Weekly Playlist: Kita Menari
Since his near-drowning experience in 2017, Amsterdam based indie pop artist Kita Menari has focused his musical message around peace and positivity. The project of songwriter/producer Micha de Jonge was born out of a “dance with death,” when his oxygen tank jammed in a serene lagoon in Malaysia. After barely making it to the surface in time to survive, de Jonge had an immediate new outlook on…
Weekly Playlist: MADDEE
Toronto-based artist MADDEE this week shares her new single "Dry" and it's giving us strong rainy day drinking a cup of a tea by the fire vibes. In other words, it's cozy af, smooth and enveloping with subdued horns and twinkling synths.
Taken from the forthcoming debut six-track EP, "Red Mind," "Dry" finds the 20-year-old artist expanding on her previous sound to introduce a gripping network…
Weekly Playlist: Caroline Grace
22-year-old singer-songwriter Caroline Grace has a knack for creating pop earworms. Grace first started writing songs at the tender age of 14. While studying writing at the University of Southern California, Grace captured the attention of Grammy-nominated songwriter/producer Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd (Justin Bieber, Usher) and together they'd go on to co-write Grace's debut single, “Show Me." Since…
Weekly Playlist: The Driver Era
Actors with band side projects isn't a new trend, take Zoë Kravitz's Lolawolf, Dylan Minnette's The Wallows, or Finn Wolfhard's Calpurnia for instance, and why not seek the full measure of your creative pursuits? There's a long-standing idea for entertainers to be a "triple threat" or the allure of membership in the exclusive EGOT winner's circle (Academy, Emmy, Grammy and Tony), so it's perhaps…
Weekly Playlist: KAYTA
Montreal-based singer/songwriter KAYTA blends hip-hop grit, R&B groove, and dream-pop to create an instantly infectious sound that will linger in your head for hours after listening. The half Chilean half Slovakian songstress' new single "TY" is no exception. Released with an accompanying music video, "TY" supports the empowering themes of KAYTA's previous singles; "TY" touches on cutting off…
Weekly Playlist: Ingrid Michaelson
Season 3 of the Netflix hit series Stranger Things debuts next month and it seems only fitting that singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson is back and paying homage to the show with her forthcoming album, "Stranger Songs." The album is a collection of ‘80s tinged synth-pop anthems that will be released on June 28th and so far, Michaelson has shared the lead single "Missing You." The track is…
Weekly Playlist: RAPHAELLA
Singer, songwriter and producer Raphaella shares her first release of 2019 in the form of "Happy." The song follows the success of her 2018 "IMAGINE" EP, and sees the left-field pop sizzler going for an edgier appeal as she croons about trying to be happy for a past lover moving on when really, you're absolutely not ready for that.
Speaking on the sentiments of “Happy”, Raphaella elaborates:…
Playlist Special: The Ends
Everyone is talking about the hotly anticipated and highly sought after ‘The Ends Festival’, taking place in Croydon this weekend. In addition to the stellar hip-hop, grime and afrobeats line-up,’ The Ends Festival’ in association with Havana Club, have given an amazing chance to six rising stars hailing from all over London including Croydon, Luton and Hackney, to share the stage ahead…