Now Listening: This Week's Tracks
By Astrid Ortega & Isabella Vegas
JAWNY - “Anything You Want”
After being signed off to Interscope and changing his stage name from Johnny Utah to JAWNY, “Anything You Want” is marks the artist’s new chapter. The 23-year-old is working his way to the top after his release of “Honeypie,” bringing him into one of pop’s rising stars. With backing vocals by girlfriend Doja Cat, “Anything You Want” is a song full of life and only makes you want to get up and dance around. JAWNY is definitely someone you’d want to keep up with, his songs will only become staples to your library and you won’t stop hearing him everywhere.
Day Wave - “Starting Again”
Known for creating bittersweet upbeat songs, the one man indie band Day Wave, aka Jackson Phillips, releases his new single, “Starting Again.” The song is full of melancholic guitar notes, and synths that blend in subtly but perfectly. Phillips mentions that the song came out of a creative rut and emotional rut, the song is an expression of getting yourself out of the lives of people who don’t see you as good enough. It’s atmosphere is sunny and makes you feel like the warmer days are coming, and these warmer days consist of bittersweetness in every moment of life.
Sugarloaf Beach - “ Going Nowhere”
Melbourne based artist Sugarloaf Beach not only comes with a unique name but brings to us the creative vintage sounds he produces. Sugarloaf Beach makes music that is filled with nostalgia of the 60s and 70s. “Going Nowhere,” takes you back to The Beatles and Rolling Stones era, making this song meant for movement. Touching on the pressure to move forward in life, the song is meant to let you go loose and let some of that anxiety out. Sugarloaf Beach’s discography is filled with nostalgic and warm songs, reminding you of summer days, so check out his music and keep an ear out for him!
DOLLY ZOOM - “I Think You’d Know By Now”
As soon as you press play on Dolly Zoom’s “I Think You’d Know By Now”, you’re transported to another world. A place where the past and the present simultaneously come together to provide you with a special listening experience, complete with synths and groovy guitars. The song’s lyrics focus on two polar opposite sides of loving someone; the juxtaposition of innocently falling for someone’s soul versus the unsettling obsession that takes root in infatuation. The band itself hopes to mesh the nostalgic love of years gone by with something that sounds fresh to listeners now by blending psychedelic rock and synthesizers, putting it all together, tied with a bow of pop.
Limon Limon - “Normal Now”
The writer Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” This principle is the basis of Limon Limon’s newest single, “Normal Now”. The opening lyrics speak of putting on a show of manners and rules in order to appease those around you, but the chorus warns of all of the life you would be missing if not for loving yourself as fiercely and truly as you are. There’s a repeated line of “don’t you see that you’re unique?” song by the band’s frontman in a tone so calming, you forget for a moment of the people clamouring outside of the gates of your mind, desperate to tear you apart. All you’ve gotta do, is embrace yourself in all of your uniqueness.
Skinmag - “Calm Me Down”
Skinmag is back and has delivered a multilayered masterpiece. Consisting of singer/guitarist Shane Barton, drummer Devin Stewart, bassist/visual artist Davis Stewart, and multi-instrumentalists Noah Kurtz and Jack Nugent, Skinmag showcases each member’s talent with their latest single, “Calm Me Down”. The song itself is littered with the handiwork of an electric guitar that floats beautifully over the track. The vocals are a raspy whisper, making the reader nostalgic for the days when one could just enjoy life in a state of peace, untouched by the worries of late.
