POESY Gets Personal On New Single “Diamonds”

Omar Serrano
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POESY Gets Personal On New Single “Diamonds”

Canadian musician POESY blissfully returns to the airwaves with her latest enticing release – ‘Diamonds’. Gloriously encompassed in dark, mysterious, and alluring melodies, ‘Diamonds’ is the intense, raw, glistening pop-rock anthem we have all been waiting for. Written and recorded in Toronto, the song’s narrative is influenced by POESY’s self-confessed fascination with time and that nothing lasts forever; every moment, be it good or bad, is fleeting, temporary yet utterly beautiful.

“Diamonds is at its core, a song about experiencing a dark time and trying to drag yourself through to the other side. It’s about the pressure you put on yourself that leaves you with dark inner turmoil. I’ve dragged myself out of that countless times so I hope Diamonds can do that for someone else. I called it Diamonds because they’re a substance that is made under huge amounts of pressure, but they’re also so valuable – just like we are. So be gentle with yourself…” – POESY

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Mae Muller Shares Her Favorite Song Lyrics from Rihanna, Harry Styles, and more

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Mae Muller Shares Her Favorite Song Lyrics from Rihanna, Harry Styles, and more

London-based singer and songwriter Mae Muller shares with us some of her favorite lyrics written by various musicians during a recent interview. The rising artist released her debut studio album, ‘Chapter 1’ through Capitol Records back in 2019, shedding light on the young woman’s talent. Muller has plenty of experience navigating the songwriting scene, emphasizing why the meaning behind these specific pieces hit close to home.

Available now on all platforms, is the rising star’s recent 22 minute EP ‘no one else, not even you.’ The musician is known for her perfect blend of heartfelt lyrics and eloquent vocals, describing her new EP as “honest, empowering and sassy” in a recent interview with Tonight Mag. Muller expressed that “It’s about being independent, finding my voice, and just saying this time I’m doing this for me, not for anybody else.” The young artist’s distinctive ability to communicate strong narratives through her music represents a style that is swiftly solidifying the rising artist as the spokeswoman of her generation.

Mae Muller – Wish U Well

 

“I know I come across like some kind of savage, I think it’s the damage, it’s just how I handled it”

“My favorite lyric that I’ve written from my brand new EP, No One Else Not Even You!” – Mae Muller

Harry Styles – Cherry

“I can tell that you are at your best, I’m selfish so I’m hating it”

“I love this lyric because it’s such an honest emotion and not a particularly attractive one. But that’s another reason why I love it.” – Mae Muller

Rihanna – Stay

“All along it was a fever”

“One of the best opening lines to a song ever. EVER. THE POWER!” – Mae Muller

John Mayer – In Your Atmosphere

 

  “Wherever I go, whatever I do, I wonder where I am in my relationship to you”

“A stunning stunning song” – Mae Muller

Janelle Monae – I Like That

“I’m the random minor note your hear in major songs”

“One of my favourite songs. You can’t not feel empowered listening to it” – Mae Muller

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Luca & the Lost Tribe Drops Debut Single ‘The Wake’

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Luca & the Lost Tribe Drops Debut Single ‘The Wake’

Seattle-based electronic group, Luca & the Lost Tribe release debut single, ‘The Wake’ available now on all major streaming platforms. The track is also available for purchase via iTunes and Amazon. The duo joined forces, creating a collaboration project between lead-singer Luca and founder/producer Nathaniel Savah. Rising musician Luca has turned heads within the industry, generating over a million streams on his solo project ‘Quite the View’ back in 2018. Lost Triibe’s debut EP ‘Escape’ has also generated millions of streams, including a feature from the Seattle-native rapper Sam Lachow.

Coupling Luca’s vocals with Savah’s aptitude to produce, the duo successfully composed the group’s first collaboration project. The Lost Tribe initially caught Lucas’s attention as he saw the producers stickers on display throughout campus while attending his university. He soon after was introduced to Savah through a mutual friend. The artists promptly progressed, selling out two local shows while being slated to headline a third. The industrious duo has now released their first single together, available for streaming on all major platforms.

The merging of this duo’s imaginative minds has gifted listeners with a warm, yet optimistic vibe, categorizing this single into the pop genre. Luca expressed in a recent post “Times have been really tough for a lot of people lately- we made this song to serve as a message of hope for the folks feeling caught up in all the negative energy in the world right now. Although we have a lot of really pressing issues that absolutely need to be taken care of, I truly do believe there is a light at the end of this tunnel.” It is comprehensible that these artists are working in the present time, in an attempt to bring light to the pandemic.

The up-and-coming stars are maintaining a footprint within the pop music scene, generating high expectations for future tunes to come. It is to be anticipated that this track is just one of the many heightening collaborations that this rising artist will bring to fruition. Listen now, as 2020 has finally given us music fans something we can enjoy.

Lexie Palms Arrives On Scene With “Can It Be Me” Ahead of Upcoming EP

Omar Serrano
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Lexie Palms Arrives On Scene With “Can It Be Me” Ahead of Upcoming EP

Having her artist name itself derive from the place of her birth – Leça da Palmeira, keeps the young singer feel grounded and ever connected to her homeland. Having spent the previous year performing in and around the city, whilst continuing to explore and create her music, Lexie Palms is primed and ready to share new music this 2020 leading up to a debut EP “midstream”. Currently London living, the soulfully soothing singer, songwriter and producer has her focus firmly set on creating emotive songs fuelled with colour, spirit, and feeling. Oozing a confident, comforting warmth, her smooth and sultry vocals dust over textured and undulating synth lines, culminating in a proud fusion of her Mediterranean roots combined with threads of her vibrant, modernistic city life. 

Making headlines for her latest “Can It Be Me,” the anticipation is finally settling as we continue to wait for the release of the young pop stars EP due soon.

“Can It Be Me was the first track I made after taking a one-year break in song writing and producing. That was straight after I graduated from university and the stress of constantly trying to figure out what would come next in my career got the best of me.

‘Can It Be Me’ marked a shift in that mindset and unlocked a feeling of hope and desire to go further with my music. It’s about realising that when you’re hungry for more and really do it just for pure enjoyment and happiness, that’s when you start moving forward.” – Lexie Palms

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Mokita Hits With New Single “Bad”

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Mokita Hits With New Single “Bad”

Taken from Kivila, a language native to Papua New Guinea, Mokita roughly translates to “the truth we all know but don’t talk about.” This phrase perfectly encapsulates Mokita’s mantra. The Nashville-based electro-pop producer has never been afraid to get deeply personal and explore dark personal themes such as anxiety and stress, and today is no different.

Recently, Mokita released his single “Bad.” Contagious, buoyant sound designs accompany Mokita’s chilled vocals. He sings about a romantic interest who is no good for him and messing with his head. However, he just can’t get that person out of his mind. The drop dives deeper into the danceable and catchy rhythms, guaranteed to hook any electro-pop enthusiast. The artwork is representative of the song’s themes, with the word “bad” being painted largely on a traffic sign. It goes to show the stubbornness of human nature, sometimes to our detriment.

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Dzeko And Keith Urban Combine On Upbeat House Tune, ‘Both Still Young’

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Dzeko And Keith Urban Combine On Upbeat House Tune, ‘Both Still Young’

Dzeko isn’t new to working alongside big names in pop, with his Post Malone collaboration, ‘Jackie Chan‘, crossing the 500 million mark on Spotify. In his latest, ‘Both Still Young’, he invites multiple Grammy-award-winning country star Keith Urban for a mesmerizing vocal performance over an upbeat dance production.

Keith’s country feel remains intact with the folk-styled guitar in the verses, while the drop employs a captivating combination of vocal chops and deep-house synths to make a resounding impact on the listener. Running at just under three minutes in length, ‘Both Still Young’ is short and sweet, making for a memorable and feel-good dance pop classic.

ARI Tackles Paranoia With New Single “Oh Well”

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ARI Tackles Paranoia With New Single “Oh Well”

It’s rather bone chilling when you figure out the music at surface level goes beyond what you may think or know. Music is used an expression of oneself and Toronto-native ARI does it to a personal scale that it’s impossible to ignore. With intentions of captivating her listeners, you will find yourself seamlessly connecting with ARI at will.

Sticking to her brand of authenticity, ARI makes her presence felt with addicting new single “Oh Well,” in anticipation of her debut EP. Allowing her followers to see another side of her, ARI utilizes music to tell her stories. Looking ahead to a debut EP out this summer, you can find the rising pop-star climb the ranks and making her voice heard.

“Oh well is about a dream I had one night. I woke up in a strange place surrounded by people to find my voice had been forcefully ripped away. There was nothing I could say or do to get people to notice me. After panicking, I became numb to the feeling all at once. This song plays on my ability to constantly feel as if there’s nothing I can say or do that’s right. “Is it all a waste of my time, is it all made up in my mind” speaks to that paranoid feeling that maybe is my own doing but I can’t get away from and since it’s such a recurring instance its become almost an unwelcome friend” – ARI

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Bad Honey Break Down EP “Awake Tonight” Track By Track

Omar Serrano
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Bad Honey Break Down EP “Awake Tonight” Track By Track

Comprised of both Lydia Clowes & Teresa Origone, Bad Honey is the newest soul-pop duo from South East London garnering reactions from all over the world. Bad Honey emits a fragile and dreamy voice. Combining the purest sounding vocals, minimal synths and jumping rhythms, culminating in the most succulent of sweet spots-a nice mix of experimental music and lo-fi electronics.

Capturing the hearts of their listeners one by one, the duo have put forward their best efforts into their latest “Awake Tonight” EP. Making its arrival on streaming platforms today, we’ve had the privilege of chatting with the two creatives to break down the project track by track.

STILLNESS

“Inspired by an overwhelming feeling of being small in the face of nature, and how this can bring you back down to earth. We wrote this on a nice sunny day with Frenchie (The Naked Eye) in a park in East London, it’s a simple idea of looking out at the world and having that feeling inside which you can’t quite explain. This song has so many vocal layers, which maybe subconsciously reflected the complexity of humans. Recently having done a road trip in a van where I (Lydia) was forced to live very simply, it made me realise that living simply is so refreshing, and how focusing on very small things throughout your day can really take you back to the basics and not get too caught up in the complexities of life and the things around you.”

EASILY

“This song is a light hearted story of a new found love where all the little things matter. You can definitely tell it was written in the summer. We had a lot of fun making this with all our favourite synths and lots of vocal harmonies and layers, and the middle 8 of the song features a friend Toby Couling playing percussion on some pots and pans, which is our favourite bit of the song. This song is actually so hard to play live as there is so much going on (vocally and instrumentally), so by the time we get to the end of the song at a gig we look at each other really flustered and red faced, it’s so funny.”

BLISSFULLY UNAWARE

“Although on the surface this song may appear light and bouncy there is certainly a darker side to it.We wrote this with our friend Georgia (Sharky), who is also featured in the song. When writing the lyrics we were thinking about the many worries surrounding global warming and our climate in the modern world. It’s about the contrasting outlooks humans can have on these issues, and how helpless it can feel when it seems that half of the world are not taking it seriously enough and the small things you do to try and help feel useless. “Close your eyes or stay awake” referring to either turning a blind eye or doing something about it. After having written the song we had a big instrumental section in the middle which was longing for a rap verse, so we brought our friend Mercy (MEI) in where she voiced her similar thoughts on the whole thing.”

CIRCLES

“Circles is about being in a relationship where both people are fighting their own battles, and finding strength in supporting each other. It’s a positive way of saying ‘I’ve got you and you’ve got me’, and not allowing things to go round in a vicious circle where problems are ignored and the situation gets worse. We wanted to create some cyclic motion within the music as well, so we did this via the looping arpeggiated synth in the verses, and the layered backing vocal lines in the choruses which create a canon-like effect. We worked on this song with our friend Geo who we produced it with.”

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Kygo Releases ‘Like It Is’ With Zara Larsson & Tyga, First Single Off Upcoming Album

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Kygo Releases ‘Like It Is’ With Zara Larsson & Tyga, First Single Off Upcoming Album

Norwegian artist Kygo just took the wraps off his upcoming album ‘Golden Hour’ and with that, the first single. Kygo teams up with Zara Larsson and Tyga for a brilliant hit in ‘Like It Is’.

After most recently releasing his Avicii tribute together with Sandro Cavazza, Kygo now takes a more commercial approach – especially with his choice of vocalists. Zara Larsson provides an exciting vocal that Kygo turned into a great melody throughout the drops. Tyga mixes it up with a rap break that fits right in place.

‘Like It Is’ has just raised the already high hype levels for Kygo’s upcoming album, with no release date known at this point – we hope it’s soon!

“The good thing about being home all day is that I have a lot of time to work on new music. I hope that you are all doing well and staying positive in these tough times.” – Kygo

Tyron Hapi, Jordie Ireland & Cassadee Pope Come Together For Greatness With ‘Make You Mine’

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Tyron Hapi, Jordie Ireland & Cassadee Pope Come Together For Greatness With ‘Make You Mine’

Melbourne hitmaker Tyron Hapi is back at it with another solid dance production, ‘Make You Mine’ alongside beat-making protege Jordie Ireland and Grammy Award nominee and singer-songwriter Cassadee Pope.

Proving their worth with a catchy production fused with Cassadee’s husky vocals, the gorgeous melodic hooks in ‘Make You Mine’ is sure to be a huge success with fans.

Landing on Teamwrk Records, ‘Make You Mine’ has already landed on some of the biggest playlists in the world, launching it to 50k streams already.

In the current state of the world, this track is the perfect stay inside jam!

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