Xanika – Benedict Canyon – Instrumental (Spotify)
Benedict Canyon gives you all these good 80's retro feelings under wonderful luch harmonies, tight production and solid grooves, spreading its positive outlook.
Pávva – Ševnjut (Spotify)
Ševnjut means Darken and is written in one of the Sami languages,a traditional singing style of the Sami people. Homestead to northern Scandinavia. A wonderful hypnotic ritual song with deep feelings.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5BI8hccFLxRBvjMHhXFZX2
odol – One small thing (Spotify)
The lead song from their newly released EP, “essence of life” was composed to be the original theme for the brand movie of “radiko”, a Japanese web radio. Created while exchanging ideas with the film director, it’s based on the theme of the little pleasures and happiness that we can find in everyday life. Ryo Mizobe’s sweet and clear vocals bring us back to our childhood and its innocence. It’s a pop song that places importance on giving an analog and organic feeling, and the use of real strings in the recording adds a rich and deep color to the song.
Few words about Odol:
odol is a five-piece band established in 2014 in Tokyo around Ryo Mizobe (vo.) and Koki Moriyama (pf./syn.).
Putting their unique innovative spirit into arranging freely their music regardless of genre, odol manage to update themselves every time they release a new song.
Koki Moriyama, who studied at the Tokyo University of the Arts, is the sole composer of all their work, and writes music for other artists, theatrical plays and movies too.
In July 2014, they performed on the rookies stage of the biggest festival in Japan, FUJI ROCK.
Four years later, they played at the same FUJI ROCK festival 2018 on one of the biggest stages, the “RED MARQUEE” one, establishing their fast success.
They have released three full albums apart from EPs and singles : “odol”(2015), “YEARS” (2016) and “Ourai suru mono” (2018).
In December 2019, vocalist Ryo Mizobe sang together with the famous singer YUI on “Bara no Hana x Native Dancer”, which gathered a lot of attention.
https://odol.jp/
Tova Glyt – Head Back (Spotify)
This is a popsong, but not the thypical popsong of 2020. There are real instruments playing on the recording together which makes the sound acoustic and real. It also makes it possible for the lyrics to step forward. Head Back is a lovesong using different terms of time to explain that the other person doesn't know where to go, or who to be.
Tova Glyt is a Swedish singer-songwriter born in 1998. She grew up in Kalmar, Sweden and Madrid, Spain. When she turned sixteen she studied music for three years at Kulturama in Stockholm.
Tova is also a bass player and has done many professional live performances ever since she was 14 years old.
https://www.facebook.com/tovaglytmusic/
https://www.instagram.com/tovaglytmusic/
Kid Travis – I Want My Hoodie Back (Spotify)
With solid melodic punk/trap undertones, Kid Travis sings a wide variety of styles of music. Kid Travis has a very active YouTube Channel with over 400k Subscribers where he posts both original music/ visuals as well as Covers which have been recognized by prominent artists such as Post Malone, Bryson Tiller, Rich Brian, and Dominic Fike. Kid Travis is not subject to one genre .Music is his passion.This singer,songwriter,instrumentalist,producer has gifts to share with the world.
https://fanlink.to/ktstrawberry
Dahl – After Ours (Spotify)
Before he was collaborating on EDM hits with Demi Lovato and Fetty Wap, Trevor Dahl was making music on his own terms. With the rapid rise of Cheat Codes with bandmates Kevin Ford and Matthew Russell, the trio has also made it a priority to focus on their own creative endeavors. Going by his surname "DAHL" this is a project to parallel Cheat Codes, but returning to his solo roots.
With a hybrid of influencers from electropop acts like Bazzi and Lauv, alongside the lyricism of John Mayer, Dahl reveals his talent for being a jack of all trades; he wrote and produced all of his music.
Signed to Atlantic Records at 17. For the next five years , he toured the country, even writing songs for other major label artists like One Direction. By 21, he left Atlantic Records to pursue electronic music, which lead him to Cheat Codes.
While DAHL will be a departure from Cheat Codes music, there will be hints of the acts sound embedded in his solo work, but this project is the most candid, the now 25 year old musician has ever gotten, detailing everything from him growing up, to his serious relationships, to dropping out of high school. "It's about letting people know everything about me on a level I've never open up on", he says. DAHL's music will blend genres from electro-pop and indie-rock to hip-hop.
https://dahl.ffm.to/afterours
Suraj Mani – Rinse and Repeat (Spotify)
Rinse & Repeat is about coming to terms with the end of a relationship. More importantly it is about moving forward from the phase where you think that you cannot start another relationship. While the feeling is natural, it is perhaps not wise to completely close off your heart to others and to life. The song is inspired by a tactic from the Alcoholics Anonymous. In AA nobody says that they will give up drinking forever. Instead they say that, "just for today, I will not drink." That's brilliant. And so, I thought it'd be nice to write a song for those of us struggling with heartbreak and hoping for something better. Rinse & Repeat is a song that asks us to keep our hearts open- #JustForToday.
Few words about the artist:
Suraj Mani is one of the critically acclaimed musicians in India. His band Suraj Mani & The Tattva Trip are a band that breaks the barrier between rock and poetry. He is the former frontman of the legendary band Motherjane. His band was awarded the best rock band in Asia. He was also awarded the best rock vocalist in India.
Some highlights of his career include performing alongside both international bands like Opeth, Megadeth, Third eye blind, Mr. Big and also with many famous Indian bands like Indian Ocean, Shubha Mudgal, Thaikkudam Bridge, etc.
Although known for being a rock musician he have been experimenting with a new sound as a singer/songwriter. It is intimate and personal with unique philosophical perspectives he gained over his career spanning over 20 years
https://linktr.ee/Surajmani
https://www.instagram.com/surajmani_thetattvatrip/
https://www.youtube.com/user/surajmaniofficial
https://www.facebook.com/SurajManiOfficial/
Markos Chaidemenos, Alexis Delis, Panagiotis Kostopoulos – Aai (Live) (Spotify)
Aai, is a wonderful, performed live with passion live Jazz track from Markos Chaidemenos with contributions of Alexis Delis and Panagiotis Kostopoulos, recorded/mixed with clarity and delivering a colorful pallette of emotions.
Markos Chaidemenos Is a Jazz musician who discovered his love for piano at the age of 16 (2005) and his passion for jazz piano at the age of 22. Although he earned his first bachelor at Informatics & Telecommunications in National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, he never worked at this field. After he mastered the classical piano in Athina Conservatory he completed his Jazz piano studies in 2,5 years at Athina Conservatory. Finally, he received a master degree in Jazz Performance after graduating from Ionian University of Corfu and that exact year (2016) he recorded his first album Remains (Live) at the radio show “Jazz in the City”.His inspirations growing up as a Jazz musician was mainly from the traditional jazz scene. Oscar Peterson played a major role such as Chick Corea and Mulgrew Miller.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-7yFOnJST9b9_Sgqc8d4-Q
https://www.facebook.com/markos.chaidemenos
https://www.instagram.com/markos_chaidemenos/
Superheart – Careful There’s a World Out There (Spotify)
Super talented London-based Superheart brings beauty to the world with his touching, poignant and heartfelt music. Penning the human experience and pairing it with ambient and emotionally charged soundscapes, Superheart has become a trailblazer in the dreamy, indie-pop music sphere. The moving artist returns with new single "Careful There's A World Out There," due out next week.
With highly successful releases under his belt including hit singles "Count On Me," "Talk About It," "World's on Fire" and more, along with praise from notable publications including Flaunt Magazine, The 405 and others, Superheart continues to spearhead the indie movement and win the hearts of many.
His self-proclaimed "anti-gravity" sound takes you out of your head and enables you to get lost in the music. Superheart released his Opening Credits EP last year which has garnered praise from the masses.
As the world sits in a reflective state, Superheart offers advice to his past self in this sentimental track. "Careful there's a world out there, I don't know what the future brings," he croons. There's beauty in reflection and strength in moving forward with knowledge. "This song is kinda like my way of processing heartbreak, by giving my thoughts and advice to a past self - or maybe someone in the future that might find comfort in it. It seems to have an extra relevance right now with the state of the world in these current times."
If there was one way to describe how Superheart's music makes you feel, then it would feel like the warmth of being wrapped in a blanket and reminiscing on the best times of your life. With the current state of the world, we hope this music brings a little bit of solace. Superheart has a knack for creating music that envelops you, taking you out of your own world into a place infinitely better.
What do you think of Superheart's "Careful There's A World Out There?" This will be out next week. Let me know if you're interested in setting up a feature or coverage.
https://www.instagram.com/superheartmusic/
John Jay – Eastside (Spotify)
Eastside by John Jay, is a wonderful pop electronic song and remake of the multi-billion stream hit "eastside" with Benny Blanco, Khalid, and Hasley.