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Jacobi.e – Wake Me Up in My Dreams: Intimately Glitchy Electronic Indie

Posted on 14 March 2021
Jacobi.e

‘Wake Me Up in My Dreams’ is the latest intimately glitchy feat of electronic indie released by up and coming artist and producer, Jacobi.e. The distorted jangle-pop guitars that ease you into his experimentally affable style could only be described as melodic quicksand.

There are some fairly obvious nods to the styles of the Weeknd and the Midnight, but with the LA-based artist’s lo-fi bedroom pop production style and their affinity for art-rock artists such as Radiohead, they’re able to deliver an engaging signature style which allows you drift through their subconscious.

Wake Me Up in My Dreams was inspired by the concept of idealism and our inability to accept the gritty nature of reality. Ironically, it’s viscerally ardent tracks like this that leave me with unrealistic romantic expectations.

Wake Me Up in My Dreams was released on February 21st. You can check it out for yourselves by heading over to SoundCloud.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Post Sex Nachos have released their explosively amorous Indie Rock Anthem Holdin’ Onto You

Posted on 19 December 2020

Columbia-based fourpiece, Post Sex Nachos, have been hit as hard as any emerging artist in 2020, but after hearing the effervescent energy in their latest high-octane Indie Rock anthem, Holdin’ Onto You, you’d struggle to believe it.

Right from the intro, the stadium-filling tone is set while Post Sex Nachos give the likes of Johnny Marr and Arcade Fire a run for their money. The relatable romantic lyrics hammer home a sentiment which we’ve all undoubtedly clung to in preceding months. There’s a euphoric emphasis of the importance of holding onto the person in our lives that see us more vividly than anyone else. If you don’t have the words to tell your favourite person just how much you love them, Post Sex Nachos definitely do.

You can check out Holdin’ Onto You for yourselves by heading over to Spotify.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

MOTIV – ‘Don’t Let Yourself Down’  

Posted on 14 November 2020
MOTIV

In a world of manufactured angsty alt-rock and generic R&B and trap-based pop-dance, it’s always refreshing when an artist does something different; with this track, MOTIV produces something close to eighties synth-pop – think Pet Shop Boys, Nik Kershaw, or Howard Jones – but with a modern, updated twist.

It’s ridiculously catchy, too. The ‘Don’t Let Yourself Down’ hook of the track’s title squirms its way into your head and refuses to leave for hours after the track has finished. Yet, it perseveres with an almost-ambient set of eighties-style production values – heavy reverb, old-school sequenced and gated drum beats, and a synth melody which mimics the vocal line, all whirling and writhing around that lyrical hook. ‘Don’t Let Yourself Down’ is a perfect slice of danceable, singable pop that’s a beautiful antidote to 2020’s lockdown blues.

Follow MOTIV on Instagram.

Review by Alex Holmes