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Here's 18 great songs that you should try, or read my mini breakdown of each song and see which ones peak your interest!
RUNAE - Pirate's Blind Date
A relaxing, slightly melancholic Downtempo Pop track with intimate, breathy, whispery vocals backed by pretty keys, twinkly notes, understated rhythmic percussion, and light guitar arpeggios.
The Everythings - Blood in the Water
A fun, catchy Rock track with a dark, tongue-in-cheek attitude led by characterful, memorable vocals backed with driving percussion and bass, distorted rhythm guitar, and watery, melodic lead guitar.
Natalia Tsupryk - Lihasaaret
An atmospheric, hypnotising and somewhat tense Ambient / Classical track with an icy, Nordic, mysterious sound and an earthly soundscape featuring cello, dark underlying sustained notes, and sparse woodwind intertwined throughout.
Rebecca McCartney - For Avery, in June
An Indie Folk track with pretty, light acoustic arpeggios, piano, soothing background vocals, guitar, and quiet low-end percussion and shakers led by the soft, sad, captivating vocals.
Denney - I Can't Be Your Maybe
A slow-building Indie ballad with soft piano arpeggios, light, airy layers, quiet twinkly guitar, and steady low-key percussion from the midway point backing up the emotional, intimate, breathy vocals.
Sabriel - Yellow
A unique, left-field R&B track with off-kilter synths, a rhythmic, stop/start drum pattern, low bass, and lo-fi elements backing up the layered vocals that bring an eerie, soulful vibe to the track and compliment the instrumental wonderfully.
Heather Valley - Great Violence
A beautifully produced and performed Country track with an effective, stripped-back instrumental of light rhythmic acoustic guitar and dreamy, swelling slide guitar backing the emotional, engaging vocals.
Destini Arena - What Is Going On
A nicely produced UK Garage / Pop track with super crisp percussion, an underlying bass groove, keys, and lovely softly plucked melodies backing up the instantly catchy, memorable vocals.
t l k - Most Alive
An Electronica / Trip Hop / R&B track with a distinctive, tense atmosphere created by an interesting percussive rhythm, stuttering, discordant vocals, piano, and fuzzy, buzzing bass notes backing up the darkly soulful lead vocals.
Roma Rose - Earned Me
A piano, string, and backing vocal backed ballad with dynamic lead vocals that guide the song by starting softly and delicately and then building up very slowly across the song to fit nicely into the narrative arc of the lyrics.
Casey Alexx - Exit 98
A catchy, melancholic Indie Pop track with Country influence featuring brittle guitar arpeggios, steady electronic percussion, and light, airy synths backing up the sweet, subdued, melodic vocals that deliver a memorable chorus.
Lizzie Esau - Bitter Weather
An Indie Pop track with a nice mix of groovy bass, consistent percussion, sweeping keys, and touches of clean and overdriven guitar chords backing the great vocals that drive the song forward with a cool, rhythmic delivery and nice melodies.
Lucky Iris - Speak Soon
An Indie Pop track with a low-key Dance influence featuring warm, sustained, rising synth chords, steady electronic percussion, and sub-bass backing the sweet, subdued vocals that float nicely over the instrumental.
Sunflower Thieves - Sirens
An Indie Folk / Folktronica track with acoustic guitar, a low, steady kick, an underlying warm, wavering soundscape, and little melodies sprinkled throughout backing the captivating, soft, harmonically layered vocals.
GILT - In Windows (Ignore What's Missing)
A great Rock track with nods to Post-Hardcore and Emo with a heavy, slow, drowsy rhythm, piano, low twinkly arpeggios, dark distorted chords, and noisy sections backing up the emotional, cathartic vocals.
The Wagner Logic - Mead of Poetry
A Bedroom Pop track with a lo-fi-ish quality featuring a steady rhythm and layers of guitars and synths that create a hypnotic, psychedelic backdrop for the reverbed vocals that float over the song in an otherworldly way.
Lexie Carroll - we're not lonely anymore
A nice, homely Indie track with sweet, melancholic, breathy vocals backed by acoustic guitar layers, piano, airy, atmospheric synths, twinkly notes, pizzicato strings, and low-key percussion.
Gabrielle Ornate - Rewrite The Rules
A Pop Rock track with a catchy, psychedelic mix of electric guitar, spacey, engulfing synth chords, and heavy, compressed percussion backing up the clear, melodic vocals which tie the verses and slightly off-kilter choruses together nicely.
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