Make It Home Alive is an infectious catchy retro soul indie smash. The impressive vocal performances and catchy melodic nature are enough to break through. What IAMTHELIVING and Jake Issac offer though is something bigger than the melody and stylistic flash. watch here:
It’s an important message that wades into less travelled subject matter. Stylistically it’s a sure thing for fans of Leon Bridgers and Michael Kiwanuka. For us it’s just as good and arguably better than anything they’re doing.
Make It Home Alive is supreme nostalgia, citing the legacies of Raphael Sidiiq, Al Green and Marvin Gaye with an updated indie inspired sensibility. One that takes some stylistic cues from Trip Hop and boom bap as well.
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Raia Was makes sensual soulful innovative indie pop. Her affect is moving and rings with a metaphysical aura that channels the legacy of Peter Gabriel with new alternative R&B inspired altered pop reverence. It recalls the soft fury of bands like The XX, and how their work relentlessly leaves you hanging on the edge. Her work is in contempt of cheap electronic festival drops. This is about getting to the heart of the matter.
Her new single Playing God Again honors the reference. She offers it with an introspective video, a sort of cultural retrospective where she serves as the emotionally trapped middle ground. Love, aggression, and joy all play a part in this poetry. In what room will you find yourself in?
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Chaz Cardigan caught our attention with their new single Oakblood. There’s an intriguing nostalgic reverence on the onset of the chorus that cites 90s electro alternative acts like Moby and The Verve impressively. Cardigan’s vocal performance rings with a captivating youthful angst and energy.
The trademark hook offers Oakblood real radio potential. Cardigan blesses that melodic flash with a gorgeous arrangement. The song pushes and pulls with a progressive nature that builds epic. He adds some unique instrumentation and sonic surprise. It’s a truly excellent release that could appeal to indie and commercial fans alike. For us it resonates with recent crossovers known Del Water Gap and The 1975.
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Belgium based indie pop artist asia breaks language barriers with her new single Fin août. Her voice at its essence is intoxicating gold. Her native tongue adds to the exotic appeal and her mysterious aura. Stylistically the soft minimalistic electro vibe and melancholy feel bridges the vibe between Phoebe Bridgers and the works of James Blake and The XX.
Guaranteed to break through in her native Belgium, it’s just a matter of time before she catches on overseas. Say you heard her first.
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