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by my lonely by Big Michael

Big Michael is making waves with his music right now and this latest release, by my lonely, is helping immensely with creating that storm. This track is huge, beautifully delicate and breath-takingly intense at the very same time. From the offset you feel a sense of anticipation, Big Michael’s voice and the dreamlike ambiance go…

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Power Ranger by SPITTA

Music has been getting a little over complicated these days, veering off down unnecessarily complex story-lines and musical tunnels. A simple, hard-hitting remedy was well and truly needed – enter SPITTA. “Power Ranger” is an infectious and musically satisfying hip hop track that presents admittedly brilliant musicianship from every angle – beginning with gentler, lighter…

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SYSTEMATIC by Lowko

Lowko’s approach to music production is one of a distinctly creative and experimental nature. The single “SYSTEMATIC” encapsulates this very concept pretty perfectly. Throughout the four-minute journey, the listener is plunged into this spiraling arena of audio samples and notes and moments. The vocal feature from Lowko is undoubtedly one of the key threads, but…

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Soldiers Cry by Rio137

There’s an incredibly deep level of thoughtfulness to Rio137’s songwriting, which greatly appeals for its introverted and questioning perspective, but which also contrasts intensely with the somewhat mighty and passionate leading vocal performance he uses to drive this release through. The visuals are stunning, Rio137 has done a superb job in crafting a visual arena…

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Let it go by Prince Swisher

There’s something completely surprising about this single that perhaps comes as a stark contrast with what the artwork for the release seems to imply. The artwork is striking, for sure, but it gives off something of a heavy or quirky aura – which turns out to be far from the reality of the music. What…

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Friendzone by Doc Jazz

Doc Jazz is an artist with a sound that’s quite unique right now but that also pours through with a certain nostalgic warmth about it. From a distance the song “Friendzone” feels like a pop-dance classic, Doc Jazz’s voice and the instrumentation combined create a comforting ambiance initially that seems strangely familiar. However, as things…

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Coming Home by Paloma Amaya

This is quite simply one of the best songs to cross my path this year. Having heard just a little of Paloma Amaya’s work before, this song offered a surprising step in a totally compelling and wonderful direction. The acoustic rawness of the track combined with this ongoing sense of rhythm and melodic development that…

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NEW WORLD by TOXIUM

Even with its modern day energy that seems to fit well with the mainstream sound of today, TOXIUM’s “NEW WORLD” firmly introduces the artist as a unique act that undoubtedly has his own original approach to music, and it works; it balances those two factors extremely well. “NEW WORLD” is a spacious and fairly dreamlike…

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