A song of the city, Vanarin’s “My Circle” is as artificially enhanced as a song gets these days yet I reckon the cool kids will take a positive viewpoint on the song’s quirky approach to looping around the block before fading into the distance.
Some songs seem destined to make you feel all warm and cosy and “Flowers Grow In The Saddest Parts” is one such song. Silver Lake - Marleen Hoebe and Jesse Koch – add the sunshine that takes away the shadows in your day.
Flora Smith smoothly mixes intimacy into her song “Thinking Of You” with all the poise and precision that singer songwriters had back in the days when mainstream was the place to be. In other words, this song is really rather elegant.
Pleasing complex in execution, “Running” plays out with all the hallmarks of an intelligent pop song with Fredrik Svabø’s hand always steady on the tiller. Classy vocals from Thea Wang fit right into the song and make it soar.
Peter Nordberg mastery of mixing moody melancholy with laconically delivered lyrics is always evident in his song “Run”. Maturity is much in evidence here and this song will undoubtedly be added to the more discerning Spotify playlists.
Somewhat murky in the matter of lyrical intent, NNancy then uses as almost theatrical tempo shift to jump her song “Murder On My Mind” from the shadows to the dancefloor. The cool kids will like this one.
For a minute I thought I was going to dislike “Skeletor” by F.O. Machete but the supersoft vocals and cinematic swoop of the song convinced me that this band were more than capable of successfully mixing the enigmatic with mystical enchantment.
Peter Capaldi goes for retro eccentricity with his song “Is It Today”. Half sung and all drowned in reverb, he takes it to the bridge with all the verve that a respected thespian can and dives right into the river of artistic intent. Oddball it is.
In a distinctly light hearted and quirky way, Belgian band The Flemish Primitives dance their way through “Luckily I Don’t Look That Bad” with both humour and tempo shifts very much in evidence. A fun song from a fun band.
Going straight down the punk themed boulevard with the top down are Crash and the Crapenters. “All Geared Up” starts off like a lively weekend and then drops the tempo into the Monday morning blues (just like life).
Tora Luna make playful use of rhythm and quirky tempo changes to make their song “Wait For Spring” stand out from the crowd. That’s a rather organic, and worthy, approach to making music in these plastic coated days
If there is such a thing as a song filled with literate wistfulness then “Indentation of Life” would be it and Louise Connell skilfully loops her words in such a way as to capture the hearts of both the unwary and the forlorn.
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