Nevala brought us to our feet with their catchy new single Honky Tonk. Effectively produced, everything is in its right place on this dynamic release. There are insatiable layers, all serving to suck you in to the songs infectious nature.
The thematic narrative offers some feel good contrast in a way that cites the feeling without over embellishing the assimilation. For us it reflects the songs alterior motive, as any song about going to the Honky Tonk within a psych pop vibe should.
What happens at the honky tonk? The vibe cites festive debauchery, the kind that its participants offer themselves to whole heartedly. Stylistically the single bridges the gap between The Black Keys, Spoon, and the playful trio of Peter Bjorn and John. Honky Tonk is a hit.
Nevala is featured on our Best New Indie Playlist.
We lost ourselves in the immediately dreamy swagger of Knuckles White, the new single from Ellie Temple. The blend of her intoxicating voice within this rhythmic jive feels tailor made for a living room dance session. The swaying choruses offer you the chance to fall into your lovers arms admiringly before reverting back to this infectious jive.
Temple herself nails a trademark performance, with an exotic twang that elevates this modern indie pop feel. That traits lends to the sensuality of the moment in a way that recalls singers like Natalie Merchant or Paula Cole. Temple adds an indie sensibility akin to Faye Webster and Maggie Rodgers. Knuckles White is a sure thing for our indie pop obsessed audience.
Ellie Temple is featured on our Best New Indie Playlist.
Casper Caan gets the remix treatment from icons Passion Pit for their single Hearts Are Opening Up. The result is anthemic, marrying Passion Pit’s own essence with the influence of both Tame Impala and commercial dance pop. True to Passion Pit’s legacy, it’s intriguing enough to draw in the underground music lover while retaining its commercial pop potential.
Casper Caan has already enjoyed remixes from notables like Hot Chip and Chromeo. With the latest the underground critical darling reminds us where there’s smoke there’s fire. Get to know an underground artist your favorite bands love.
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Lou Gold embraces the timeless 50s and the influence it had on the California bands of the next decade on her convincing new single Eve. This rhythm design is familiar to that first iconic transition when rhythm and blues collides with the advent of rock and roll. Gold embraces how bands like The Beach Boys and Jefferson Airplane adapted that influence in the late sixties with new modes known to psychedelica.
Gold nails the performance in both timbre and affect, displaying her voices potential in a way that draws you into her collective catalog to see how she might vary between compositions. It’s a great introduction to incite fandom, with Lou Gold likely to soar eclectic like singers Brittany Howard and Leanne La Havas.
Lou Gold is featured on our Best New Indie Playlist.
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