From tenderness to chaos, our playlist has a beautiful progression this week, with more softness than usual. Let’s go!
The beautiful guitar of Nocean Beach opens it all. The singer invites us to love ourselves to the warm rhythms of Accept Yourself, with a very tender vintage touch nested in its core. And that’s one of the themes of this week’s playlist, tenderness. We then find Mo Kenney with their new single From Nowhere. The artist offers a bright, reassuring, and vulnerable folk-pop track that ought not to be missed. Icarus Phoenix also returns to the blog with Hatillo 2, from their latest album, of which the review is still on the blog. It’s a profoundly human track. With a bit more electricity in the air, Zac Mawson comes in with Medicate. Another take on tenderness fills space with this promising single.
We keep a similar vibe, although a bit more saturated and biting, for Sister Ghost with their new pop-tinged single I Bite Back. Here, the balance between genres and atmospheres is perfect! The same goes for Matya, who leans towards more vintage sounds but is just as catchy and vibrant with Nosebleeds. And the video perfectly illustrates this blend of genres! We add some blues to all that, and it’s The Jaws of Brooklyn‘s turn to take over, with the charming and irresistible Litebringer. Like in a dream with rough textures, we slide into Obsessed. Here, it’s the discovery of Leonard Wellington‘s unique voice, and once again, another idea of softness emerges in the playlist. And it’s become one of my favourites.
For Amy Abts, softness also translates into a bit of saturation in her production, with clear vocals coming in contrast. That’s exactly what she offers in the superb I.R.L., where she explores the fears and hopes of online dating becoming real. I can’t resist a bit of chaos to close out the playlist of the week. So here’s Flames of Durga, following up with a garage rock track that has calm verses and biting choruses. Bicker is another major favourite of mine, and a must-listen track, standing out from the rest. Similarly, Hole by Eyelid Cinema, sounds incredible with a textured garage sound I adore. Finally, chaos takes form in the distorted punk of Crones with the contagious Dirt, and its intense vibe, also found in the video.
