rescuing musical virtue in distress.
Genres are at their best when they are being wilfully ignored. Better still when they are not even being acknowledged in the first place. I think it is this healthy ambivalence to the idea of musical rules and regulations that makes At Night such an interesting musical prospect. I guess it is pop, sort of,... Continue Reading →
I guess the reason that so many people, especially in the pop and dance worlds, are referencing 80’s sounds, even if they don’t always realise it, is because that was a more pioneering time. Today, making music can be as simple as downloading samples, using technology to bend even the most lack lustre vocals into... Continue Reading →
As he proved so eloquently before on Shadow Visions, Earl Donald’s music has a wonderful softness to it without ever resorting to being too fragile or overly delicate. He makes a sort of ambient, electro pop but he does so by first building a strong, though often spacious, backbeat. And it is this solidity which... Continue Reading →
If pop music is all about addictive melodies and dance music is based on infectious beats then Right Direction is where the two worlds collide. The result is something which would feel as at home in the underground nightclubs as it would getting regular play on mainstream radio playlists. And that is a cool trick... Continue Reading →
If you are going to do pop you might as well tick all the boxes, pop done half heartedly is a waste of everyones time. Those boxes include things like, infectiousness, addictive grooves, danceable beats, euphoric lyrics and a sense of adventurousness, abandonment and escapism. Kamryn Marie makes music which visits all of these stations... Continue Reading →
As the world becomes a smaller place it is only logical that sounds and styles merge, cultures and musical traditions weave together and even languages become interchangeable. Not that Acapulco, Mexico and California, USA, the two places that La Sinclair has called home, are that far apart but her ability to deliver her songs in... Continue Reading →
Like all artists worth bending your ear at in the pop market, it is Jimmy Laine’s desire to warp the format that keeps him ahead of the game. Bones, his latest in a run of recent stand alone singles, takes elements of pop, the bounce of the beat, the accessibility, and mixes it with a... Continue Reading →
Even before you get to the music itself there is something wonderfully endearing about going on here. With a song title which just says that fad and fashion isn’t their game, take us or leave us, and a band name which is both confident of their skills yet slightly wacky in the way that they... Continue Reading →
British electronic act Cabinet of Millionaires has announced the new 'Stop The Coup' EP, a politically-charged set of three tracks, which was released on December 6. The video features stunning artwork from Oliver Lancaster Smith. Political change in the UK often prompts Yorkshire electronic act Cabinet of Millionaires to pull out a champion protest banger! With... Continue Reading →