor Dalrymple (vocals), Luca DiVergilio (bass) and Ethan Pressure (lead guitar). Their charming music possesses wealthy intimacy and longing. The group’s earlier singles “Stand So Shut” and “Two Few Tattoos” painting that engaging high quality. “Quiet” is simply as gripping.
:: “Porcelain” – Mary Eliza ::
Mitch Mosk, Beacon, New York
For a tune named “Porcelain,” this monitor is much much less white, shiny, or clear than one would possibly count on. Midway between an indie rock reckoning and an alt-folk confessional, Mary Eliza’s newest single is feverish, brutally trustworthy, and unapologetically uncooked. It’s gritty and sleek, sonically charged and charmingly messy. For 3 and a half minutes, the Portland-based singer/songwriter sings the quiet half aloud as she candidly confronts deep-seated feelings round a relationship and inside herself.
Will you like me till I’m younger,
will you like me till I’m outdated?
Will you like me into anyone I don’t know
I feel the home is chilly
and also you say that it’s not
And I placed on all my sweaters
when you attempt to take them off
Am I as cool as them?
In the summertime in a distinct nation
Do you discover me attention-grabbing anymore?
It’s nearly like I’m there,
simply looking at a crescent moon
And sniffing out the a part of you
that makes me wanna scream
“‘Porcelain’ begins out with a bang, meant to shock,” Eliza tells Atwood Journal. “‘Porcelain’ has stunned me from begin to end. I initially wrote it within the snowy, darkish days when a relationship of mine was seeming to crumble proper in entrance of me. It began out gradual, and timid, as I hadn’t stated any of it out loud but.”
“Because the tenderness of the preliminary seed of tune wore off and grew into energy, resilience, and frustration, it started to take new form. This was a tune that I felt actually exploded within the studio. Preston Cochran actually noticed my imaginative and prescient and was in a position to assist me execute it. This tune encompasses loads of progress for me, and I maintain it near my coronary heart.”
Intimacy reigns supreme as Eliza pours her coronary heart out in tune via susceptible lyrics and a deeply emotive efficiency:
I need to be heat once more, I need to be such as you
I’m at all times within the hospital, they bought zero observe via
You inform me that I’m porcelain and I do know what which means
I don’t need you to really feel so scared, so frightened of me
I need to soften into the rain that streams down your neck
You’ll assume that it’s annoying ‘til there’s none of me that’s left
You’ll want that you simply had stayed exterior, however darling, no regrets
I’d take any piece of you any probability that I can get,
with my talons in your neck
From its dramatic, explosive starting to its achingly tender, cathartic shut, “Porcelain” proves as lovely as it’s brash. Mary Eliza’s soul-stirring upheaval is the most recent take a look at her upcoming debut album Spider (independently out January 5th, 2025), and a strong perception into the strain and turmoil so many people really feel inside.
And is that this the sort of life
that you simply at all times wished,
at all times dreamed of
Looking at Seattle out of your room
Or did I take too large a chunk?
And now you’re undecided what you’re doing
Seems like there’s no meals that’s left for you
I need to be in love once more, I need to really feel model new
Placed on my favourite costume, have you ever spin me around the room
I need to be your finest good friend who ruins all the pieces
Regardless of the event, I’ll deliver a boxing ring
:: “Partitions” – Will Swinton ::
Mitch Mosk, Beacon, New York
Heartbreak doesn’t final ceaselessly, nevertheless it positive hurts like hell within the second. There shall be ‘higher days’ forward (or so we inform ourselves), however with a view to get there, first we should climate our current storms – and Will Swinton’s “Partitions” comes straight from the attention of his personal intimate hurricane. The third single off his upcoming debut EP December sees the New Zealand-born singer/songwriter baring his soul in a superbly dramatic, achingly susceptible upheaval of affection, loss, and longing. Because the world he as soon as knew falls aside round him, Swinton displays on the life and love he as soon as had, and the model of himself he’s additionally dropping within the course of.
As a result of breakups are greater than only a parting of individuals; once you say goodbye to somebody, you’re additionally saying goodbye to the individual you have been with them.
The best way you used to set me on fireplace
One thing in your contact so chilly
Possibly it’s the way in which that I’m wired
That’s conserving you from getting to shut
By no means meant to like me a liar
Loving you is all I do know
Want I might’ve held you tighter
I’ve been misplaced because you let me go
I hate to assume you have been all I wanted
Hate the way in which these partitions preserve closing in
I used to be begging you please don’t depart but
So maintain on don’t you run
I would like you right here
Forty nights of me nonetheless not sleeping
Forty days with a gap inside my head
I used to be misplaced once you misplaced all feeling
So maintain on don’t you run
I would like you right here
“’Partitions’ is concerning the wrestle of letting go of somebody who, although they weren’t good for you, grew to become part of you,” Swinton tells Atwood Journal.
“It’s this painful realization that dropping them means dropping a bit of your self. The tune captures the vacancy that follows, the sensation of partitions closing in as you grapple with who you’re with out them.”
Possibly I used to be caught up within the second
It by no means actually crossed my thoughts
That you simply have been gonna depart me hear hopeless
I’ve been strolling down a light line
And a part of me to you appears damaged
Was the a part of you I held so excessive
Trigger once you left it ripped me proper open
How’d I like you for the longest time
Born in 2002, Will Swinton wasn’t round for the pop- and alt-rock music hayday, and all these visceral sonic upheavals that lit up the airwaves all through the late ‘90s and early 2000s. And but, the 22-year-old’s songwriting feels proper at dwelling with acts like The Fray, Lifehouse, and Matchbox Twenty. His impassioned voice is a beacon of breathtaking emotion, rising and falling with seasoned finesse as he channels his personal inside angst and turmoil into cathartic launch. As tender as it’s tempestuous and finally all-consuming, “Partitions” is a shocking show of each musical expertise and uncooked, actual heartache. Swinton’s higher days will certainly come sometime, however right now, he’s within the storm, and there’s nothing extra to do however let his ache wash over us. The December EP is out December 13th!
I hate to assume you have been all I wanted
Hate the way in which these partitions preserve closing in
I used to be begging you please don’t depart but
So maintain on don’t you run
I would like you right here
Forty nights of me nonetheless not sleeping
Forty days with a gap inside my head
I used to be misplaced once you misplaced all feeling
So maintain on don’t you run
I would like you right here
I hate to assume you have been all I wanted
Hate the way in which these partitions preserve closing in
I used to be begging you please don’t depart but
So maintain on don’t you run
I would like you right here
:: “AYA” – BOSAYA, TONY B ::
Danielle Holian, Galway, Eire
BOSAYA and TONY B’s newest single “Open Your Eyes” is a masterful collision of hip-hop, rap, and pop that feels as electrical as it’s introspective. What began as an opportunity onstage encounter has advanced into a blinding partnership, and this monitor is proof of their unshakable chemistry. BOSAYA’s ethereal, emotive vocals set the stage for an otherworldly soundscape, whereas TONY B’s sharp, kinetic rap verses cost in, balancing the tune’s ethereal tones with grounded grit. The result’s a sonic expertise that’s as uplifting as it’s energizing, pulling you into its orbit from the very first beat.
Past the sound, the monitor’s rebirth is a narrative in itself. Initially a solo piece from 2018, BOSAYA’s collaboration with TONY B breathes new power into ‘Open Your Eyes’, because of producer Vadim Zariuta’s deft contact beneath LUOSI’s indie banner. The music video, a visible feast filmed towards the dramatic backdrops of Hanford Attain and Peshastin Pinnacles, looks like a non secular odyssey in itself. Because the visuals mirror the tune’s themes of self-discovery and enlightenment, the dynamic duo pushes their artistry to new heights. Greater than only a tune, “Open Your Eyes” is a daring declaration of their artistic synergy and their potential to transcend boundaries, making it an anthem for anybody looking for which means in each music and life.
:: “Keep With Me” – Jordan Duffy ::
Chloe Robinson, California
Passionate pop singer/songwriter Jordan Duffy’s single “Keep With Me” is a tune many will resonate with on a deep stage. Have you ever ever felt so linked to somebody you realize it goes past only a fling? “Keep With Me” captures that earnest, heartfelt emotion. Her commanding vocals movement atop heat synths and delicate guitar crafting the best mushy romantic vibes.
A singer, songwriter, producer, and audio engineer, Duffy does all of it. Her distinctive sound marries many genres equivalent to indie, pop, Americana, and various. Her inspirations embody greats like Adele and Lake Road Drive. That affect may be heard in her daring tone. Whereas in school she found her 4 octave vary. “Keep With Me” showcases her powerhouse voice at its best.
:: “Prepared When You Are” – Claire Guerreso ft. JF ::
Julius Robinson, California
Relationships can take work. Love shouldn’t be at all times straightforward to navigate. It isn’t nearly being there for the highs, however discovering the energy to face up to the lows. Claire Guerreso’s “Prepared When You Are” ft. JF is a poignant piece that depicts the resilience wanted to beat the numerous obstacles of affection. Her heat, passionate vocals glide over delicate piano. They praise JF’s equally heartfelt serenade. Lyrics embody “Loyal to the ache nonetheless need the rainbow. Gotta take the rain although.” All of us dream of that blissful relationship crammed with sunshine and rainbows. We even have to simply accept the darkish with the sunshine remaining open to the connection.
Guerreso skillfully blends indie-pop, rock, digital and soul for emotive music that’s susceptible and uncooked. Her haunting, ethereal releases depart a daring impression. She creates moody, introspective ballads, whereas additionally offering danceable tracks. “Prepared When You Are” really showcases that reflective essence as she dives into the complexity of partnerships.
:: “Solely Simply” – Pseudopomp ::
Danielle Holian, Galway, Eire
Alt-rock duo Pseudopomp makes a placing return with their sophomore single, “Solely Simply,” a follow-up to their promising debut monitor “23.” Comprised of Greek musician Iosif and British-Bulgarian artist Katerina, the duo has crafted a charming sound that resonates with listeners via its distinctive mix of eerie riffs and unconventional songwriting. Their journey started with spontaneous late-night jam periods in London, which laid the groundwork for his or her distinctive fashion, marked by off-kilter rhythms and compelling narrative lyricism. With “Solely Simply,” Pseudopomp explores the complexities of affection via a haunting lens, solidifying their presence within the vibrant indie scene.
“Solely Simply” stands out as an anti-love anthem that delves into the frustration and confusion of falling head over heels. The monitor masterfully balances darkish, melodious alt-rock components with unsettling melodies, completely encapsulating the emotional unrest that accompanies infatuation. A pivotal second within the tune happens at 2:28, the place faint piano notes herald the narrator’s painful realization of impending heartbreak. With all devices recorded by the duo and the steering of producer Ben ‘Faz’ Farestvedt, Pseudopomp is poised to raise their atmospheric sound throughout upcoming performances. “Solely Simply” not solely highlights their uncooked emotional depth and unhinged power but additionally positions them as some of the thrilling new acts within the indie music panorama.
:: “Prowl” – Saint Blonde ::
Mitch Mosk, Beacon, New York
If catchy, cathartic pop songs constructed on large feelings are your factor, then look no additional than Saint Blonde’s newest single. The Texan alt-rock band dwell in an intimate house of uncooked ardour and actual connection on “Prowl,” a moody tune about being a messy (and unapologetic) romantic.
You appear so authentic
I image you
Within the afterglow with me
Want one thing bodily
However reduce via all my platitudes rapidly
I’m so shut
Touching your hand
Coronary heart is thrashing out my chest
I hope you fold
‘Trigger I can’t resist
I’m scared of what’s coming subsequent
“‘Prowl’ is kind of a tune about courting, discovering your self once more in that course of, engaged on your self, and the idea of doubtless being emotionally or mentally obtainable so far once more,” Saint Blonde’s vocalist Hunter Fitch tells Atwood Journal. “It’s a tune concerning the realities of informal courting once you’re a feely individual, catching emotions, and attempting to stay as much as expectations. A fling become greater than a fling sort factor, and the sensation of freedom and vulnerability within the means of assembly somebody new.”
He continues, “It’s a tune about self-improvement and perhaps even regret, in a approach. New beginnings and being afraid to make the soar with a brand new individual.”
Saint Blonde’s refrain marks the tune’s confessional climax as Fitch surrenders to forces exterior his management and (seemingly) tries to embrace the second he’s in. Vulnerability doesn’t come straightforward once you’ve simply constructed contemporary partitions, but these partitions can be fast to crumble relying on who’s a’knocking.
I heard it goin ‘spherical
That you simply’re out on the prowl
Not lookin for one more perhaps
I wont allow you to down
I heard it goin ‘spherical
That you simply’re out in town
You’re lookin for one more child
I received’t allow you to down
I heard it goin ‘spherical
It’s arduous to let somebody new in once you’ve simply flushed another person out, and it’s arduous to maintain issues “informal” when that’s not who you’re. Saint Blonde steadiness each of those truths as Fitch sings about beginning once more, placing himself on the market, and getting thrown into one thing he won’t have been prepared for. Some of us would possibly simply throw their fingers up, name it a case of “proper individual, mistaken time,” and stroll fervently in the other way; however others, Saint Blonde’s courageous narrator included, combat via the funk and all that inside turmoil, seemingly recognizing that each one we have now is the right here and now.
Preventing to important
Again to again
Within the Thunderdome with me
She made herself proper at dwelling
Stated “you’re not eliminating me rapidly”
Do probably the most, I’ve bought to impress
Solely displaying you the very best
Tear at my garments
Fingers on my hips
Serving to me to get undressed
A seductively emotive singalong, “Prowl” invitations us to search out consolation in new individuals and new locations, although that scares us. Should you’re not prepared, you’re not prepared – but when there’s even a slight probability that you simply would possibly remorse strolling away, then give it a shot and see the place it goes. Collectively, Fitch and his bandmates Tre Rollins (huitar), Alexander Hernandez (guitar), Tyler Lee Cooper (drums), and Kyle Cade (bass) seize each the angst and pleasure of starting once more. It could ache in and out, however “Prowl” is successful single within the making – and we’re honored to affix Saint Blonde wherever their journey takes them subsequent.
I heard it goin ‘spherical
That you simply’re out on the prowl
Not lookin for one more perhaps
I wont allow you to down
I heard it goin ‘spherical
That you simply’re out in town
You’re lookin for one more child
I wont allow you to down
I heard it goin ‘spherical
:: “with out u” – LSR/CITY, Gareth Emery, Annabel ::
Bárbara Martínez Campuzano, Mexico
Gareth Emery has launched as soon as once more a fantastic single for individuals who love the trance and digital music style. Energizing, pumping, and engrossing, the beat that may sound acquainted to a few of Emery’s previous songs, it’s a useful piece for the dancefloor, for working, for an evening automotive experience, you title it. We are able to discover Emery’s iconic, distinct rhythm if conversant in different of his songs equivalent to “Saving Gentle” and “i noticed your face.” On the planet of digital music, although, familiarity with the artist’s beats doesn’t imply every of their songs is particular, as within the case of “with out u.”
LSR/CITY made its greatest North American tour with 16 reveals firstly of 2024. The challenge has been praised for its spectacular visuals, instrumentation, and new music. As a part of the musical challenge led by Gareth Emery, this tune shouldn’t be solely particular for its digital bases, however for its lyrics and vocals. English singer/songwriter Annabel has participated on this challenge as the only real vocalist, making this tune the results of an ideal contribution that mixes electrical energy, expertise, candy vocals, and even futuristic, cinematic visuals. Annabel wraps this tune in nostalgia as she sings about lacking a previous lover and attempting to hold on with out them. LRS/CITY, due to this fact, has really proven that the mix between emotional, trance, and digital music is feasible and excess of artistic.
:: “Homicide on My Thoughts” – NNancy ::
Danielle Holian, Galway, Eire
NNancy’s “Homicide on My Thoughts” is a daring and emotionally charged anthem that cuts straight to the guts of affection’s most painful truths. This alt-pop gem explores the devastating second when the individual you fell for reveals themselves as a fastidiously constructed facade. With piercing lyrics like, “One other day, one other lie, once more homicide on my thoughts, easy methods to kill an individual you actually are,” NNancy delves into the dissonance between phantasm and actuality, wrapping her vulnerability in haunting melodies and electrifying manufacturing. Her voice, wealthy and emotive, turns into a vessel for the heartbreak, carrying listeners via the peaks and valleys of betrayal and bittersweet longing.
Set towards a backdrop of atmospheric synths and pulsating digital beats, the tune’s sonic journey mirrors the turbulence of its narrative. Beginning with intimate pop components, ‘Homicide On My Thoughts’ crescendos right into a cathartic EDM finale—a launch that feels as uncooked because the feelings it captures. This isn’t only a monitor you hear; it’s one you are feeling in your bones. NNancy proves herself a grasp storyteller, mixing her genre-defying sound with placing honesty to create a tune that’s each deeply private and universally resonant. It’s a triumph for anybody who has ever danced with heartbreak and lived to inform the story.
:: “Up the Greenback” – Quinny ::
Danielle Holian, Galway, Eire
Quinny’s newest single “Up the Greenback” from his debut album Outer Monologue, is a shining instance of his potential to merge humor, sharp social commentary, and addictive indie-rock soundscapes. The monitor, fueled by an irresistible guitar riff, critiques societal obsession with wealth and standing whereas remaining irresistibly danceable. Its accompanying video amplifies the satire, mixing absurdist humor with a DIY aesthetic that enhances Quinny’s allure as an artist who refuses to take himself too critically. Whereas comparisons to Ed Sheeran might catch preliminary consideration on account of a passing resemblance, Quinny rapidly subverts expectations, establishing himself as a uniquely ingenious voice within the indie scene.
:: “Ethyl” – Nick Folwarczny ::
Mitch Mosk, Beacon, New York
Nick Folwarczny’s people rock storytime begins in line exterior a neighborhood OSU bar, and ends in utter infatuation. Launched November 20th, “Ethyl” sees the 20-year-old Columbus native unconcerned with conventional tune construction, as an alternative focusing his efforts on capturing a second in time that he, himself, will always remember. “Lavender robe and a bottle of wine, drink ‘til you drown is the plan,” he sings to start out verse one (of 4), acoustic guitar gently pattering alongside his brightly aching voice.
And oh, the way it aches. Whereas he’s giving us the starting of his love story, Folwarczny is on no account attending to the ending (if there may be one) in simply two and a half minutes’ time; “Ethyl” is a style and a tease, harking back to The Lumineers’ “Flowers in Your Hair” – one other stomp-clap people rock barnstormer that leaves us wanting a lot extra.
Lavender robe and a bottle of wine
Drink ‘til you drown is the plan
You go to the toilet
An x in your hand
That you simply rinse ‘til it’s gone
With your pals you go dance
The bouncer rejected the group up forward
And he laughed when he noticed who was subsequent
I used to be already drunk
He requested me the place I used to be from
And I managed to someway get in
“I wrote this a couple of lady I met at an Ohio State bar, Ethyl & Tank,” Folwarczny tells Atwood Journal.
“I wished the tune to be literal, and that’s precisely how I wrote it. It turned out to be the tune that I’ve been attempting to write down because the begin of my profession.”
I noticed your lavender robe
Like there was nobody round
I drank sufficient to go ask in your title
You instructed me the place you have been going
Stated I’m welcome to affix
And the drinks began pouring once more
I didn’t understand it then however I ought to’ve ran
However your lavender robe
was one thing I wasn’t able to neglect
You tear me aside
Leaving unopened scars to bleed
till they’re now not pink
However your lavender robe
was one thing I wasn’t able to neglect
A reminiscence channeled into lovely, candy music, “Ethyl” is charming, churning, and simple to fall in love with. When Folwarczny lastly offers us the “little bit extra” that we’ve been ready for within the tune’s fourth verse (some would possibly even name it a refrain), we’re already all-in. Positive, she may need damaged his coronary heart – as he sings with poetic grace – however hey, what a narrative.
:: “Something” – Anandita ::
Chloe Robinson, California
R&B/pop singer-songwriter Anandita’s new launch “Something” is a heart-wrenching single about discovering energy inside the ache. Her gorgeous, soulful vocals sing of looking for the braveness to flee a damaged relationship. With each notice you may sense the deep anguish of affection misplaced. Lyrics like “I held onto a love that made me really go insane,” depict simply how a lot the partnership tore her aside. Whether or not it’s a romantic relationship or friendship after we are trapped in one thing so unfulfilling, it isn’t at all times straightforward to chop free. Anandita superbly illustrates that wrestle.
The Indian/American teen was born and raised within the Bay Space by immigrant dad and mom. Talking solely Tamil, as a preschooler she realized English by singing widespread American songs. Now she shouldn’t be solely impressed by Indian music, but additionally by pop idols like Ariana Grande and Mariah Carey. Based mostly in India, she continues to hone in on her craft with confidence and satisfaction. “Something” is a primary instance of how a lot she has grown in her musical artistry.
:: “Redacted Traces” – Sam Uctas ::
Danielle Holian, Galway, Eire
Sam Uctas’ “Redacted Traces” is a daring and charming journey that bridges the hole between conventional songwriting and avant-garde experimentation. Anchored by Sam’s lifelong love affair with the guitar, the album showcases a masterful steadiness between melodic readability and textural complexity. From the uncooked, post-punk power of the title monitor “Redacted Traces” to the emotional depths of “In Your Eyes,” every tune pulls the listener right into a deeply private and thought-provoking world. Recorded on classic tape machines, the album’s analog heat and imperfections add a tactile high quality that enhances its natural and human really feel—one thing more and more uncommon in fashionable manufacturing.
The fantastic thing about “Redacted Traces” lies not solely in its sonic landscapes but additionally in its lyrical depth. Drawing from literary influences like Jack Kerouac and Charles Bukowski, Sam crafts lyrics that stand alone as poetry whereas seamlessly complementing the music. Tracks like “Every little thing is Turning into” and “VRBA” push boundaries, mixing spoken-word poetry with atmospheric soundscapes in a approach that feels groundbreaking but deeply intimate. Whether or not via the driving rhythms of “Falling Out” or the psychedelic funk-dub of “SKU DUB,” Sam Uctas delivers an album that challenges conventions and invitations listeners to discover the perimeters of musical and emotional expression. It’s a piece that lingers lengthy after the ultimate notice.
:: “Amoeba” – Clairo ::
Marc Maleri, Connecticut
Sling is an album that at all times works its approach again into my rotation through the colder months of the 12 months. Clairo’s lyricism together with this album’s strings and harmonies embody this splendidly heat, comforting, and comfy vibe that I crave throughout these seasons, and “Amoeba” isn’t any completely different. The tune is retrospective and self-critical, Clairo analyzing her misplaced efforts and the way they’ve made her lose monitor of priorities. With lyrics like, “Aren’t you glad that you simply reside in a hell and in disguise? / No person but all the pieces, a pool to shed your reminiscence,” Clairo by no means fails to impress along with her potential to embody frequent feelings and lived experiences via these deeply shifting lyrics that might stand as poetry on their very own with none musical backing.
That being stated, the refrain of the tune is wildly addicting because of the instrumentation; nearly each Clairo tune feels inherently heat because of the numerous ‘80s impressed components inside her tracks, however “Amoeba” particularly was in a position to strike the proper steadiness of all the pieces that makes up a Clairo tune. One of many greatest hits off Sling throughout its preliminary launch, “Amoeba” will at all times be a tune that I come again to when the climate drops and I would like that bittersweet soundtrack to accompany what’s occurring in that point of my life.
:: “On My Personal” – Harrison Lipton ::
Mitch Mosk, Beacon, New York
Harrison Lipton can at all times be counted on to fill life’s unhappy occasions with a sweeter glow. Whether or not you’re reeling via grief, careworn past perception, or nursing a damaged coronary heart, the Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter and producer guarantees to appease the souls and perhaps even fire up a smile with “On My Personal,” a dreamy, buoyant breakup anthem. Launched in mid-November, the artist’s second single of the 12 months follows September’s smoldering and seductive “Synchronized Swimming,” and finds Lipton baring his newfound loneliness via trustworthy lyrics and glistening, golden-hued grooves.
It’s actually getting me down
I get nervousness everytime you come round
A smile turns to a frown
Should you don’t name me then
I feel I’m gonna f*ing drown
My therapist says I’m self-sufficient
At the very least I feel so, trigger I don’t pay attention
I inform myself I’m in steady situation
You bought my quantity, I’m going beneath
I’m all alone
No person will get all the pieces that they need
All alone
I bought sufficient of myself to lean on
“Like a long-lost B-side to Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, ‘On My Personal’ is my take on a tongue-in-cheek breakup tune disguised as a dad rock anthem,” Lipton tells Atwood Journal. “With strains like ‘my therapist thinks I’m self-sufficient / a minimum of I feel so ‘trigger I don’t pay attention,’ ‘On My Personal’ pokes enjoyable at its inherent unhappiness, grappling with themes equivalent to loneliness and cognitive dissonance from a brand new perspective.”
“The tune began in a small bed room studio in Carroll Gardens throughout a session with Aidan Ludlam of the booyah! children, who makes use of lyrics like an impressionist painter makes use of paint. He helped me steadiness the dissonance between being dumped and discovering easy methods to be okay with it – now that ‘I’ve bought sufficient of myself to lean on.’ ‘On My Personal’ retains constructing the world ‘Synchronized Swimming’ began, placing forth a distinctly clear and modernized late ‘70s aesthetic.”
You actually turned me on
I’ve been wanting via
outdated messages on my telephone
I’m wondering what you need
We get nearer you then reduce it off
Simply look ahead to me to name you
on a lonely summer season evening
Heard your message that you simply left me, it stated
We’re getting older, this time it’s over
Being on one’s personal can have two connotations, and Harrison Lipton cleverly, poetically embraces each in his music. Sure, you may be remoted and alone – traditional breakup tune content material! – however you can too be unbiased and empowered… whereas nonetheless acknowledging your unhappiness. “On My Personal” aches earnestly and unapologetically, nevertheless it additionally shines with the inside mild of a weathered soul studying to smile once more. And if that’s not cause sufficient to nod alongside to this light tune, then I don’t know what’s.
I’m all alone
No person will get all the pieces that they need
All alone
I bought sufficient of myself to lean on
All alone
No person will get all the pieces that they need
All alone
I’m paying the total worth of my freedom
:: “Gentle of Day” – Camryn Quinlan ::
Danielle Holian, Galway, Eire
Camryn Quinlan’s “Gentle of Day” opens with a serene acoustic intro that looks like a delicate dawn, setting the tone for a monitor full of heat and radiance. Produced by Baldvin Hlynsson, the tune transitions seamlessly from stripped-down intimacy to a vibrant, uplifting refrain that celebrates love’s transformative energy. Delicate bluesy piano strains, a grounding bass, and textured djembe beats construct a layered soundscape, whereas Quinlan’s heartfelt lyrics categorical gratitude and admiration for somebody who brightens her world. The blossoming harmonies within the refrain mirror the themes of renewal and hope, making a universally resonant anthem that looks like a heat embrace.
The reflective center eight affords a poignant pause, permitting Quinlan’s expressive vocals to shine earlier than the tune crescendos right into a triumphant finale. Regardless of her youth, her storytelling depth and vocal maturity evoke comparisons to artists like Taylor Swift and Kacey Musgraves, whereas her soulful instrumentation provides a novel aptitude. “Gentle of Day” is a testomony to Camryn Quinlan’s potential to light up life’s tender moments with authenticity and coronary heart. As a preview of her upcoming EP, If We’re Being Trustworthy, it guarantees even better brilliance forward for this rising star.
:: “Burnouts” – Dipsea Flower ::
Mitch Mosk, Beacon, New York
Dipsea Flower’s third single is the sort of candy tune that makes you need to stand up and do a jig: To bop like no one’s watching and sing like no one’s listening – and why shouldn’t we?! Stay the life you need to stay, and don’t let anyone let you know in any other case. Launched in mid-October, “Burnouts” is an ode to all these daydreamers and dreamchasers who observe their hearts regardless of the robust headwinds towards them.
It’s far simpler to buckle to societal pressures than to face up for what you consider in, particularly once you’re alone in your trigger; to let your loved ones, your pals, your friends dictate how you reside, what you do, and who you’re. Go towards the grain, and the judgments will observe in lockstep. But whether or not you’re labeled a reject, a burnout, or anything beneath the solar, solely you can really perceive your goal on this life – and all of us deserve the prospect to see our personal goal via. Dipsea Flower seize that lovely reality with a deservedly lovely tune.
Storm is passing from the again of the automotive
I sing her tune with my weathered guitar
I would like a candy melody
To catch me after I’m stumblin’ down
California river received’t you give us the evening
A spirit of the land to carry on tight
When the wolves begin circlin’
They begin circlin’spherical
Fireplace dancin’ via us
Screamin’ Hallelujah, wastin’ time
All my pals are burnouts
And we’re doing alright
“‘Burnouts’ is about rising up and realizing that a lot of the issues that we’re instructed to care about aren’t the issues that make us really comfortable,” the band’s lead singer and songwriter Ari Rosenberg tells Atwood Journal. “It’s about realizing that once you resolve to drop society’s plans for you and chase after the stuff you love, many individuals received’t perceive it they usually’ll be fast label you a ‘burnout’ or a ‘failure.’ I’ve seen the people who find themselves prepared to take this threat are those who’ve probably the most fireplace in them, and finally find yourself extra fulfilled.”
We’re at all times altering and have been by no means the identical
Paint my love and wash it away
I let it spill out
‘Trigger I can’t take it to the bottom
Fireplace dancin’ via us
Screamin’ Hallelujah, wastin’ time
All my pals are burnouts
And we’re doing alright
Vibrant melodies and heat, euphonious harmonies fill the air as Rosenberg and his bandmates Marley Striem, Andy Baker, and Trevor Hurvitz create a dreamy, sun-kissed reverie for all to unapologetically bask and sway in. An upbeat, feel-good singalong, “Burnouts” sees the Boston-born, California-based band embracing their very own distinctive paths, whereas inspiring listeners to do the identical. “Fireplace dancin’ via us, screamin’ Hallelujah, wastin’ time! All my pals are burnouts and we’re doing alright.“
Tune out the haters! They’ll by no means perceive us; they’ll by no means get why we do what we do. Don’t fear about what anybody else thinks, and as an alternative give attention to following your coronary heart, chasing your desires, and making your journey your personal… with a stupendous soundtrack, courtesy of Dipsea Flower.
Take my time
I wanna go and take my time
Throw it out all throughout the sky
Take my time
I wanna go and take my time
Throw it out all throughout the sky
Fireplace dancin’ via us
Screamin’ Hallelujah, wastin’ time
All my pals are burnouts
And we’re doing alright
:: You Can Solely Sleep At Night time – Hremse, Rozo, 2lap and malfezante ::
Frederick Bloy, London, England
At occasions, ominous. At occasions, sombre. At occasions, ghoulish. At occasions, soothing. At occasions, plaintive. You Can Solely Sleep at Night time is a type of taciturn digital releases, shrouded beneath algorithms and obscured by an entire privation of selling. Nevertheless, inside that obscurity, that elusiveness, there may be liberation. There may be a capability to repudiate artistic normalcy, to disregard conformity with out remorse, or worry, or disgrace.
It’s the versatility of the digital palette on this album that’s so enchanting. Sure synth tones will billow into zenith-proportions, resonating into chasms of sound akin to the creations of The right way to Disappear Fully (to not be confused with the Radiohead tune of the identical title). The following monitor, a doleful piano hums a lament as a replacement. Issues squelch, issues bubble. Bass tones thrum beneath chords taken from notebooks of Berlin college progressive synth composers. Issues chatter, issues crash. Voices whisper, tapes click on and scratch. The fuzz of vinyl static permeates lonely moments. In a single occasion, you’re ensconced in ambient smog; in one other, you’re immersed in a celestial offcut of a cloud rap producer’s catalogue.
I can’t resolve if the title of this album is supposed to be off-putting, or a consolation. Basically, I can foresee many of those compositions being conducive to a great evening’s sleep. If not that, they might make good firm for notably drowsy, mellow nights of insomnia.
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