San Diego-based artist J Lisk's latest single "Can't Forget You" is a chilled out electronic piece that reflects on love and the necessity of change. The track makes use of softly sung vocals and pitched up vocal chops with ethereal production and a future-bass-esque lead synth in the chorus.
"Static" is the first single off high-energy Canadian punk band Spirit of the Wildfire's upcoming album "Bittersweet Nothings" due out November 2018. It's anything but static though with catchy melodies, passionate vocals, a relatable theme and a tight mosh-inducing performance.
Guitarist Jayson LeMoine explains the track is about change and "running into someone you were friends with when you were at a different part of your life, like high school or something, and not really knowing what to say or how to connect, seeing that they notice you and pretend not to. So you do the same."
Go trolley surfing with them in their new video clip for the track below.
"lift me from the ground" features on San Holo's fantastic new full-length album titled "album1". Known for adding electric guitar to his electronic productions, he's expertly crafted this song around a guitar riff. The track has a lofi simplicity yet big atmosphere and pretty melody, particularly with Sofie Winterson's gorgeous uplifting vocals.
San Holo wrote: "'lift me from the ground' is a song i wrote to describe the feeling of meeting somebody who makes you feel like you're floating. it started out as a little melody I played on guitar, you can still hear it in the first part of the song right after the vocals kick in. I wanted this song to be something with a big drop but not with a typical trap beat that you might expect from me. I've been playing this song out live for a while already and it always feels great."
San Holo is currently on tour in support of the album with shows throughout the U.S., Canada and at FOMO Festival in Australia. Tickets are available on his website.
Melodic dubstep heavyweight Seven Lions has teamed up with SLANDER, Dabin and Dylan Matthew for their sweet song "First Time". Listening to it feels like a beautiful fairy tale ending to a long-running romance and instead of soft guitar and violins, it's with euphoric electronic music and confetti falling and everyone's trying not to cry with happiness for them. "Feels like I'm falling for the first time". Awwwwww <3
Dark alt rock band Holy Wars have released their first single since their debut EP "Mother Father" last year. The track has a gritty, shadowy synthwave feel led by frontwoman Kat Leon's fantastic vocals which complete the haunting atmosphere. Prior to releasing the track, Leon and fellow bandmate Nicolas Perez were hard at work composing for TV trailers, which helped to inspire the theatrical feel to the new song. Read more on their website [...]
Fresh off tour together on Australia's east coast, Melbourne-based artists Essie Holt and LANKS have teamed up for their captivating new ballad "Distant Places". Essie wrote on Facebook: "So much love and honesty went into this song and it's very special to me." You can hear she's poured her heart out into her performance. Her voice harmonizes beautifully with LANKS' who also co-wrote and produced the track. The track recently took out the Triple J Unearthed and NIDA competition with NIDA students creating a stunning video clip for the track which you can watch below.
New Jersey-based indie band Young Rising Sons have released a beltin' and catchy rock track called "Scatterbrain". With choir "waa ahh ahhs" in the background, a driving beat, guitars and synths, and soaring lead vocals, the track summons a 30 Seconds To Mars feel with an indie anthem spin.
The three-piece formed when bassist Julian Dimagiba and drummer Steve Patrick stumbled into a dive bar and caught Andy Tongren performing an acoustic set. They knew then that Tongren, an Ohio-born singer, songwriter and guitarist was what their band needed and they immediately hit it off and began gigging the NYC and NJ circuits together.
The band said of Scatterbrain: "It's the byproduct of being an emotional hoarder and carrying baggage that you know you shouldn't. Scatterbrain is about trying to balance the outside work when you're living inside your head."
Atlanta-based producer (and violinist) Jeto's latest song makes us wanna slow dance. It's a beautiful melodic dubstep track with a triplet rhythm, pretty vocal chops, strong dubstep drops and a radiant atmosphere. Even more impressive, Jeto made the track live on his Twitch.
Dayton, Ohio-based rapper Kam Michael has teamed up with J-Wright and John Connor with production from Steezefield on their single "My Way". The track goes hard with a catchy, driving chorus and fantastic flow from each of these rappers. After debuting his first single in February and having released a number of high quality recent collaborations, Kam Michael is on fire and only set to rise!
Los Angeles-based producer duo Brian Wayy and Masoud Fuladi, known as MaWayy, bring us their fantastic second single "Blame". With powerful melodic future bass production and smooth lead vocals, the track has a special energy about it. Fuladi is well known in the Iranian dance scene and you can hear some of that background coming though in the drop melody. Keep your eyes on these two, they're on the rise!