Now Listening: This Week's Tracks
Chloe Lilac - β10 Thingsβ
Brooklyn-based artist Chloe Lilac releases her new single, β10 Things,β an edgy introduction to her music. In β10 Things,β Chloe Lilac blends smooth and exciting rock elements with the sound of indie pop. Through the song, she touches on the rough edges of a friendship fallout. She grabs you with the notes of the guitar in the beginning and pulls you in with the melody through her vocals. Chloe Lilac is someone you can find a part to obsess over in her music. With a new project coming soon this fall, β10 Thingsβ leaves us with an anticipation for more.
Blaketheman1000 - βIbuprofenβ
Fun elements with energetic effects, Blaketheman1000 makes pop music that youβll have stuck in your head all day. βIbuprofenβ is the newest single that takes you back to an era of pop that felt innocent. With synth traits and sounds reminiscent of video game instrumentals, βIbuprofenβ flows by so fast youβll be playing it all over again. Blaketheman1000βs music is the kind youβll find so unique that you canβt help but really love it. Listen to βIbuprofenβ and keep an ear out for new Blaketheman1000, an introduction you need.
Young & Sick - βCICADASβ
Right from the opening minute, βCICADASβ delivers spring into your ears. The entire song is an operatic, R&B explosion of musicality that will make you sit right up, ready to let the Young & Sick revive your senses. The beat is something that sticks out the most. Itβs a biomimicry inspired instrumental as if the chirps of birds were able to create a soulful tune. Iβll be listening to this song whenever I am ready to feel alive again as the winter pushes against the days to come. Canβt wait to dream of cicadas tonight.
Lifehouse - βStaticβ
Flowing right through you, βStatic,β is a sweet and cinematic sounding song by Lifehouse. Emerging from the early 2000s with pop mixed punk, the band is hitting a new sound that is reminiscent of early 2000s indie with a hint of modern pop. βStaticβ starts off with instrumentals so sweet before introducing exciting elements that keep you engaged throughout the whole song. If youβre looking for a new band to do a discog dive of, Lifehouse is it.
Delights - βMondayβ
As summer ends and the longing for it to stay presents itself, Delights new song, βMonday,β is a sweet way to keep that summer feel longer. With glittery guitar notes and drums that keep you moving, βMondayβ sounds like the indie rock song you play on a sunny day. Delights create a sincere atmosphere with their music and the overall feel of βMondayβ is a warm introduction to the goodness they radiate.
Analog Dog - βSaw Your Faceβ
βSaw Your Faceβ is the multi-genre bliss youβre looking for. With elements reminiscent of The Byrds and The Beatles mixed with Khruangbin and The Strokes, Analog Dog makes music that is generated by everything you love. βSaw Your Faceβ has a certain groove that becomes addicting, a song to play on loop. The track was written about a dream where you see someone that no longer is in your life but you wish they were. Itβs up to you on how to interpret it and thatβs the best kind of music out there. Dive into their discography and enjoy βSaw Your Face.β
Alex Slay - βDeep Endβ
Nashville-based R&B artist Alex Slay brings us his new single, βDeep End,β a smooth track with a groove we canβt get enough of. Inspired by artists like Stevie Wonder and Anderson Paak, itβs not surprise Alex Slay has the ability to transfer his ideas to music seamlessly. Combining elements from genres like Jazz to Neo-soul to R&B with hints of indie pop, Alex is meant to rise to the top of the charts. βDeep Endβ is an instant favorite that we couldnβt help but tap our feet to and move our heads to. Itβs a song that makes your body react and coming across something like that is rare. Keep up with Alex Slay and listen to βDeep Endβ to bring some light in to your day.
Kumala - β(Lunar In The) Summertideβ
Kumula is a balance between sweet and slow. β(Lunar In The) Summertimeβ is a track to fill up your night with a breath of fresh air. Throughout the song, Kumula utilizies every element possible and does it so well you canβt help to be obsessed with every single note in the song. As the chorus goes on and you reach the middle of the song, her vocals bring up a mellow feeling in your body that becomes addicting. Kumula is everything to expect from indie pop right now and someone to keep an ear out for.
The Grand Mess - βThink Of Meβ
Canadian born, Brooklyn based singer songwriter, The Grand Mess releases his new single βThink Of Meβ. A brooding song with plaintive lyrics that go alongside a music video where you can feel that suffocating induced anxiety of not being able to help someone and the lack of closeness. According to The Grand Mess, βWith this song and video, I wanted to explore the difficulty in helping someone out of a depressive state, especially when you are in the same cold, dark place. It explores how no matter what is said or done, the only thing that you can do is just be there, which has been a challenge this past year and a half.β From the beginning, to the very last seconds of the song, the listener is able to feel the passion in his deep, honey like vocals and understand the words heβs saying to a T.
Dunebug - βLie To Meβ
Manchester-based artist Dunebug presents her brand new single βLie to Meβ. A beautifully tragic song about a walking on eggshells-type relationship that's disguised with dreamlike, hazy vocals and instrumentation. Dunebug is a solo project by bedroom pop artist Chi Limpiroj, who is a self-taught producer and creates her own work right in her bedroom. The single is accompanied by a music video that makes you feel as if you're in Northern Italy rolling around in vineyard-covered hills in the summer. The visuals embody the lyrics with such ease and with it being shot on a 16mm gives it even more of that soft effect to bring it all together and create such a charming piece.
