The opening of Give Me A Call is the calm before a quiet storm. The new single from farmar is both catchy and inventive. The pulsating progression emulates the soft touch of telephone digits. It resonates with the subject matter in a way that’s gloriously cinematic. The composition presents slightly untamed, seemingly running away from the confides of predictability.
A mid song interjection adapts in the world of alt folk, as if Alex G was featured to interrupt an alt pop banger. Otherwise we hear an influence of Joji, Bon Iver and Francis and the Lights. Like them farmar can blend a catchy vocal idea with killer production.
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EIGHTY NINETY drops a dreamy anthem with their recent Yourself. There’s a hint of retro pop baked beneath this indie rock vibe. On the surface the vocal hits both soft and hard. The singers tempered approach embraces the intoxicating nature of their whispery hush.
The energetic anthemic nature of the composition cements the contrast. Stylistically they bridge the gap between The War On Drugs and Sam Fender. We can dig it.
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Christian Sean is bringing something unique to the funky psych pop canon. His inspired falsetto lands silky smooth on his new single Eventide. This is how we imagine a collaboration between Tame Impala and Rhye might flourish.
The music is imaginative too, employing Impala’s trademark slap bass convincingly while adding a new atmospheric blanket to glue it together. It’s easy to lose yourself within this vibe. Dig in.
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Brandon Michael knows his new single Underwater conjures the bliss of a submerged experience. At the onset it injects a modern psych pop warp into a melodic sentiment familiar to 60s folk pop. The vocal enhances the experience, as the composition cites an influence of The Beach Boys and The Beatles.
It’s glorious nostalgia that lands fresh. In that way it also connects with Dr Dog. It takes the sensibility of Yellow Submarine or Octopuses garden and reinvents it less playful. This is the chill Hunter S Thompson induced reimagining. Trip away.
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