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Song of the Day: Fakear – Not Only Flowers (feat. Hannah Yadi)

It took a world pandemic and general confinement for Théo Le Vigoureux, a sensitive thirty-year-old guy from Caen, Normandy, France, to sort out his mind and his music. Theo needed to reinvent Fakear: to return to the essence of the project, with spontaneity and above all, honesty. This come-back is nothing other than the firstContinua a leggere “Song of the Day: Fakear – Not Only Flowers (feat. Hannah Yadi)”

Song of the Day: Form – Vulnerable

Form is a story in the making. A kid’s dream coming from the suburbs of the Val d’Oise. The band defines itself as a body with three heads, all thinking and symmetrical. They gained experience as the first act of Jungle, Fakear, Thylacine… The three friends work with a perfect synergy which helps them createContinua a leggere “Song of the Day: Form – Vulnerable”

Song of the Day: Palace – All We’ve Ever Wanted

Leo Wyndham, Matt Hodges and Rupert Turner have been friends since they were thirteen and released their debut album ‘So Long Forever’ in 2016. In 2019 they released their second album, ‘Life After’. Following extensive touring of the festival circuit and a sold-out UK and European headline tour including London Roundhouse, the London based three-pieceContinua a leggere “Song of the Day: Palace – All We’ve Ever Wanted”

Song of the Day: Momma – Bang Bang

Momma is a trio from Los Angeles, Bang Bang is their new song. “Allegra and I ended up getting COVID at the same time, so we decided to isolate, get drunk, and write together,” Etta Friedman explains. “Within a night we had demoed a hot sounding song about great sex.” Allegra Weingarten adds: “We wanted to write something lyricallyContinua a leggere “Song of the Day: Momma – Bang Bang”

Song of the Day: Pine Barons – Frantic Francis

Pine Barons from Philadelphia shared a new song, here’s how they introduce it: “Frantic Francis weaves hypnotic sounds with dreamlike imagery and a pulsing bass line, meant to simulate waking up as a child, when everything is brand new again. But it’s not supposed to be that deep either and mentions embracing mundane things, likeContinua a leggere “Song of the Day: Pine Barons – Frantic Francis”

Song of the Day: Overmono – Calling Out

Since their inception Overmono have purposefully cultivated a fanbase that heralds them as one of the UK’s most original contemporary live electronic acts. A run of ground-breaking club EPs between 2020 and 2022 built momentum and culminated in their breakthrough club single, “So U Kno”, which encapsulated the hearts of clubbers and went on toContinua a leggere “Song of the Day: Overmono – Calling Out”

Song of the Day: Daughter – Swim Back

Daughter shared another single ‘Swim Back’ from their upcoming album Stereo Mind Game, out on 7 April. The release follows previous singles ‘Party’, a track that recounts the place that Elena Tonra got to before deciding to give up alcohol, and ‘Be On Your Way’, a longing but resilient song about an enduring connection that is also undefinable. Returning with their firstContinua a leggere “Song of the Day: Daughter – Swim Back”

Song of the Day: Beck – Thinking About You

The first unreleased track to be released since the acclaimed GRAMMY-winning album Hyperspace, “Thinking About You” is Beck at his purest possible formula. A poignant ballad in the vein of songs that are now classics such as Morning Phase and Sea Change – coincidentally recorded in the same room as the latter – “Thinking AboutContinua a leggere “Song of the Day: Beck – Thinking About You”

Song of the Day: Rahill – I Smile for E

Iranian-American singer-songwriter Rahill announces a deeply personal solo project ‘Flowers At Your Feet’ on Ninja Tune imprint Big Dada, her new label home in which she sits comfortably alongside labelmates Yaya Bey and LYZZA. The album – which across its 14 tracks features collaborations with Beck and Jasper Marsalis (Slauson Malone) – follows Rahill’s nostalgicContinua a leggere “Song of the Day: Rahill – I Smile for E”