Now Listening: This Week's Tracks
KYTES - βBumblinβ
With an intro that feels like the soundtrack to your happiest moments, Kytes capture carefree, breezy melodies effortlessly on their latest release βBumblinβ. The Munich-based quartet include delicate percussive sounds and a strong funk bassline which shapes the song to a light-hearted, indie-pop piece. Packed with vibrance and positivity, βBumblinβ is a whimsical track, buzzing with influences of disco and 80s pop. Their lyrics are calming and reaffirming, and as the band describe βin challenging times we ask ourselves how to cope with life. Our answer is βbumblinβ through our lives, forever and a day this song is a groovy, easygoing and joyful tune. We try to live in the here and now, a lot of times without a definite plan β just bumbling through our livesβ.
Greatest Hits - βSpicyβ
Greatest Hits have released βSpicyβ, an infectious and carefree single drawing from several spheres of influence. The trio manages to blend bits of indie-pop and sunshine pop while propelling this song with an easy-going psychedelic groove. From the trackβs sparkling percussion to the guitar riff in the chorus oozing charisma a pure joy, βSpicyβ is a feel-good track with even its thematic conception taking on the spritely energy of the song. The bandβs frontman, Ryan Cooper explains that it was born from reflections of growing up as a relatively shy kid who yearningly watched others moving freely on the dancefloor. He states, βI had all the desire, but never the boldness to back it up.β βSpicyβ is Cooperβs response to his once demure self and is simply an invitation to, as he put it, β[let] our true selves looseβ. If youβre into this indie-pop gem, Greatest Hits have other equally charming singles like βPalm Springsβ, βTryingβ and more for you to sink your teeth into.
Thorington - βBeautiful Coversβ
The opening minutes of the song rattle with the smash of a garage band guitar riff, and keeps your ears posted to each minute with the trials and tribulations of a person whoβs searching for space to walk inside his own thoughts. The world is full of stimulus yet the hardest decision we have to make is whether or not the outer casings of life will mold who you are and want to be. Responsibility. Itβs the thesis that rings out from Thoringtonβs voice as the songβs lyrics play out as animated thought bubbles above your mind. Take a stroll and let βBeautiful Coversβ show you the lasting beauty in the steps you choose to take in this crazy world.
Wolfjay - βDichotomyβ
The latest song from Melbourne-based queer artist Wolfjay is a playful indie-pop track βDichotomyβ as part of the Dichotomy EP released this week. Itβs an unapologetically pop punk anthem about wrestling with extremes and fighting to not be defined by them. Wolfjay describes the music they make like hugging your best friend at a house party, and theyβre not wrong. βDichotomyβ has euphoric, punchy riffs that have the same excitement as the intro to βMoneyβ by The Drums. Warm and welcoming, the song is empowering and finds confidence and comfort in one's identity. The self-produced, colourful coming-of-age track, showcases Wolfjayβs delicate vocal melody. Bittersweet and wistful, the singer aims to have fun and succeeds on this track, and the entire EP.
Matilde Davoli - βSineβ
Imagination has a sound, it has a sense of itself that expresses through our eyes by way of a single beat. I believe Matilde Davoli has discovered the sound. She has allowed our ears to consume it in its raw and minimalist form on her new track, βSine.β Underneath the jazz influenced hum of the song, Matildeβs voice chants in a faint whisper about how home isnβt a place, but maybe a spiritual destination we can sense once we are in its presence. Like the song, Matilde has manifested her home. It can be found in the music...Maybe you can find yours by taking a single listen because a home waits for everyone.
Cloud Vincent - βCan You Get Over Himβ
Indie-pop and rock are genres whose origins pre-date the current musical fascination with energetic guitars and DIY production quality. A certain nostalgia and immediate relatability emanate from this genre and as a result, even new singles like Cloud Vincentβs βCan You Get Over Him?β feel automatically familiar and right at home in our libraries. Itβs in this musical context that the fresh-on-the scene Cloud Vincent presents us with a take on these genres by amalgamating rap-like delivery with lively indie-pop and rock elements. Adding to the familiarity, βCan You Get Over Himβ dives into universal themes of romantic heartache and longing with cogent and practically confessional lyrics. If you donβt want to get that cerebral, the single is instantly appealing and even Cloud Vincent states, β[it] gets stuck in my headβ.
Julia Graye - βKind Ofβ
What begets the summer to pass us over? As we sweat away the memories the sun provided us, the pavement is soon covered with the changing multitudes of the fall season. Julia Graye, a rising artist who is able to weave folk tales in the key of an acoustic pop manner, has delivered a song, βKind Of,β in perfect timing of the seasons changing the lives we once led. The lyrics tell the story of love in the presence of summer and how - like the seasons - the energy it gave her has already escaped before she could blink. But in the presence of an ending, Juliaβs voice springs forward with a sense of hope. It could be the beauty of fall, and the forward outlook it sweeps over us can provide; or itβs the fact that a memory stamped in the steam of youth can be enough for a smile to grace the face of a new fall day.
Aunty Social - βSensory Overloadβ
Aunty Socialβs new track, βSensory Overload,β is the airy and enthusiastic sweetness that makes music a treat. The 24-year old artist Daniela Gitto, under the moniker of Aunty Social, surpasses the expectations of dream pop with βSensory Overload.β The track starts off with a unique flow of sonic elements including synths and whirring instrumentals. As the song progresses and Gittoβs vocals are introduced, there is a sense of bittersweet and euphoric energy throughout the song. βSensory Overloadβ is the perfect track to introduce yourself to the world of Aunty Social and if you really want to dive into her world, check out the music video for it!
