Take a trip through all the greatest eras of pop music with this week's LITM Pop Picks which are meticulously crafted for your listening pleasure. Experience the talent of AJAYE, Barleycove, Josh Tepper, Cristina Movileanu and Manu Chevalier!
AJAYE - Growing Up
AJAYE brings us a wonderfully relatable song that strikes all the right chords of your soul with her latest offering “Growing Up”. This track is incredibly down to earth with its sounds with a minimalistic production that just showcases Ajaye’s talent with a simple acoustic arrangement accompanied by her soul rending vocals. On this track, Ajaye mediates on the realities of growing up warts and all with sprinkles of hope and melancholy sprinkled in. This artistic choice in the lyrics adds a depth of realism to the lyrics, accurately describing the mixed bag of ups and downs that growing up entails. I loved this song and so will you so go check it out today!
Barleycove - Forget You
Barleycove brings an incredible atmosphere and potent messaging on their latest track “Forget You”. This track is genre-melding in its character with classic pop beats infused with progressive rhythms and stylings leading to an unforgettable listening experience. The lyrics of this song describe the need and process of moving on and starting the process of healing yourself from toxic relationships that serve to be nothing more than emotional blackholes. The songwriting and experimental vibey ambience come together to deliver a masterpiece of a track that, ironically, will be hard to forget. I loved listening to “Forget You” and so will you, so go give it a listen!
Josh Tepper - Built Me (Duet Version)
Josh Tepper brings a wonderfully artistic track with depth with his latest release “Built Me”. This song is elevated by the fact that is a duet giving us an experience that is rare in songs that fall into the category of “breakup songs”’, which is a narrative that reaches you from both sides. There is no dearth of that in this song as the alternating vocals attack and defend each other with each line leading to an engaging listening experience that will keep you going back to this song over and over again. This song hits all the right checkmarks so you need to give it a listen!
Cristina Movileanu - All About You
Cristina Movileanu enchants you with her melodic genius and masterful penmanship on her latest release “All About You”. This song has an undeniable charm with its folk-infused melodies that build its soundscape giving the soundscape a full body a distinct character that you can’t help but fall in love with. Cristina has found and carved a niche in the pop scene that she has truly owned and made her own, and that is evident with the intricate tapestry of sounds she weaves on “All About You”. You will be doing yourself a favour by checking this song out!
Manu Chevalier - I belong to you
Manu Chevalier brings a wonderful dance vibe with his latest track “I belong to you”. This song has some retro flair to it with a soundscape that is reminiscent of legends like Michael Jackson. Manu’s singing is infectious with his high notes tickling all the right spots on your ear drums. The beat and instrumental of this track is vibey with heavily orchestral and jazzy elements sprinkled in with the most striking feature being the brass sections. This song is dynamic and always stays in motion, not giving your attention even a moment to wander. I loved listening to this song and so will you!
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