Tinsley grabs you from the opening moments of her new single Distract Me. The effective arrangement honors her impressive vocal ability as she scans the melodic spectrum convincingly. It helps to accentuate her insightful pen. Distract Me wades somewhere between dangerously honest and sultry seductive. “Ive been craving chaos, I’ve been feeling so sad, need a boy who’s real bad. Go on, treat me like I’m nothing, I’ll just keep on crushing…”
She dresses this narrative in a dense dream rock package. It’s interesting musical contrast, challenging the narrative and spinning it romantic. Ignorance is bliss. Stylistically we think it connects with the work of Alvvays and Boy Genius. It’s brilliant.
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This is how we hoped things would progress. Navah Sea shows that trendy recent recording tools can be warped and used in new exciting ways with their single Something In The Water. Dressed differently this might be a heartfelt piano pop serenade. Navah Sea adapts it into a sonic smokeshow. You can lose your face to this melt worthy chemical trip. The vocal performance takes it one step further, adding some urban swagger to a vibe heard attempted by Bon Iver and Francis & The Lights. Take a simple idea and make it magnificent. Something In The Water is pure gold.
Navah Sea is featured on our Best New Indie Playlist.
The new single from Kaycie Satterfield charged us like a battery. Spilled Milk offers an instant opportunity for interpretive dance courtesy of its nostalgic beat. It’s the initial energetic jolt. The slow burn of the vocal feels equally inspired by its inspiration. Initially tempered, the singer evolves to a convincing yelp as she professes “I wanna die, I wanna live for something.”
In the dog days of summer, it’s an anthem for anyone cooped up who’s feeling the existential dread. Claim your now with Spilled Milk as your musical guide. Stylistically it connects with an influence of Madeline Kenney and Grace Ives, with some classic sonic prowess in the vein of cult heroes Dirty Projectors. Keep it weird.
Spilled Milk is featured on our Best New Indie Playlist.
There’s a cinematic urgency at the heart of Lost, the new single form Silver Firs and Stainwasher. The visions are cloaked in a mirage of hazy echo, an effect that connects it with the metaphysical. These are about feelings words can’t explain.
The singer speaks of revelations and intuitions. They offer these mysteries with angelic prowess. A gorgeous composition at its essence gets immortalized in the emotional delivery of the vocal performance. She’s like a dream pop Madonna. Feel something.
Lost is featured on our Best New Indie Playlist.
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