It’s one thing to talk about a big game, and another to have one to talk. Hip-hop has explored that dichotomy, with varying levels of success: from fiery masterpieces to a man showing off how much his watch cost for the 47th time. Lil Mike’s “Talk Heavy” takes a more personal approach to that age-old
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Have you ever listened to a record that feels so close yet distant at the same time? Like there’s a certain pull to it, like something just draws you in without ever letting you get too comfortable. That’s exactly how Small Talk in Stereo leaves you feeling. And it makes sense coming from a band
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Listen, when a band of raging UK indie rockers decides, “you know what, let’s turn it down,” you either get a boring filler track or something truly special. The Entitled Sons, a Somerset-based indie group of brothers, have given up their usual festival set of energetic anthems for something a bit more personal on their
Getting back into music after time away is one thing. Getting back into music with a song called “Silence” is another. Becky Arundel, a songwriter from Bridlington, East Yorkshire, is ready to return and she’s doing so with a fresh band. The title “Silence” does get us thinking: could this be about devastating heartbreak? A
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Life these days wears you out. What better way to escape the grind than to sing about it? “Bumblebees” is a German indie-folk song about a very simple fantasy: be free from the noise, reacquaint yourself with nature, be with the people you love, and live happily ever after. In other words, it’s a hippy
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You can dismiss the song before you’ve heard it as another nostalgic trip, or you can find out if the artist can convince you the old machine is still working. Maybe Love’s A Crime by Down Town Mystic sits somewhere in the middle of the two camps, and I mean that as a compliment. DownTown
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We are spoilt for choice when it comes to pop tunes about facing difficult times. They typically drop with an almighty chorus, a few sweeping orchestral arrangements and a suggestion that you’re probably best walking around on a mountaintop while you’re at it. On My Way by QUINTESSE featuring KARL JOSEF stops along the way
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There are albums that aim to sound autumnal, and then there’s an album that sounds like it was recorded somewhere behind an abandoned farmhouse while the trees were secretly plotting your demise. Hoxsey’s Harvest Moon Sessions is very much in the latter camp. Over 13 songs the album is a mixture of gothic folk, alt.
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