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‘Never’ from Salt Lake City band Steve Michels & Foreign Figures is a widely enjoyable rock single

Posted on 19 October 2020

Orem in Utah is the home of Foreign Figures and they are in formidable form here on ‘Never‘.

The band members are Steve Michels, EJ Michels, Seth78, JonnyT and they all met while overseas and this bond has only strengthened over time. The sounds are explosive, well-delivered and with a flair that is so rare these days.

After proudly sharing the stage with the likes of X Ambassadors, Lukas Graham, Kesha, and American Authors plus touring their first EP ‘Overzealous‘ throughout the USA in 2019, the band hit the studio to create their next wave of music. The year has been crazy but productive too.

This is a love-filled pop rock track about wanting to be with someone so badly that it hurts. You are on a daydream and just want to be happy and not be a ghost. You feel that this love would be so strong if given the chance. Sadly things don’t seem to be working for you this time. You may need to find a new love or fight through for now.

Foreign Figures are on top form with ‘Never‘ and this is a late night song that is both sad and reflective, the mystery of love is all to see. The Utah band are a dazzling outfit that are worth a listen.

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London’s Tamarind Dream take us on a groovy lo-fi ride with ‘Grapefruit’

Posted on 18 October 2020
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Tamarind Dream take us on a groovy lo-fi ride with ‘Grapefruit‘ and this is a lovely track to help us all in 2020.

This young London-based group and are making waves and we are just enjoying the ocean. This is so smooth with classy attributes for our ears.

You fight so hard for that extra bit of energy. It’s that bittersweet moment as you know that it is there but you need to find it. New memories are on the way and you just need to fight through this currently moment. Time will help but you you want this moment now.

Tamarind Dream are quite glorious on the new single called ‘Grapefruit‘. This is a fruit lo-fi mix of wonderful music that will surely cheer you up. This is one of the best tracks of the year so far due to its awesome vibe and subtle lyrics. Here is some pure Psychedelic R&B that will make you happy. This is a welcome 2020 release and this is a fine track.

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Jonathan Levy sends us a beautiful gem with ‘Lover Boy’

Posted on 17 October 2020

Singer-songwriter Jonathan Levy sends us a beautiful indie-folk gem with his news single called ‘Lover Boy‘.

This is the 2nd single from Jonathan Levy and he is in fantastic form here. He is a Tel-Aviv-based artist who speaks quite candidly about love and the constant changes that take place in a relationship. These can be good and they can be bad too, such is life. With soft undertones that show care, this is the perfect tonic in a rough year.

“The song describes the complexity of the endless changes in a relationship, both mentally and physically, while the bottom line is that no matter what, love wins all.”

This is the kind of song to play on a mellow weekend morning. A reflective piece with lots of heart and soul, this is a song to make you think. Jonathan Levy is quite stunning on ‘Lover Boy‘ as he glides in with this fine piece of art. Love does always win and we must never forget that.

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Irish singer-songwriter Eiza Murphy is effortlessly incredible on her new single ‘Black Hole’

Posted on 15 October 2020

Eiza Murphy is effortlessly incredible on her new indie-pop single ‘Black Hole‘, her voice transfixes all of your senses.

Eiza Murphy is a conscious artist from Cork in luscious Ireland. After moving to the big lights of New York when she was 15 to study, she learnt what she needed and then came back to the UK. Living in busy London from 2018, she has performed all over the city and has big plans. With lots of radio play, she is on a mission to get her vibrant music out there.

‘Black Hole‘ from Eiza Murphy is a cinematic masterpiece from all angles of view. The sounds are so well put together, the production matches her voice so well and you can’t help but smile. This is the type of musician that is around but you have to do a bit of digging to find gemstones like this. This is music from an upcoming series or movies surely, the beauty is for all to see and enjoy. The Irish singer is an act to keep a very close eye on,

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The Bow sing about the painful memory of heartbreak on ‘Desire’

Posted on 14 October 2020

The Bow sing about the painful memory of heartbreak on ‘Desire‘ and they are so poignant on their new Indie Pop single with meaning.

The Bow are a new band consisting of members of TAOF (The Art of Fusion). They are a quality outfit and this is a marvelous song to boost our souls in 2020. With a mellow outlook, this is exactly the healing type of song that makes a difference.

You loved each other so much but sadly things ended. This is the way things are and you can’t stand it. There are good days and bad days, the love was so strong and then it ended. You will recover and this was been a good life lesson.

‘Desire‘ from The Bow is a Pop track for the ages and you can feel the quality here. The vocals are softly delivered but with meaning and this is a new track from deep down in the soul. This is a new band that are just starting out but with songs like this, we will be hearing lots about this fine act.

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‘Cigarettes et rosé’ from Elise Boulanger is just incredible for the ears

Posted on 14 October 2020

With the start that sounds kinda like Game of Thrones, you just know that this is going to be cinematic and gloriously sung. It is. ‘Cigarettes et rosé‘ from Elise Boulanger is the new and powerful single from this Canadian-born singer and more.

With over 15 years in the music game, Elise Boulanger is a sweet singer that has an aura of orchestral instrumentation. Hailing from Canada, this charming chamber-folk-pop artist completely captivates audiences with her haunting avalanche of a vibrant voice. She is a bilingual multi-instrumentalist and composer that creates cinematic dreamscapes. with cello, violin, piano, drums and ukulele sounds that make this song so special. Her voice is hauntingly beautiful and this is a music that is off the top shelf. The way the song changes so quickly shows that this is a musician like no other.

‘Cigarettes et rosé‘ is an energetically percussive anthem of silly French happenings alluding to history and the importance of trusting people. While living in France, Elise observed that, “people wouldn’t trust others to come into their homes. Thus, they would avoid having at-home gatherings. This absolutely fascinated me, especially given that Canadians are so welcoming and accepting.”

This is a fascinating story, the song is full of different instruments and they wave in, you feel the goodness here and the meaning behind the song. This is a lovely anthem and you can tell that lots of time was put in here, this is quite glorious to listen to.

‘Cigarettes et rosé‘ from Elise Boulanger is the new and powerful single from the Canadian-born singer who impresses so much here. This is music that probably will be played loud and over and over again, this is a gem.

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The fascinating story of: Nightmarine by Kaya & The Science of the Lamps drop incredible rotoscoped video

Posted on 11 October 2020

‘Nightmarine‘ from Kaya & The Science is a gloriously made new single with fascinating visuals to match.

‘Nightmarine‘ is packed with with real stories of Kaya’s father’s career marine biologist, the loss and grief felt after losing a loved parent, this is the life of a human dealing with the ups and downs of staying positive afterwards. This can be somber but you feel hopeful, this is a musician who believes that there is light out there.

Their inspiration comes from vaudeville, visual art, early Hollywood movie scores, Nordicana, wine, flamenco, trip-hop, music boxes, Paris and whiskey bars. This is an act with a wide-range of influences, they music is varied and this visual video gives us further insight into their style.

‘Nightmarine‘ from Kaya & The Science is a lovely music video, the vocals are glassy and crisp, the sounds keep you hooked throughout. This is a creative song that is so real, the story is about loss and also how to stay strong. A marvellous effort from this fine outfit that are surely going to get lots of attention from music fans.

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Melbourne singer-songwriter Jayvier is on top form with ‘Everything That Happened’

Posted on 10 October 2020

Melbourne singer-songwriter Jayvier is on top form with his new song about lost love on ‘Everything That Happened‘.

With the string-filled start, we are soon put into the story of the blizzard. he was at the bottom, was stumbling but made it anyway. He ended up missing that special soul, he thought she was gone. Somehow it worked out and he got to meet her in the end.

There is a lot of lovely indie-folk here, you can feel that this is a singer-songwriter who is well-traveled. He has seen a lot of music venues and bars, the extra bit of vocals is so great to hear. He projects his voice so well and the song is vibrant, full of stops to gain momentum again.

‘Everything That Happened‘ from Australian singer-songwriter Jayvier who is looking for his angel on this fine song, full of quality vocals and a story about lost love.

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Howling indie groove with the debut from Aheartthing’s ‘Ye Ehn’

Posted on 10 October 2020

This is a howling indie groove with incredible vocals on Aheartthing’s ‘Ye Ehn‘.

This is the first release from Aheartthing’s new full length EP ‘Just Bekause It’s Tuesday‘. Self-written and produced by Mors, this is such a stunner of a track with emotive raps, the sound feels like its a sonic palate of enjoyable music to warm our cold hearts. This is a song for the movies, each vocal is placed into the ears and it won’t let go. This is an R&B journey that means something.

Aheartthing’s ‘Ye Ehn‘ is a terrific track that has a few different varieties of genres inside it. We are treated to a debut track that is one to watch, this is a new group that are planning to get their music out to as many people as possible. The world is a better place with indie music like this, the earthy feel gushes together like a barrel, there is some quality here.

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Hank Quillen sings with stories about her on ‘Still Love You’

Posted on 9 October 2020
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Hank Quillen is an actor, singer-songwriter-producer who writes and records his own songs and has appeared in hit TV Shows and feature films. He is back on the music side this time with the groovy 70’s inspired jam called ‘Still Love You‘.

His latest release contains a lot of songs and this is due to lock down. Suddenly time was there to make all those songs he really wanted. Extra time was taken here to make this right and the class is so clear to see from this multi-talented performer.

This has that old school feel to it. It is 3am in the morning and you can just think of her. She consumes your mind even though she treated you so badly. You just tried to be there but it wasn’t enough, Your love is so strong still however and you can’t get her out of your mind.

‘Still Love You‘ from Hank Quillen is an honest song about love. You feel the passion here from the well-traveled singer and actor. This is a fine effort and the indie-folk honest drop-lings, are exactly what we need in 2020.

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Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen