Chicago-born songwriter Shelby O has been quietly flying under the radar for the last few years. However, there have been times when she has stood out with tracks such as “Proud Melancolia” and “Do Nothing For Money”. Both deliver a stripped back acoustic tone that lets her vocal abilities shine. While “Warm Winds” brings some
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Although hardly a psychedelic number, there’s undeniably something rather mind-bending about the melodic trappings of Principe Valiente’s new single “Porcelain” that is immediately inescapable. From the circular nature of the beat to the consistent chokehold applied from a crushing bassline, “Porcelain” has a way of hypnotizing the audience and drawing us away from reality, if
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Thanks to technology, computers are getting better and better in today’s world. New music software and recording equipment also allow you to get a similar sound to an orchestra. Any instrument your mind can think of is available. You can even create your own sound only from your DAW. As a music producer, you need
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The rhythm is familiar, the tones are chilling, and the melody is strangely shadowing every move of the drums like a stalker in the night. “Tainted Love” is one of the more recognizable songs in western pop music, inarguably I would even say, but under the command of experimentalists Milky Chance this season, it sounds
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Humility can translate into profound songwriting sometimes, and if you’re not quite clear what I’m talking about, I recommend listening to the new single from The Dirty Moogs, “Hot Moms,” and checking out its music video as well. While “Hot Moms” has a lot in common with the wit and unyielding liberal aesthetic of a
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There’s a phrase I mumble to myself when I hear a standout track which is “this is as good as anything I’ve ever heard.” The Nashville based alt-pop duo DBMK have rendered me speechless with their new single “Chains.” The first words that popped into my head as I played their new track were “Wow!”
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Let’s take a step back in time with Third Development. Their latest single “Echoes” is an instant hit that will take you back to the sultry and soulful elements of the 80’s and 90’s. Reminiscent of the best of 90’s R&B there’s a lot of passion to be found within this nearly four-minute-long track. “Echoes”
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Much like the bright likes of New York City, especially in the surreal fashion they’re depicted at the start of JidScan’s new music video, melodies come alive and bleed into one another effortlessly in “On Fire Tonight.” Though there’s a lot to behold within the video for the single, as well as the song itself,
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