SIA SHELL‘s toe-curling single ‘Magic Girl’, featuring Ekelle, could be describes as a catchy affirmation to be just your best self.
Draped with melodic lo-fi tones, the lyrics in Sia’s latest offering is fueled with pure motivation to make any girl feel she possesses the magical powers to blast those problems away.
As Sia says: ‘Nothing is impossible. If you have the right energy surrounding you, and the right people by your side, you can achieve your dreams!’
Think of this smooth number as your musical cheerleader or your BFF! Have a listen to ‘Magic Girl’ below…
If you’re massive fans of Still Woozy, Tyler the Creator (Igor + Flowerboy) and Dominic Fike, then you’ll definitely like this guy…
Making his debut on the radar, LA-based crooner MURKY WATERS dishes up his melodic string-laden/boom bap single, ‘Alone’, where the young artist paints a vivid picture of his struggle in regaining independence from a traumatic relationship.
Murky Waters on his debut single: “It captures the feeling of wanting someone so bad you drive yourself crazy, then losing them and falling apart, unable to shake the thought of them. When I was writing “Alone” the melody came to me naturally as Ford Jones, my producer, and I were working on the beat. At that point, the words ‘I’ve been lost all alone; You broke my heart and left me helpless’ seemed to follow fluently. From there the topic had sort of just established itself and I took my experiences and filled in the blanks.”
Hailing from Lincoln, Nebraska trio TURQUOISE deliver instrumental rock influenced by their midwestern roots. Comprising of Tim Buchholtz (bass), Alex Durrant (Drums) and Matthew Senstock’s (guitar), Turquoise combines jazz, metal, and indie rock for its own brand of noise. The guys started writing together while touring with Antlerhead in the summer and fall of 2019, and when the pandemic of 2020 began, their collaboration really took off.
Their new single ‘Strawberry Daiquiri,’ recorded with Jeremy Wurst at Coyote Face Recordings, solidifies this culmination of hard work. The first single sets the tone for their upcoming Fermented Fruit EP through Friend Club Records.
This one is truly euphoric…have a listen to ‘Strawberry Daiquiri’ below…
Being a massive fan of LA, Mumbai singer/songwriter AKSHATH‘s brand new single, ‘Bat An Eye’ was produced with the late night California coastline imagery in mind – to complement those 2AM therapeutic drives. ‘Bat An Eye’ is about coming to the painful realisation that his love was unrequited and toxic.
The soothing arrangements of the quarter note percussion, large synths and the soft piano were perfectly washed over the 20-year-old’s tranquil vocals.
Becoming quickly renowned for producing infectious R&B/pop numbers, influenced by the likes of Lauv, Jeremy Zucker and LANY, Daniel Caesar and John Mayer, Akshath released his debut single, ‘Bad For Me’ last year, followed by single, ‘I Don’t Mind’, which was released under the Universal Music Label, after winning place in a nation-wide competition held by the UM label.
‘I Don’t Mind’ went on feature on Spotify’s New Music Friday and The Sound Of Mumbai and the New Music Daily playlist on Apple Music. The official music video for the single has garnered over one million views on YouTube since its release.
‘Bat An Eye’ is available from today on all DSPs…check it out below…
Following on from the success of his well-received single ‘Replay’, Toronto-based alternative afrofusion artist NOVA is kicking off 2021 new single titled ‘Precious Diamond’, featuring Toronto songstress and musician Katasha J. The bouncy number is a teaser to his upcoming fourth studio project.
‘Precious Diamond’ is an infectious R&B leaning offering, with lush pop and afrofusion sensibilities, over which Nova continues to lean into the vulnerability he began to reveal on ‘Replay’, as he pines for experiencing life’s special moments with someone special, this time with the help of Katasha J, who adds her sultry harmonies and delicate vocals, to the glorious affair.
Born in England to an American father and a Ghanaian mother, raised in Nigeria, and now living in Canada, the influence of these vibrant and diverse cultures can be heard throughout Nova’s innovative genre-bending sound.