Cocoa Futures – Big Time (premiere)
Big Time sees Cocoa Futures sing of self-belief triumphantly pushing aside feelings of doubt, before the song transcends into a Prince-esque guitar solo.… Read More
May – Baby Save Me Tonight
Brooklyn-based May's latest single 'Baby Save Me Tonight' is a smokey and fragile exploration of longing for love, longing for someone who will always be there to save you from the world… Read More
DYAN – Less
'Less' begins almost as a traditional folk track, with Marsh's voice telling of pain and hardship over a harsh, repetitive strumming on the guitar, but as the cello cuts in the song… Read More
Lui Hill – Ancient Dust
'Ancient Dust' begins with Hill's soulful voice in darkness over hanging bass growls and finger clicks, before breaking into a surprisingly upbeat chorus, reflecting the contradictions and inconsistencies of the human condition.… Read More
Riley Pearce – If I Knew (premiere)
Riley Pearce' s If I Knew is a soft and understated track with little more than his stirring voice backed slow percussion and muted horns, giving him the space to reflect on… Read More
Tep No – Who We Are
Toronto's Tep No returns with with another pop gem that embraces soothing harmonies and a foot-tapping rhythms to soundtrack our sun-kissed bliss.… Read More
Dyan – Absence
Dyan's Absence sees the band move away from the electronics towards a hazy lullaby about new beginnings opening up. Its soft guitars and warm harmonies hint at the sunlight of moving on… Read More
Thomas Azier – Echoes
Thomas Azier's Echoes is melancholy throughout, sweeping from the sampled stuttering strummed guitar of the verse and a wistful longing chorus, but where I think Azier really comes into his own is… Read More
