Discovery: DataBass
DataBass is the clever performing name of an American student that has just hit my radar thanks to her self-written, produced and performed track Make Our Art.
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Album Review: Lorraine Klaasen & Mongezi Ntaka – Ukubonga (Gratitude)
Lorraine Klaasen and Mongezi Ntaka are a pair of South African musicians who have teamed up to release their takes on some of Southern Africa’s Township music songbook. Entitled Ukubonga, or “gratitude”, it’s the pairs way of giving thanks to some of Southern Africa’s most celebrated singers and composers.
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Video: Scarlet Joy – Queen and Thief
Lincolnshire-based rock trio Scarlet Joy are becoming regulars on our blog. This is the third track we’ve shared of theirs, following on from September’s Rescue and last month’s Cut Diamond. Queen and Thief is their latest. Coming complete with a video it tells a story of love, deceit and betrayal.
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Discovery: Sounds Like Lily
Sounds Like Lily, real name Lily Mackay, was raised in France but now called Devon her home. Her latest single is a dream pop wonder that caught my attention thanks to her amazing vocals. It’s called The Feeling.
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EP Review: Howe – Courtesy of Insomnia
Sacramento, USA-based indie pop artist Howe, real name Chyanne Ledbetter, first came to my attention in the Summer of 2021 thanks to her subversive track Made For This Time. Since then, I’ve been eagerly lapping up her new music, and this year shared further tracks Green Enough and Wash Rinse Repeat. The latter opens her new EP, the literally titled Courtesy of Insomnia.
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New Music: Evie Balfe – Toxicity
Evie Balfe is a dream pop singer songwriter now based in London, but originally from a little closer to home – the other side of the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire. She first came to my attention earlier this year through her moody track Wearing A Crown, and now she’s back with a new one exploring her struggles with sexuality. It’s called Toxicity.
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Discovery: Ben Parks
Ben Parks is a San Diego, USA-based folk artist who has teamed up with a collective of fellow independent artists to release the first single from their forthcoming album. It explores the emotional landscape of friendships and the concept of longing, and it’s called Skipping Stones.
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Album Review: Oxlip – I Said You Must Be Leaving
Northern Irish, Vancouver, Canada-based singer songwriter Oxlip, real name Jayne Trimble, first came to my attention thanks to her 2021 EP release A Kind Of Premonition. Since then she’s been working on her sixth studio album with the help of producer Damien Jurado. It’s called I Said You Must Be Leaving.
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EP Review: LOCS – Arrival
LOCS is an Atlanta, USA-based rapper who has just hit my radar thanks to his new EP that continues his journey to self-acceptance. It’s called Arrival.
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