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Music Gallery - August 4th

A selection of the best new music videos from across the world that we find mesmerising to watch and captivating to listen to.

🌸 Lost In The Wind: Driving Through The Desert At Night 🌸

This past week was a one-two-sucker punch of brand new music. We’ve got lots to cover, so let’s not waste any more time. 

New Releases

Charlie by Mallrat: Wanna bop but also feel hella melancholy while doing it? Then I’ve got the song for you! This song balances contemplative lyrics over sunny, snappy production, and it’s a great chill Summer jam. It looks like we’re going to get a new EP from Mallrat in the near future, and I can’t wait to see what she brings on it. 

Season Of The Witch by Lana Del Rey: Is it Halloween already? Lana really  brings on the spooky vibes with this cover track, a little something to tide us fans over until Norman Fucking Rockwell finally drops. It gives me Ultraviolence and Lust for Life vibes, I dig this a lot. 

Black Sheep by Kailee Morgue: Kailee Morgue pivots down a more rock/electronic route with this new track, the instrumental is dappled with walls of distorted guitars, buzzy synths, and pulsing drums. Her vocals sound amazing here, flitting through the melody with ease. I’m here for all the dark pop songs we’ve been getting recently from acts like Morgue, Charlotte Lawrence, Hayley Kiyoko, and Lola Blanc, it feels like the music scene is gearing up for a witchy renaissance. 

hand solo by Marika Hackman: An indie rock bop about... self love, let’s call it. With a solid plucked bass line, sharp and witty lyrics, and a breezy vocal delivery from Hackman, this song is a real pleasure. 

I’m just going to do an album rundown now lmao, this past week was INSANE for album releases.

The new Regrettes album How Do You Love? is a lot of fun! It takes the riot grrrl rock attitude of their last album and mixes in a healthy dose of head-over-heels-in-love pop enthusiasm. “I Dare You” is still my favorite song on the album by far, and my only complaint is that “Coloring Book” sucks up some momentum from the album, (I think it might have benefited from a later placement,) but the album has no trouble picking up speed again. Overall it’ll make you want to dance around your bedroom while singing into a hairbrush.  

Now, Now Yet by half•alive is a quirky little indie album with some grooving tunes. “still feel.” still shines months after its initial release, being one of the stickiest and most infectious tracks this album has to offer. Another favorite of mine is “ice cold.” with Kimbra, which is a laid-back tune with some bouncy pianos and vocals on Kimbra’s part. Fans of acts like Declan McKenna, Wallows, and Twenty One Pilots will probably dig this, so check it out!

i,i by Bon Iver is here, so it’s officially Autumn now, I’m sorry, that’s just how it works. I listened to this album so many times this past weekend, and I got swept up in the atmosphere of it every time, especially with the song “Faith.” I don’t know what it is I like so much about this album, half the time I can’t even make out what Justin Vernon is saying but he still manages to speak directly to my soul. 

Other Favorites

Crying All the Time by Alexandra Savior: I found out about this song through a request on my lyric edit blog, (@taste-in-lyrics, shameless self plug,) and now I’ve got Alexandra Savior’s debut, Belladonna of Sadness on my to-listen-to list. I love her vintage, old-school femme fatale rock vibe, it’s like Ultraviolence era Lana meets Amy Winehouse. Thanks @xxkatarzyna for turning me on to this artist!

A Little Bit by Dusky Grey: Dusky Grey are a super underrated pop duo that have so many danceable tracks that I’ve lost count. This is one of my favorites, and I added to my Summer playlist as soon as the chorus hit. Those watery synths are just so fun and summery, the vocals are great, (especially from Catrin Hopkins,) and this song is overall a giant bop. 

Also

If you’re up for some gorgeous pirate-themed visuals, check out this new music video from Caroline Polachek for her song “Ocean of Tears." This is absolutely stunning. Someone gifset this and tag me when you do now.

Check out last week’s Music Monday. 

“Uncontrollable” by Dusky Grey

Welsh pop duo, Dusky Grey find themselves uncontrollable in latest single.

“Uncontrollable” quickly followed the release of their Communication EP – which included five previously released tracks which marks “Uncontrollable” as their first official new release of 2019. The song arrives just as the weather is starting to warm up and brings a tropical vibe to the track alongside its shining horns, upbeat melodies and carefree lyrics. “Uncontrollable, but I’m in control of you…I’m not fighting for you, I just won’t fall for you live” the duo admits throughout the chorus.

With music that they describe as “pop music for the outsider” it’s clear this duo has found their home in pop music, which can be confirmed when listening to “Uncontrollable” and their previous releases – especially their debut single, “Told Me” which actually led to a record deal with Parlophone Records (Bebe Rexha, Lily Allen).

Music Monday 🎧 29th April 2019... It's a pretty good week to be into Pop music!

Highlights

Welcome to another Musical Monday, this week we’ve got a stunning line-up of albums and singles and it looks just as good for next week too. Personal highlights for me include Welsh/Greek singer-songwriter MARINA (formerly known as Marina and the Diamonds) and her new double EP set ‘Love + Fear’ which are both available to download now; a new album from P!nk entitled ‘Hard 2B Human’…