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Celeste Buckingham Bares Feelings with “BARE”

BARE is a testimony to what contemporary R&B-infused pop can do. European songstress Celeste Buckingham is 22—BARE’s maturity surpasses her years. Like 2013’s Pure Heroine, BARE is a stroke of genius that shouldn’t be overlooked due to age. Defining moments with BARE Starting with “Paradise,” an unconventionally slow track, the album shows its clear-cut intention. […]

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Modesta Goes Retro With Debut Single “VHS”

Retro in sound and image, indie rock duo Modesta will take you back to a much earlier time. Modesta is the new studio project of Arjun Viswanathan and Kostas Papadopoulos. Together, they have created an eclectic and well-polished sound that combines many influences, from R&B to electronic to indie rock. With 80’s nostalgia in the forefront […]

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duendita Releases ‘pray’ Off Her Forthcoming EP

There are many ways to fall in love with a song. One way is by following your favorite artist and drinking up each release, already half in love with it before it has even released. Or it can happen the other way around — you can hear a song and be completely clueless about the […]

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Leilani Wolfgramm Criticizes Materialism with New Single “Live Wire”

Leilani Wolfgramm is re-defining reggae with her new release “Live Wire,” an inviting, yet critical R&B gem. Leilani Wolfgramm’s Messages of Materialism Sultry and soothing as “Live Wire” is, the blatant transcript of the song is a call-to-action of sorts from the singer/songwriter. While Wolfgramm’s confident and wavy voice dances above the soul-infused music, the […]

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Valipala Takes Us to ‘Mango City’

NYC-based band Valipala recently released their groovy and creative debut EP entitled Mango City. Coming off of four years of development, composing, and and recording, this record has been a long time coming for Valipala. They originally formed in 2012 under the name With Snack and spent years perfecting their sound and compositional style. After joining […]

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Ojikae Releases R&B Masterpiece ‘Existentiality’

Ojikae has let us into his world of lust and heartbreak. His debut single, “Existentiality”, is soulful and pure. Italian-Australian Matt Cicero, aka Ojikae, is only 18 years old but is definitely ahead of his time when it comes to crafting music. Cicero honestly sounds like a unique mixture of some of our favorite artists. […]

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Capyac Stirs Up New Track ‘Fade Out’ from Their Melting Pot

Capyac and RuDi Devino have teamed up to make a next-level track titled “Fade Out”. The funky tune is an all around fun song, loaded with a new-age mix of jazz, R&B, and electronic music. The impressive mixture of bass and soprano vocals perfectly pair with the melody. Together they’ve created a song definitely worth […]

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A l l i e Represents Divine Femininity In Her Debut Album “Nightshade”

A l l i e has released her beautiful R&B album, “Nightshade”. Nightshade is composed of soul songs with cool yet soothing electronic vibes. A l l i e represents feelings of desire, love, bliss, and more throughout the album. She is also multitalented, showing her listeners she can rap as well as sing. A lot […]