Whilst not actually offbeat, Michael Steele has added enough in the way of post punk style angularity and tempo shifts to make his rather melancholic song “Mosaic” rather more interesting than reality television.
Taking a rather more musically mature approach is Robin Kester with her song “The Daylight” exuding a polished precision that neatly complements her wistful vocals. The art is present and correct in this one as is a guitar solo.
Another pop princess in the making, Katrina loops those urban beats around her alternately spoken and sung words that have the modern lyrical directness yet I wonder if her message would be better served in a more organic context.
No doubt about it, Världen Brinner are relentlessly energetic in that, now almost classic, punk style and, with full on female vocals leading the song, “Logistik och Panik” duly riffs and bangs all the way to summer festival friendliness.
Whilst low key to the point of becoming arthouse laconic, Origami Horses still have the stones to riff it up and they duly keep their song “King Crimson from falling into either of the parallel rivers named introspection and melancholy.
Spotless Souls tick all the right style boxes for an indie band on the way up with “In The Heat” keeping the music rigidly confined whilst letting the words and the artistically intensified female vocals provide the added value that gets ears interested..
You know you are in sensitive songwriter territory when you hear a song that is fluffy enough to be mistaken for a cloud. Maddison Kate duly keeps her song “More To Me” far above the ground whilst hiding substance within her words.
“Winter On The Wine” is the kind of song that lives in a land of reverb and brooding intent with the interwoven male and female vocals providing a suitable soundtrack for the shadows. Tralalas are Nancy & Lee reborn only without the summer wine this time.
Tangowhiskyman land somewhere between indie pop and yesterday and, with a fluffy poppiness much to the fore, they take their quirky song “Catch Me If You Can” for a walk along the psychedelic beach.
“Darling Where Have You Been” is an appealing mix of hypnotic loops and rather wistful female vocals with Love and Lava Twins infusing their song with a degree of charm that transcends the technology used.
Styled in the seventies pop style, “Future-Men” demonstrates that melody and harmony still have a place in modern music. At Baron Lane also weave some decent lyrics into their sound to keep your ears entertained.
Pamplemousse power up their riff machine and take “More Beautiful than Madonna” for a spirited stroll down rock avenue. The guitars own the song but, somewhere out the back, there are words trying to get out.
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