“Well you know I love you”, the vocalist opens the track with declaratively and tentatively. The storytelling aspect of this song is coherent and effortless, with the title of the track having a variety of uses. These range from desperation, to annoyance and to pain. The song can seemingly be interpreted in two ways; either […]
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“Drug Dealer” is a country and folk fan’s heaven of a song (aka yours truly). The simple yet calming production, the effortless storytelling that forms your own version of a “s****y one store town” and how hopeless and despondent it can be when everyone around you seems to know what they are doing; a rulebook […]
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“Tell me about the dreams you had last night”; the track opens as an ode to both Britpop whilst frequently flitting between indie and rock; or all three. The crescendos build fantastically, the vocals are delightful and the backing music slides from raucous to smooth, especially in the bridge where the effects on the vocal […]
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Sweltering in the genres of grudge and psych with a mild touch of pop, Rosa Canina at The Ferret on 22nd June 2019 was an event you wouldn’t want to have missed. The band clearly had good chemistry emphasised through their collaborative approach to performing. The audience was never left out of the loop – […]
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With an opening howling, technical sound that leads into an array of exciting riffs and distinctive vocals, “I Should Have Known Better” is not a track you want to miss out on this summer. “I know you think you’re so pretty, that’s cause you are” and a range of similar lyrics convey the idea of […]
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Are you tired of the same old tunes the radio is smashing out? You know the ones I’m talking about. The ones with too much reverb and autotune that makes you want to pull your hair out. Well, if that is what you are looking for then look no further. I present to you the […]
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Imagine you are dancing in the middle of a club. The lights are beating down on you, the music pulsing, and your body in tune with everyone else’s rhythm. Then you lock eyes with someone across the dancefloor and the both of you smile. This is the image that plays through my head when I […]
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When I first listened to Jordan Klassen’s newest single Virtuous Circle, I didn’t quite know what to make of his music. The second time I listened though, I connected to the song in a way that I hadn’t in a very long time. Jordan’s voice managed to put me in this temporary dreamy state. You […]
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A 1980s reminiscent, vocally powerful containing contemporary yet bespoke production? If that hasn’t enticed, then not much more will! The track is based around and iPhone loop, yet you would never have guessed unless told. A lot of thought has gone into the production, emulated by the seamlessness of it, but not enough to make […]
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The song is a killer even before it fully kicks in. The sultry, expertly-produced vocals encompass a musician scope of funky beats and powerful dynamics which land somewhere in the patchwork quilt land of rock and indie. They do it well through – the track is ultimately a contemporary hit thanks to the prepossessing melodies […]
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