Now Listening: This Week's Tracks
Lauren Juzang - “Yeehoo!”
Lost in the haze of love, Lauren Juzang’s newest single “Yeehoo!” couldn’t be more blissfully saccharine. Her careening vocals are the perfect mixture of strong yet wistful, immediately pulling you into her perception of the heart-eyed tunnel vision that comes with new love. A match made in Instagram heaven, “Yeehoo!” began as a guitar riff from Lauren’s collaborator Gabe Yaron and has since expanded into the lush dreamscape of sound that we find now in the finalized track – all while still holding true to the original strum of the guitar that holds the song’s pulse steady. “Yeehoo!” is a beautiful reintroduction to Lauren after last year’s stunning debut EP HAHAHHAHA, and we cannot wait to see what she’s got cooking up next.
Work Wife - “Too Young to Understand”
Work Wife’s newest single “Too Young to Understand” chronicles the desire to help others with no viable path forward, a painful life experience that everyone knows all too well. The soft indie rock styling for the bulk of the track allows the sorrow and ache of longing to carry through Work Wife’s vocals, and then the chorus floors forward with a full throttle guitar line to ramp up the frustration that always comes with this experience. Written about their own mother, Work Wife expands upon the struggle between independence and reaching out for help in a beautiful and emotional array of indie rock riffs and revelations.
Trophy Wife - “Baby’s Breath”
Twenty-two year old Brooklyn, New York-based Trophy Wife’s latest release “Baby’s Breath” is an indie-rock song that leads listeners via constant, energetic drums. The presence of an electric guitar accelerates as the song goes on and displays Trophy Wife’s inspiration from the grunge genre. In her music, she often communicates the relatable truths of growing up and relationships. Trophy Wife’s music has recently been featured on local Boston radio stations including WERS and WTBU.
Low Lying Sun - “Heaven Knows”
Low Lying Sun’s latest release “Heaven Knows” is an indie-rock anthemic single that questions the many paths of relationships and the directions they can go. On the song, the band explains that it’s about considering “whether or not you should fully let something in when it rears its head again. You can either engage with it or not and both of those options are hard to take. If you just felt hate or anything less than love, then the decision would be easy but instead you are left with this dilemma.” The band has recently been featured on BBC Introducing East’s Weekly Vibe and Spotify’s NMF (UK), New Noise, Hot New Bands, and Fresh Finds Rock playlists. They recently released their first EP Hymn To Say Goodbye earlier in 2022 and have been playing live shows around the UK.
Mae Mae - “Green”
LA indie-pop artist Mae Mae released “Green” off of her forthcoming EP, and it may just be the source of sunshine we all needed to get through the impending winter. The track is about looking ahead to greener pastures while sitting in the dead space of a creative rut, and, sonically, it certainly captures that optimism almost immediately upon starting. Every layer of this song blends beautifully, capturing the song’s “green” theme and creating the perfect combination of sounds to soundtrack a strut in the sun.
JW Francis - “Dream House”
Perhaps one of the more unique drops this past week comes from JW Francis. Written by Francis while missing his mom during quarantine, his new single “Dream House” is heartwarming, earnest and nostalgic both sonically and visually. Its music video was made by Salvador Cresta, an Argentine artist who has made videos for artists like Beck and Gloria Trevi, and it features clips of Francis as a child alongside his mom as well as animations of the album cover to Francis’s upcoming album, also titled Dream House. If you’re looking for a new song to pull at your heartstrings, this is a strong contender.
Chloe Berry - “Don’t Fall”
Indie artist Chloe Berry released her new single, “Don’t Fall:” a cutting observation on the baggage we inherit from our parents, and how it affects our romantic relationships. It’s no easy task to dive into generational trauma on a 2 minute, 20 second-song, but Berry does it masterfully, touching on the frustration one can feel as they’re growing out of their worst habits through dulcet, catchy melodies. Its accompanying music video, which was shot in Berry’s bedroom by Sam Poon, is a simple, tongue-in-cheek visual that serves to emphasize the song’s main message: “the apple doesn’t fall far.”
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