Dutch singer songwriter Lucas Thijs creates music reminiscent of the 90’s while blending modern pop rock stylings. I had the honor of interviewing Lucas recently and chatted with him about all things music, inspiration, side projects and more! Be sure to check this guy’s Backspace EP out from April of this year – All 4 songs are well-crafted beyond measure! For more Lucas Thijs… Website Instagram Soundcloud Spotify Continue reading Interview: Lucas Thijs
Short and sweet, but here are some reviews nonetheless!! SINGLES Sasha – Ouch! U.K. – Folk Pop Release Date: November 29, 2018 With an eerie organ sound starting this song, one wouldn’t expect this one to take such an infectious turn. Catchy is as catchy does and well, London singer-songwriter Sasha is damn catchy throughout Ouch!. It has Alice In Wonderland feels without feeling too overtly odd (because we all know how weird of a turn that can take sometimes). The chorus is something to marvel at, with your “arms wide open”, as her lyrics state. And while she sings … Continue reading MAD PROPS – 12/04/18
We are serving up yet another batch of music reviews for you by international musicians and artists that are TOTALLY worth your time. We hope you find something you like below! If you do, shoot us a comment below the article telling us your favorite pick from this list and why! SINGLES Dead Naked Hippies – Rare U.K. – Grunge/Alternative Rock Release Date: August 29, 2018 We already knew that the Hippies had depth to them thanks to their previous single Guillotine, but it appears that they are far from finished with their holy crusade of empowering others … Continue reading Mad Props – 09.19.2018
People are idiots… funny, rude and sometimes clever IDIOTS on the web. We’ve scoured the web for some of the “greatest hits” from comments on YouTube and hope you get a kick out of them! Mitski – Nobody Japan | Indie Well, this totally makes sense… Things I wish I didn’t know about you for $500, Alex… Dean Brody – Bring Down the House Canada | Country Pretty much… Can’t I say I do… (but for real, what in the literal eff) And in case you needed a legit synopsis… IC3PEAK – Sad B*tch Russia | Rap You … Continue reading Wisecrackz – 2nd Edition
Mad Props is the segment replacing Meh or Yeh Music Reviews because we figured, “why waste time talking about music we don’t like when we can talk about the music we DO like?!” From time to time, we will even have reviews of tracks and albums that haven’t even dropped yet! Below you will find a smorgasbord of music reviews to enjoy! SINGLES FREEDUMB. Stuck in a Dream Available May 25, 2018 Norway | Punk With a different approach to their aggressive punk stylings, the newest single by Freedumb. is a peek into the evolution of what punk can … Continue reading Mad Props – 05.17
Singles, singles, SINGLES! And no, we’re not just talking about Valentine’s Day aftermath, we’re talking about some of the latest singles released by global artists. it’s so hard to pick songs and albums to write about because every week a TON of new music is released, in case you didn’t know that. And really, that’s a great problem for us to have, because that always keeps our ears fresh with tunes and we couldn’t be more grateful for that so-called “problem”. So, here we go again with our latest music reviews, but we’re only focusing on singles this time around. … Continue reading Meh or Yeh Music Reviews – February 20
The start of a new year means that a lot of musical happenings are well… happening! Here are some of the stories we found most interesting as of late. The First Multi-Artist Album produced with A.I. is Coming!!! FRANCE/VARIOUS | ELECTRONIC, POP A post shared by SKYGGE +Artificialintelligence (@flowskygge) on Jan 3, 2018 at 12:06am PST //platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js January 12th will be quite the groundbreaking day in music when this Paris-based music collective releases their debut album! According to their site, the album Hello World is “the first multi-artist, mainstream music album composed with artificial intelligence.” What once started as … Continue reading THIS JUST IN: Music News 1.3.18
2017 was a glorious year for music from all around the world, so it only make sense that I make a little list for you of the songs I listened to most via Spotify this year. I don’t plan on ranking these songs because they are spread across several genres and cannot be compared to one another since each one has something different to offer the listener. However, I will rank the top 3 favorite artists I personally discovered this year. You ready for this?! Alphabetical by genre – NIGERIA | AFROBEAT/AFROPOP Yemi Alade – Single & Searching … Continue reading My Picks – 2017
October has been chock-full of new music vids from artists around the globe, so I picked a few of my favorites to share with you. And best of all? All continents are represented! Pop from Saudi Arabia Rotana – Over You Pop from Lithuania GJan – Together Rock from Germany Tokio Hotel – Boy Don’t Cry Indie from Canada Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton – Electronic from Australia What So Not ft. LPX – Better Indie from France Pi Ja Ma – By The River Pop from France HollySiz – Fox Experimental from Norway MaVe – Bombs Pop … Continue reading New Music Videos – 10.22.17
Indie/Dream Pop is “an atmospheric subgenre of alternative rock that relies on sonic textures as much as melody”, according to Urban Dictionary. It’s psychaedelic, ambient, floaty, vintage-sounding and as melodic as a melody can get. Began by the likes of Scottish band Cocteau Twins in the ’80s and grown to popularity over the decades, dream pop and simultaneously, indie pop, have become a huge player in the music industry as of late, with brand new acts springing up left and right. American bands like Now, Now and Best Coast are doing a killer job producing amazing music in this genre, … Continue reading SPOTLIGHT: Indie/Dream Pop
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