We lost ourselves in the abstract dreamy reverence of Moon River, the new single from Nathav. The legacies of Nina Simone and Billie Holiday intersect with Carole King and James Blake on this inspired gem. It’s a fantastic composition, further illuminated by the creative arrangement.
The vocal performance is an emotive show stopper, while the production notes inject an inspired visual element. Check in and check out, Moon River is a trip to its final note.
Moon River is featured on our Women of Trip Hop Playlist
The face of our Women of Trip Hop playlist is Philly based recording artist Amélie Swann. She recently dropped her new single Left Unsaid. She also dropped a freaky cool video. The movements favorite dark pop princess toes the line between trip hop and electro pop on this vibe rich work.
Her siren timbre lands intoxicating and hypnotic in tandem with her collective catalog. Her trademark vocal style elegantly mixes an urban essence with nodes of lounge and classical.
There’s a curious suggestive affect to the melody. It’s a questionable intent with subtle femme fatale features. The video only amplifies that complexity. Seduction shouldn’t feel so dangerous. We think fans of Bjork and Polica will adore her work.
Left Unsaid is featured on our Women of Trip Hop Playlist.
Janeema caught our attention with her new single Drowning. The Ukranian indie electro artist bears a heavy trip hop influence. It suits her dark melodic tendencies. Her voice is full of conjured suffering, an affect that is tweaked by her sultry nature. Like the title suggests, she can’t escape the dreaded engulfing.
It’s important that works like these come to the surface, to bring some artistic evidence of how the atrocities in Ukraine have effected its citizens. Human emotions in history are more effectively represented through art. Stylistically we hear evidence of Radiohead and St Vincent. Hear for yourself.
Drowning is featured on our Women of Trip Hop Playlist.
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