ALL TOGETHER
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TRACK BY TRACK
Artist: MY LO-FI HEART
Who: The solo project of Sheffield-based
hoarder of musical instruments, Ian Turley.
He has carved out a unique space in the indie music scene with
a hypnotic, day-dreamy, stream of consciousness drive into the
weird, wonderful chaos of love.
Track: DANCE FOREVER
“It’s a track about the feeling you get when watching the person you love
as they dance, completely lost in the moment. Your bodies pulse in time
with the beats and all that matters is the music.”
TUTV: Sparkling guitar lines, bouncy bass pulsation, shiny synths
and Turley‘s near-whispering combine for both, oddly rhythmical
and body-activating vibrations. Don’t hesitate to shadowdance to
the trancey ambiance in mysterious ways.
Dance, dance, dance.
Band: IT’S KARMA IT’S COOL
Who: Psych pop rock outfit from
Lincoln, UK led by Jim Styring.
Track: JEREMIAH
First single from their forthcoming album, titled ‘Paint Me Skyward‘
which will follow next year. Sales of the song on Bandcamp will go to
the UK mental health charity, Mind. Buy here.
Styring: “The song (and album) is about a very troubled young man, Jeremiah,
and his struggles and battles with life. He’s definitely fallen from the tracks and is
lost. But he’s being given a second chance to put things right. Something amazing
is waiting to happen. It’s now or never for him.”
TUTV: Jeremiah is a high-energy, guitar-propelling roller that draws your aural
attention from the kick-off. Styring‘s peculiar vocals add fuel to the vivid velocity,
peaking powerfully on the buzzing chorus that sticks in an eye/ear-blink.
Infectious harbinger for the band’s upcoming album
Band: IONA SKY
Who: Anglo-American pop-rock band, formed in 2023, based in
Cambridgeshire, England, blending cinematic pop-rock, indie-rock
and pop-country storytelling with big hooks, atmospheric guitars
and emotionally direct songwriting.
They released their 5-track debut EP Homeschooled in
2024 followed by a second, Departure, last February.
Track: FEAR OF THE KNOWN
It’s about the odd feeling when the thing you know best becomes
the thing that frightens you most. Musically it moves from held-back
verses into a big, cathartic rock chorus.
TUTV: Iona Sky don’t waste time on this rad ripper, enlivened by the charismatic
front Amazon’s keyed-up vocals. Halfway through, the flow drops with some trippy
bass play, only to recharge the batteries and reignite the snappy fuzz.
You’d better be in perfect shape to keep up with this zippy
guitar-pop stormer when the chorus blasts out of your
speakers.
Striking stroke.
Artist: CHAZ
Who: A DIY hip-hopper, would be
superstar from Essex, UK.
Track: DROPS
Chaz has a message: “I won’t bore you with a load of AI generated waffle
about how I’m the greatest artist and this song I’m plugging is gonna change
the world, cause it probably isn’t.”
TUTV: Chaz is a witty DIY bedroom geezer who shakes and quakes
on his debut at a lazy mid-tempo pace, triggering pelvis activity. Think
Getdown Services and other related UK garage acts who hip and hop
with sassy swagger.
Enjoy Drops on your coach swaying from left
to right and back. Don’t worry, be happy.
Dry your eyes, guys.
Artists: SCHAU.SCHOU
Who: The collaboration between Kristopher Schau, a well-known
Norwegian musician, author, and broadcaster, and Christoffer Schou
from Cahe Superstar Recordings, an independent label based
in Norway.
Track: UNPREPARED FOR PRAYER
It features Norwegian singer-songwriter Sarah Leander
and is the first shared piece from a new, upcoming EP.
TUTV: Expect a slow-moving, soothing dream pop musing carried by reflective,
alternating vocals and at times juiced with some organ warmth. Midway, captivating
guitars join the ethereal flow, adding an unexpected sense of intensity.
Enthralling tune.