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Kimi Nickerson – Boundaries: The Ultimate Dark-Pop Anthem for Self-Reclamation

Kimi Nickerson

For anyone who has felt the desperation to shed the facades worn to appease others and unapologetically don their own unfeigned guise, Kimi Nickerson’s latest alt-pop tour de force is the ultimate anthem for self-reclamation.

Boundaries is an artfully moody electronic pop ballad that quickly breaks away from convention with its dark reverberant synth-driven melodies and bass-punched syncopated beats. As Nickerson layers her vocals to create a one-woman choir, the track takes on an arcane atmosphere that is guaranteed to spill from the soundwaves into your soul.

The production paints a scene of gritty defiance with its cinematic instrumentation and delicate high-end frequencies that purposefully carry the vocal narration. It is a haunting exploration of reclaiming personal power, and if you’ve ever shrunk into yourself to please someone else, Boundaries will scratch far beyond the surface.

Drawing inspiration from NF, Jon Bellion, and BANKS, Kimi fused electronic synths with modern trap and drill drums to create a genre-defying synthesis to platform her raw, thought-provoking lyrics and memorable alternative melodies.

The track is a paradoxical cocktail of soulful spirituality and dark, domineering aesthetics. It’s a juxtaposition that not only underscores the thematic power of the track but also elevates it as a defining moment in Nickerson’s discography.

Boundaries will be available to stream on all major platforms, including Spotify, from September 26th.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Rebecca Downes has released her artfully enticing aural storm “Mama Weer All Crazee Now”

I love nothing more than when artists tear the stigma from insanity. Naturally, I’m infatuated with Alt artist Rebecca Downes’ fiercely unapologetic latest single “Mama Weer All Crazee Now”.

The artfully atmospheric release is enticing from the first striking note. To start, there’s tender turbulence behind her plaintively evocative vocals which steadily runs through her wisdom-spilling lyricism. As the track progresses, the intensity builds, and any true audiophiles are sure to have a few jaw-drop moments.

It would be no stretch to say that Mama Weer All Crazee Now is the most stylistically entrancing single we have heard in 2020. From now on, if Rebecca Downes is pouring her introspective into any soundscape, I want to hear it. I want to drink in the intoxicating cocktail of aural ingenuity and sheer passionate determination to deliver a track drenched in sincerity and perception-shifting wordplay.

You can check out Rebecca Downes latest single by heading over to Spotify now.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Singer-Songwriter Regina Fae has released her arcanely powerful single “Getting Over You”

Getting Over You is the fourth single to be released by singer-songwriter Regina Fae. And it is the fourth time she’s crafted an arcanely powerful soundscape which perfectly captures the complexity of emotion.

Getting Over You is so much more than your usual lovelorn song, it’s absolving, it’s raw, and instrumentally, it’s practically celestial. It’s rare to encounter a baroquely inspired romantic track which oozes strikingly contemporary appeal. Once you hit play, you’re on a journey, and you’ll be captivated until long after the accordantly heart-breaking, ethereally chilling outro.

You can check out Regina Fae’s single Getting Over You for yourselves by heading over to Spotify.

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Review by Amelia Vandergast