In The Spotlight

Sam Louis – “Legacy”

Based in Toronto, this Canadian singer and songwriter has been a fixture of the music scene for nearly a decade. Although always interested in music, it was seeing the video for Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Give It Away” aged 12 that lit the musical fire. Since he’s a semi-finalist in the International Songwriting Competition and winner of an Indigenous Music Award for best pop album. Inspired by Michael Jackson, Fall Out Boy and The 1975, he released his debut single “Sunset Love” in 2015.

With lyrics questioning the value of your success when the people who played an important part in getting you where you are today are no longer around, this song takes a realistic look at fame and at what is truly important. Melodically complex, it’s the multi-layered synths and futuristic vocals that create a hypnotic soundscape, before a fresh piano and a bouncy beat add another facet. And with his emotional falsetto vocals, this entrancing tune is melancholic and mesmerizing.

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Music History

Brooke Fraser – “Betty”

From her album “Flags” (2011):

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New Music

Alex Warren – “Troubled Waters”

Filled with glorious anthemic pop and taken from his new album expected in October, this is the new single by Alex Warren:

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Music History

Richard Marx – “Don’t Mean Nothing”

From his album “Richard Marx” (1987):

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New Music

Maisy Kay – “Love Is A God”

From her upcoming EP “Wonderlust: The Dusk”, to be released later this fall:

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In The Spotlight

Kymara – “Current Weather”

Born in Utrecht, The Netherlands, this Dutch neo-soul singer and songwriter’s musical journey didn’t get its start until she moved to the UK to study Professional Musicianship at BIMM in Brighton. Now calling Brighton her home, she has been championed by BBC Introducing in the UK, as well as by NPO Radio 2 Soul & Jazz in The Netherlands. She’s also performed at the renowned North Sea Jazz Festival. Inspired by Nina Simone, D’angelo and Janis Joplin, she released her debut “You” in 2020.

Sprouted from a demo tape by the bands guitarist Louis Bell, her new single is a spellbindingly beautiful neo-soul gem. Instantly beguiling from the first note, the song opens with a mellow electric guitar and celestial harmonies, before it gently flows into a velveteen, slow jazz-touched melody. With an auditory ascension of a rolling percussion and laidback horns adding extra pizzazz, it’s the welcoming warmth of her winsome vocals that make this soulful jam sound like sonic silk.

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