“I want to come to a place like this every day and stay in peace,” one band member says, water rushing by. Another responds, “Why not…why can’t you machan?” This is just a brief moment in The Soul’s 2019 film Where We’re From. The video showcases the Sri Lankan band exploring the nature of the … Read More
New York musician and producer Ashou released a new single and music video this month, titled “Hair.” The track comes after Ashou’s 2019 debut, including the songs “New Beginnings” and “Lucid Dream.” The video, which similarly to “New Beginnings” is shot and edited by Mastermind Richy, features Ashou alternating between rapping about excess and extravagance … Read More
Singer, harpist, and producer ELSZ dropped a new single this week, the Bandcamp proceeds of which will go to a bushfire relief fund for First Nations communities in Australia. The song features ELSZ’s simultaneously sweet and haunting vocals, singing about seeking and finding peace “in a body that aches.” In the context of raging fires … Read More
Blood Cultures, an experimental outfit that chooses to keep its individuals anonymous, dropped the video for their single “Broadcasting,”directed by Saleem Barbados, last week. The track, taken off their most recent album Oh Uncertainty! A Universe Despairs, tackles the question of dual identity – how does one work themselves into the in-between? While the whole … Read More
Kapil Seshasayee, a Scottish multi-instrumentalist and songwriter previously known for his work critiquing caste, released a video for his latest single “The Item Girl” this month. The song and video call into question the item girl trope in Bollywood movies in which young women are overly-sexualized and employed as props. Seshasayee described the item girl … Read More
Oslo-based girl band FLTY BRGR GRL debuted their first single “Be My Boy” last week. The song captures the feeling of crushing on someone a little too hard, playing with the line between sweet and creepy vibes. “I just really like that gray area between being really charming and having a cute crush on someone, … Read More
The new single by New York-based Ashou, released September 2019 and aptly called “New Beginnings,” is a catchy, dreamy song that feels like driving with the windows down to take a break from a doomed society. “Listen to the evening news / Prophet of atrocities / Please turn off the television” – this is a … Read More
Ananya Birla met Sean Kingston by chance at a cafe in Mumbai. Birla, known for being the first Indian musician with an English single to go platinum, introduced herself to Kingston and he quickly invited her to open for him at his upcoming show in Goa. Their collaboration continued from there and resulted in Kingston … Read More
Tasneem’s new single, “All Your Cousins,” remixed by producer Dave Sharma, melds love with revolution. The Canadian-American singer-songwriter wrote the song first with romance in mind, thinking of the time in a relationship when you know someone well enough to meet their family, their cousins. Tasneem wanted to speak to the power of familial ties, … Read More
Following last month’s new EP, Humeysha released a video for single “Nusrat on the Beach” this week. The video, like the song, carves out a dreamscape in which Zain Alam, the artist behind musical project Humeysha, considers possible futures. Directed by photographer and filmmaker Hannah Claire Baker, the video pairs vibrant colors with soft reflections, … Read More
