Year end lists are coming in and near the top of our indie folk mountain sits Bernard Hering. The dynamic artist breaks through with a candid emotional quiver, an intriguing melodic prowess, and a cinematic lyrical touch. His songs are both relatable and specific. Songs like Border Town or his haunting tribute Abel Tasman NP represent real places that adapt into your personal canon of experience.
His releases this year have evolved like a collective narrative, all melding together with the 12/22 drop of his full album Out Of Thin Air. Before the full album drop he leaked one more single, I Wanna Live. It’s a fitting capstone for the tortured songwriter, one that honors the process his art offers him. For one who feels so intensely, love is scary, and the response of disappointment is even scarier. Dressed in his trademark vintage design, I Wanna Live sounds like a war torn soldier finding respite in his lovers arms. Bernard Hering should instantly connect with fans of Gregory Alan Isakov and Damien Rice.
Bernard Hering is featured on our Emerging Folk Playlist.
There’s a joy rising out of Soil, the new single from How Great Were The Robins. The song at its essence has delectable melodic flash, and produced in this manner it’s truly something magical. A ticking indie folk orchestra dances excitingly above tides of atmosphere, following the singers lyrical guide as he sways the mood like a composer.
The artist offers an extensive arrangement that evolves like various movements in classical music. They embrace the opportunity that modern tech offers imaginative composers. We can only hope that Soil offers them the opportunity to showcase this work with one of the worlds great orchestras. We think it’s worthy of the association. Stylistically we hear evidence of Paul Simon or Andrew Bird, but Soil to be fair is even more imaginative. We love it.
Hear Soil now on our Emerging Folk Playlist.
Philine Sonny has a lush voice that enwraps you in an analog warmth on the mix for her new single Stranger In Your Living Room. The saturation engulfs you like a haunting, as the emulated static vibrates excitingly. With her lush vocal style it awakes everything around you, outlining the dull details with an illuminated shine. The backing vocals swirl around the atmosphere like cautious ghosts seeking to save you from your earthly reservations. Philine herself yearns to make a connection, approaching timidly but unable to suppress the magnitude of her presence.
Her voice is an inherited beauty, or perhaps a divine interjection. We think Philine Sonny fits in well with emerging artists like Girlhouse and Clairo. We even hear shades of Billie Eilish. We think she’s amazing. Her new EP Invader is set to drop March 1st. Say you heard her first.
Hear Stranger In Your Living Room now on our Emerging Folk Playlist.
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