This edition of LITM Pop Picks features fresh pop hits from artists Cris Cap, Twice Dark, C-Beem, GOHAR, and KARMA.
Cris Cap - Young Gun
Cris Cap is a Germany-based musician and producer. The latest release, “Young Gun,” featuring the debonair vocals of Hudson Hayes, is a feel-good, upbeat song that makes you want to take a shot at romance. Injecting you with confidence, passion, and youthful energy, the lyrics convince you that it’s always a good time to fall in love. Cris Cap’s smooth production highlights pop infectiousness, velvety RnB grooves, and soulful melodic radiance, absorbing you in the soundscape’s genre-fusing, refreshing atmosphere. Hudson Hayes’s vocals are sensational—the vocal prowess, ease, and elegance displayed is of a rare quality. Emoting effortlessly—expressing excitement, hope, worry, and courage—Hudson Hayes’ singing elevates this track to new heights. “Young Gun” is addictive. Listen here!
Twice Dark - Phoenix
Twice Dark’s sound is a portal into the past, reviving the dark industrial atmospheres of the 80s through a fusion of goth, synth-pop, retro, italodisco, and coldwave elements. “Phoenix” is a striking single from the latest album, “Telekinetic.” A pulsing, weighty groove opens the song, alongside brooding synth textures. As the music unravels, the momentum quickens with shuffling electronic beats and pounding bass thumps, magnifying the eerie and enthralling tone of the track. The mechanical, yet emotive vocal passages emerge like a guiding force, its heavy words and pressing urgency awakens profound realizations in you freeing you from shackles you never knew were there in the first place. “Phoenix” grips you with its dark allure. Listen here!
C-Beem - Oberon Effect
C-Beem, famed for his expansive, ethereal synth realms, enchants you in the latest release, “Oberon Effect.” This song unfolds like a spell, its effect both instantly binding you and lasting for what feels like an eternity. Celestial synth melodies cascade mesmerically, fueled by sharp, skipping beats. Bright towers of synths emerge alongside heavenly vocal layers. The singing is prismatic, unified and varied, the vocals both emphatic and gauzy, soaring and soothing. The percussion picks up pace, quickening and slowing, a mercurial ebb and flow that keeps you hooked. The production feels vast and abundant, allowing you to be completely transported into the ethereal expanse of this soundscape. The majestic synth structures, grand vocal passages, and radiant aura of this musical world is utterly captivating. “Oberon Effect” is magnificent and masterful. Listen here!
GOHAR - Zero Sense
GOHAR channels a daring rawness and moving emotionality in her music that sets her artistry apart. The Austria-based musician pushes the boundaries of genres, stitching the horizons of alternative, pop, RnB, and Armenian folk music together, giving rise to new, riveting sonic landscapes. “Zero Sense,” the latest release, spotlights her impeccable production and commanding vocal style. Punchy beats decorate a moody melodic atmosphere. Chords soaked in soft melancholy, frustration, and despair color the soundscape in dark tones. The vocals glow bright—blazing with weighty emotions—its ultraviolet radiance feels sharp and seething. Switching between high, slender melodic shapes and deep, tender lows, the vocal performance keeps you hooked to the sound. Balancing immersion with infectiousness, this soundscape brings out GOHAR’s flair for uncompromising, bold production. “Zero Sense” is stunning. Listen here!
KARMA - Anthem
KARMA brings yet another addictive, anthemic release titled “Anthem.” The song does not wait for your attention, it grabs your attention by the collar. The soundscape opens with a bang—the weighty, dynamic beats announce the start of the song loud and clear, and along with the punchy vocals, fuel the song’s high-octane pace. Commanding rap passages navigating powerful declarations and suave verses, ear-catching vocal melodies shape-shifting between whispered seductions and addictive hooks, and lush backing harmonies make for a power-packed, passion-filled vocal performance that is nothing short of sensational. The instrumentation is rich and vibrant, swelling in the chorus with soaring synth horn textures, adding to the exhilaration and energy. “Anthem” is a powerhouse of a track. Listen here!
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