In our search for addictive melodies we found a champion in the new single from OSKA. Her elegant new release is titled April, May, July. The assimilation is righteous, as the intoxicating effect of her vocal complicates all your former pleasures. You simply want more of it in a way that’s dooming because you know it’s fleeting. Much like the serenity of this spring and mid summer months. She also challenges the joy you get from other singers who just can’t touch her haunting delivery. Her voice is a revelation, and the song’s arrangement honors it gracefully. A sure things for soft indie pop fans familiar to artists like Clairo or Novo Amor.
OSKA is featured on our Emerging Folk Playlist.
A song to fade away too. That’s how we feel about Monochrome, the dreamy new single from Hunter Metts. It’s an energizing escape, the proper mid day refreshment to reinvigorate you. The atmospheric design calls you to immerse yourself in its sonic breadth. You can simply sink into its harmonious comfort. A mix of melancholy and unabashed beauty, Monochrome blends the auras of Darlingside and Lord Huron. The artist also connects with the inspiration of Gregory Alan Isakov and Andrew Belle. Metts has a voice worthy of a mainstream crossover akin to Hozier. Say you heard him first. Hang on for the epic outro.
Monochrome is featured on our Emerging Folk Playlist.
Psych folk pop nostalgia hits a fever pitch with Magic Tricks, the new single from Iain Mann and Sandy’s. Seldom do we get to celebrate the influence of classic Moody Blues or The Animals. We hear a bit of both in the gorgeous orchestration and refreshing arrangement on this buried treasure. We also hear an influences of classic soul courtesy of the vibrant organ and its connection to Booker T and the MG’s. Magic Tricks also features a sentimental vocal performance that feels true to its vintage influence. Everything is in its right place on this breakthrough single.
Hear Magic Tricks now on our Emerging Folk Playlist.
Savannah Leig drops a sentimental gem with her recent single mason street. The song is paired with an introspective music video that serves as a revealing portrait of the artist. Her performance is full of heartfelt emotion, it enhances her already impressive talent to startling heights. The lyrics are relatable and speak to her generation, one of the firsts to have had an abundance of knowledge at their fingerprints at the onset of intelligibility. That detail is daunting and overpowering.
The writing is smart and the vibe is very much of the moment. This dreamy melancholy indie folk connects with recent releases by Lizzie McAlpine and related artists like Kacey Musgraves or even Taylor Swift. Like them, Savanna has real breakthrough potential.
Hear mason street now on our Emerging Folk Playlist.
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