Callum Pitt – The Story Of Away From The Rousing Parades
Every genre has its strengths. EDM and House can make hours spent dancing feel like minutes, metal can help people channel darker emotions into something energising and positive, classical can make an otherwise torturous study session fly by like magic. Indie’s strength is in its accessibility: most people don’t have a favourite pirate metal track […]
Zawe’s “Forget” Is Audio Self-Care At Its Finest
Everyone has a story about discovering a song at exactly the right time. Maybe it was the break-up song playing on the radio as you said goodbye to someone for the last time, maybe it came on in the car as you drove home from the hospital with a new baby in the backseat, maybe […]
The Slowburn Summer Vibes Of Amongster’s Brother
Doing any one genre well is hard, but blending them? That’s even harder. Done well, and different styles and influences meld so seamlessly that you can’t tell where one ends and the next begins, do it badly and a melting pot becomes a maelstrom. Amongster has the balance down perfectly, and that expert touch comes […]
The Subtle Beauty of Feiler’s “Ruse”
When it comes to art, it’s harder to be quiet than loud. No matter what medium you’re working with: it’s harder to write a soft, character-driven scene than a huge action set piece, harder to dance a solo versus dancing with a huge group behind you. It’s especially hard with music: coordinating with a bunch […]
Death Comes For Us All: Why “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” Sticks With You
Lots of songs have spawned great movie moments. The “Tiny Dancer” singalong in Almost Famous, The Breakfast Club’s epic ending set to “Don’t You (Forget About Me)”, Trainspotting’s iconic “Lust For Life” getaway. These scenes would be nothing without the songs that soundtrack them, but the songs are forever tied to those movies as a […]
Martha Hill – The Story Of “Spiders”
Everyone has nightmares. Everyone has those nights where they lie awake staring at the ceiling, trying as hard as they can not to fall asleep. Everyone has those moments where the house is so quiet and the room is so dark, they can’t be completely sure they’re awake at all. Everyone has the corners of […]
Victors – The Story Of “Slow Down”
You remember high-school right? The first real party, the first real relationship, the first real break-up. The summer that seemed to stretch on forever, the fights that seemed world-ending with people whose names you no longer remember, the parties that were so fun at the time but now you try hard to forget. No matter […]
The Literary Brilliance Of The Cure’s “How Beautiful You Are”
Try not to panic, but we’re going to talk a little bit about classic poetry. I know, I know, you left all that behind in high school for a reason, and the last thing you want to do today is pore over dusty old texts trying to find that elusive unstressed vowel. I promise you […]
The Daytimers’ DIY Charm Shines Through on Pat’s Song
Deep down, everyone is kind of a hipster. Not that many would admit to it voluntarily, but the truth is that most people have some serious hipster qualities. We all want to be the friend that introduces other friends to what’s fresh and cool, whether that’s a new sushi place or a little-known dive bar […]
Caity Krone – The Story of “Record About You”
When it comes to powerful female songwriters, there are some names that come around again and again. Stevie Nicks, Joni Mitchell, Carole King – these are the women whose voices and songs have endured for decades, inspiring girls across the world for generations to pick up a guitar or sit down at the piano. Caity […]
