10 Songs You Should Be Having In Your Playlist.
Remi — 5 A.M.
If you’re looking For a very conceptual and creative rap, you’ll definitely enjoy Melbourne Duo REMI x Sensible J’s single “5 A.M.” about toxic relationships.
"When writing 5 A.M. I really wanted it to be like a trippy short film. Starting in a place familiar to many people, a drug-infused relationship, but ending with a twist that was dramatic and abrupt. The changing musical landscape helped create different scenes and by the end, to me, it felt like Trainspotting if it was directed by Pedro Almodovar.
This meant when it came time to produce the film clip, I needed someone who could bring the same energy. I’d loved Boz’s previous work as the cinematographer behind Sampa The Great’s visuals so I knew he could do it.
The single immerse in some sort of futuristic Soul Hip Hop Vibe, oozing a Kanye-ish type of production. Moreover, the song is boosted up with cool visuals showing the performers in some Dr. Frankenstein’s persona, playing with chemicals.
PAWL x Lucas Estrada x NEIMY — Radio Love
Swedish artist PAWL returns again with another banger, but this time he teamed up with two tremendous other artists Lucas Estrada and NEIMY. So as you could have predicted the song entitled “Radio Love” is hundred percent satisfying. Indeed, it’s a very short track [2:49] infused with a haunting melody and some vibrant deep house rhythm that uplifts. Stream below.
Nea — Some Say
The song is about love that you can’t attain but that you can’t give up on; you live on the hope that one day the timing will be right."
Sometimes, it only takes one song to rise as a star in the music industry. And that could be the case for Romanian Singer Nea as her debut single “Some Say” is right now counting almost 25M on Spotify and 2M on Youtube. Indeed, the song is simple composition mainly made of haunting guitar melody surrounding Nea’s hypnotic vocal performance. Note that, even though, “Some Say” is her debut as a mainstream artist, Nea isn’t new to the area, because she has been songwriting and working with Artists like Anne Marie, Zara Larsson, Tove Styrke etc.
Elina — Free
Hearing Swedish singer Elina’s vocal performance on her single “Free” is an unique and beautiful experience. At its first glimpse, the song requires and obtains the listener’s whole attention, because it truly soothes his heart.
Indeed, you can tell that the composition is genuine not only because the songwriting exudes Elina’s musical identity but also because the performance sounds effortless. Every instruments fits well — the guitar orchestration blends and communicates well with Elina’s mellow vocal timbre. Stream below.
Cautious Clay — Swim Home
Brooklyn based Cautious Clay is making a name for himself in the music industry. His musical identity is defined by his soothing and creative production bordering his mellow and slow-tempered vocal tone. For instance, the single “Swim Home” written along side John Mayer, is a brilliant emotional production that perfectly exudes Cautious sound identity. About the song, the young singer shares:
"I wrote this song with John Mayer seven months ago after meeting for the first time. I had just started getting into collaborating with other people and truly had never experienced a more natural creative flow while making this song.”
The song was actually featured in Major TV Show “13 Reasons”
Kane Miller — Through That Door.
Here is another acoustic song that will melt your heart — “Through That Door” by Canadian Singer Kane Miller is the type of song needed to cope with winter. And like you already know, we’re entering the winter season, so you should definitely include this single in your playlist.
Indeed, the song is simply but consistently composed in such way that it gives you a genuine and honest impression.
"Through That Door is a song about finding the person you know you want to come home to every night and knowing, without a doubt, they are everything to you. No matter what happens in your life, you can walk into a room and just seeing them there makes everything better. You can know it from the first moment your eyes meet or it can take awhile but in the end they make your world spin round." - Kane Miller
Ghetto Boy x B4bonah — Je
“Je” is a french pronoun that means “I”, but when it’s used by London-based Ghanaian Artist Ghetto Boy, the meaning takes on a whole different perspective.
Blending different afrobeat’s ingredients, the song “Je” is a tremendous composition allowing haunting melodies to fuse with some soothed African rhythm. Indeed, the track exudes authenticity as it draws its essence from African roots — And this is actually expected from Ghetto Boy since he’s known as the Prince of The Afrobeats Scene.
Thus, by combining his native tongue “Akan” with a broken english, Ghetto Boy and his collaborator B4bonah explore the story of a girl who is always on run, refusing the acceptance of true love.
The Chainsmokers x ILLENIUM x Lennon Stella
Five months (because released on Jul, 24, 2019) isn’t enough to get tired of The Chainsmokers single “Take Away”, even if it’s on repeat, everyday. The song is just haunting, with some very rememberable lyrics — And The chainsmokers are well known to create catchy Bangers. Also, this time, on “Take Away”, they’re joined by Producer ILLENIUM and singer-songwriter Lennon Stella. Thus, the single is expected to be a banger — which it is.
Moreover, about the song, The duo shares:
This is a very special song for us as we began working on it in 2017 with Illenium. We weren’t ever sure if we were going to release it but then we played a snippet of it at Ultra 2019 and everyone went crazy for it... So we buckled down tapped the most incredible singer Lennon Stella and finished this song.
Louis The Child x Wrabel — Too Close
Just like The Chainsmokers, here is another formidable duo of producers with catchy bangers: Louis The Child. Their collaborative single with Singer/songwriter Wrabel entitled “Too Close” takes on versatile musical journey shifting between Pop music, Hip hop and Future Bass. The song is just bewitching and the emotion behind Wrabel’s dreamy vocals, is instantly perceptible.
Stream below
Shaylen — Own Way
Shaylen is a name to remember because she’s coming through with a brand new wave. Indeed, her single “Own Way” is a glimpse of the versatile and fresh production she’s introducing to the music industry. The composition is a fusion Hip hop’s heaviness with Pop’s catchiness, reminding of Post Malone’s type of vibe.
It’s definitely clear that Shaylen knows where she’s heading to, since she’s actually letting it known by singing:
“I gotta get out of my own way
I gotta slip out of my old ways
Don't tell me I should do it 'cause then I'll never do it
And then I'll fuckin' lose it, yeah yeah”
Moreover, the single “Own Way” is a part of Shaylen’s EP project entitled “Highs and Lows”, in which Shaylen actually explores everything about life—the ups, the down the in-betweens. She explains:
‘Own Way’ is about how I can’t seem to get the fuck outa my own way. I try to make the right choices, but I often make the wrong ones.”
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