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Joyce V Harrison’s ‘Flirt’ Is A Tempestuous Journey Through Pop Nostalgia

Posted on 15 June 2024
https://soundcloud.com/joyceonthekeys/flirt

The pop songwriting powerhouse with swathes of potential, Joyce V Harrison, sliced her superlative chops right through her latest tempestuously seductive single, Flirt, featuring vocals by Nikki Leonti and produced by Andrew Ramsey.

With grooves and hooks that echo the infectious earworm appeal of 00s pop artists in the vein of The Sugababes, there’s a nostalgic edge to the funked-up pop production. Yet nothing overrides the release as much as the catchy choruses that pertain to their own sense of gravity and how the lyrics work their way into the psyche while alluding to Joyce V Harrison’s prowess in painting rich in emotional imagery vignettes. By listening to Flirt, you will see exactly how the phenomenon of the femme fatale embedded itself in popular culture. The emboldened hit, which contrasts sticky-sweet tonal hues with fierce energy is flawless by any measure.

As a non-performing ASCAP songwriter and Grammy-voting member of the Recording Academy, Joyce V Harrison has written songs for everyone from Jeri Faktor and the Backporch Symphony to AVI Records to LeAnn Rimes. After hearing Flirt, we have no doubt that far more artists will reach the crowning points of their career with her material.

Flirt was officially released on June 6th; stream the single on SoundCloud.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Anna Smith overcome cancer to share her joie de vivre classic pop single, Feel Like Myself

Posted on 11 April 2023

After undergoing six months of chemo and immunotherapy, songwriter Anna Smith immortalised the memory of getting the all-clear in her song, Feel Like Myself, sung by the vocalist Jolie. The rapture of the moment radiates through the single, which was written for her daughter, that everyone should drink in if only once, to get the reminder that for all the expectations we have in life, sometimes simply being alive is the greatest triumph.

We spend so much time wishing to be someone else, to have the attributes, the wealth, the status, the acclaim of someone else, but as proven by this enlivening feat of classic piano pop, there is nothing sweeter than feeling like yourself after you’ve learnt to love the skin you’re in and respect your body for all that it grants you.

Feel Like Myself officially released on March 19th. Hear it on YouTube.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Imelda Gabs sophisticated the pop genre to the nth degree with her mournfully minimalistic neo-classic pop single, RECKLESS

Posted on 20 December 2022

‘RECKLESS’ is the latest intensely compelling single from the pop innovator Imelda Gabs. From a mournfully minimalistic neo-classic prelude of minor piano keys, the contemporary ballad that comes to terms with a disposition of recklessness seamlessly builds; utilising the dynamic vocal range of Imelda Gabs to orchestrate one of the most strident crescendos to ever grace the pop genre.

The pain exhibited borders on primal as the independent singer and producer gave an intimate view of her own shortcomings to universalise the phenomenon of letting our inner saboteur lead us to a position of self-doubt, regret, and inner hostility.

The 24-year-old Belgian and Congolese artist grew up in Switzerland, where she studied piano, violin and signing before evolving as a composer and songwriter. Since 14, she has been gracing prestigious stages amongst world-renowned artists before she started to focus on her recorded music, and my God, the airwaves were crying out for her elevated balletic grace.

Watch the cinematic official music video for RECKLESS on YouTube.

Review by Amelia Vandergast