Laura Lucas initially embraces the fantasy on her entrancing new single The Dreamer. It’s not all roses and rescue, she honors the ironic conflict in this conundrum when she sings, “I heard when it rains in Vancouver, it’s more depressing than the snow, it falls in perfect patterns on the roof of my families home. They say the grass is always greener; they’re not wrong. They say the dreamer is always greater than their dream.”
If you’ve been around the block a time or two the sentiment really hits home. But if you’ve yet to experience the let down of experience, we assure you it’s more inspiring than the alternative. Beautifully produced with a melancholy essence, The Dreamer is appropriately dreamy. Laura Lucas bridges the realms of Lana Del Rey and Beach House elegantly. Lose yourself within this vibe.
Hear The Dreamer now on our Emerging Folk Playlist.
Lily Kershaw is intoxicating on her new single Living Room Parties. Her rare exotic voice recalls the legacies of Sinead O’Connor and Natalie Merchant. It’s a hypnotic otherworldly affect. Kershaw brings her own rare vulnerable quiver and twang to that legacy. The song is charming too, reflecting Kershaw’s irony as bubbly socialite, or at least her premonition of this alternative to what’s actually happening in her life. It’s that insight that helps her glow as a songwriter, poetically ascending out of the realm of great singer and into her role as rare artist.
She’s enjoyed some notable success touring alongside critical darlings like Mason Jennings. 2024 offers a breakthrough courtesy of a new album. We’re believers. Living Room Parties is already good enough to get her there.
Lily Kershaw is feature on our Emerging Folk Playlist.
Savanna Leigh is convincing in the live performance video (see above) for her single locked in July. Along with her band, Leigh nails all the marks. The arrangement is charming and highlights indie pops understated orchestration. The band honors the productions sonic integrity, embracing the sound that makes indie pop reverent.
In a world where the best musicians tend to overplay, Leigh’s band shows her work respect and honors the songs integrity. Like most of us, they’re likely entranced by the comfort of her lush vocal delivery. Savanna Leigh is a sure thing for fans of Lizzy McAlpine and Noah Kahan.
Here locked in July now on our Emerging Folk Playlist.
“Don’t lose sight of all the love you’ve had, you can count it in the stars.” It’s not so easy to be this graceful in the face of strife. But so it is that Ken Arthur Odom found the words that make up his new single Hold On (Let Go). Featured only on Soundloud (see above), the single was written during a difficult period where the artist admits he was living in the back of a Suburban after a separation. The narrative evolves like a moment of polarizing reflection, one where the internal devils and angels fight for mental dominance.
A song for when you’re down and out, it’s not all gloom and doom. Odom doesn’t neglect that it’s brooding, but he offers some encouragement as well as some poetic deliverance. It’s heard in how he sings “…the pain is too strong” before offering the solace of “I Know.” It’s that same process that pulled him through this creative journey, as he frequented a remote studio during this time of romantic damnation. Stylistically we hear an influence of Elliot Smith with some of the exotic presence of Jose Gonzalez. Press Play on the soundcloud link.
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