Written By Hero Magnus I don’t know when Sam Lynch wrote “Good Year,” but it seems to be perfectly suited for these uncertain times. It is a piercing blue-and-grey song of sorrow and cautious optimism. Her earnest questions have been my inner monologue for the past weeks: “how do I start / letting it go / when will it end / when will I know.” Lynch is a Vancouver-based artist. Last summer, I had the pleasure of reviewing another one of Sam Lynch’s releases, “Off the Rails.” Lynch’s lyrics have a lot of gravitas, not from any sort of pretentious…
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Written By Kelly Holm Rising pop star Yasmeen has known in her soul since childhood that music was all she ever wanted to do, but there were still plenty of hurdles in the way— the first being her nerves, which she set out to best when she was barely school age. “In the church I grew up in, in Phoenix… I remember just telling myself that it was time to finally conquer my fear of singing in front of people,” she reminisces. “So I asked the pastor to let me sing.” Needless to say, he said yes, and so have…
Written by Hero Magnus Drea Rose is a Los Angeles musician who has released more than a dozen singles + covers in 2020 alone. Previously, we reviewed her sultry song “Intuition.” But, Rose has only grown from there. Her new single, “Good,” is a stylish masterpiece perfectly suited for her own quirkiness and surrealism. In “Good,” Rose matches complex melodies and rhythmic melisma with a funky electronic soundscape. The bouncy fishbowl sounds give off an 80s vibe, the kind rarely matched with vocals that are so serious and earnest. “Hard to hear but it’s for the best / I wanna…
Written By Kelly Holm Nashville native Riley Clemmons has long been rooted in her community. A songwriter from the age of six, she’s starred in community theatre productions, headlined local music venues and was discovered performing in a pageant at school. “I wanted to be an artist from as early as I can remember,” Clemmons shares. “When I met my manager at age 13, it started feeling like something I could really hone in on and pursue.” Since then, she’s risen to prominence on the Contemporary Christian charts, beyond just her place of origin— but, as many of us have…
Today Sody teams-up with Cavetown to go full emo on their latest single “Is Your Bedroom Ceiling Bored?” which documents where alone time can take a person. ““Is Your Bedroom Ceiling Bored?” is for my fellow overthinkers,” she explains. “It’s when you’re staring at your ceiling at 4am looking for answers and wondering what someone is thinking. It’s when you write paragraphs to someone over text but then delete it and respond ‘I’m okay’. I imagine so many of us are experiencing this in isolation which unites us all!” Sody has been building a strong discography of tracks that consistently…