From his album “American Heart” (2025):
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ZADA – “Breath Away”
Born in Ethiopia and raised in Whistler, Canada, this sultry singer and songwriter began teaching herself to play guitar by ear aged 7 and added the piano aged 12. A year later she forayed into songwriting and later attended the Songwriting School of Los Angeles. Vancouver-based, she’s created a seamless blend of R&B, neo-soul and rich afro-beats. Inspired by the beauty of nature in all her imposing forms, as well as Erykah Badu and FKA Twigs, she released her debut “Nomad” in 2022.
Being in awe of the endless gifts of nature and how the resonance of small moments can have such an impact on our hearts, her new single celebrates life in all its facets. In order to capture her inspirational words, she delved into an alluring retro-pop sound. Starting with a pulsating beat, which carries on through the song, she adds sparkling 80s-dipped synths and crisp guitars. And with her entrancing vocals showing us that there’s still beauty in the world, this is a striking gem.
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John Waite – “These Times Are Hard For Lovers”
From his album “Rover’s Return” (1987):Amy Macdonald – “Can You Hear Me?”
From her upcoming album “Is This What You’ve Been Waiting For?”, to be released on 11 July 2025:
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Little Quirks – “Honey”
Formed in 2015 in Gosford by sister Abbey and Mia Toole when they were only 15 and 11 years old and their cousin Jaymi aged 17, this Australian band was later joined by Jaymi’s brother Alex in 2019 and Jordan Rouse in 2021. In the early years they started busking covers by The Cranberries and Vance Joy. Since they’ve played the National Folk Festival in Canberra and SXSW in Texas. Inspired by The Lumineers and Mumford & Sons, they released their debut EP “Where We Hide” in 2016.
Telling the story of a complicated relationship where the love is still there but somehow things are just not working out yet, their new single merges the emotional lyrics with a fun-filled, nostalgic melody. Enveloped in a 60-inspired, summery soundscape, the song starts off with a fresh acoustic guitar and develops into a vibrant, retro-dipped chorus. With lively drums, spirited guitars and a whole lot of sunlit jollity, this sprightly folk-rock groove celebrates joyful summer love.
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From his album “In The City Of Angels” (1988):
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