This edition of LITM Singer-Songwriter Picks showcases timeless atmospheres with contemporary wonder from artists Collaborations, Michellar, Aaron Wylder, Kete Bowers, and Ethan Loke.
Collaborations - Ready For Love
Rooted in meaningful songwriting and celebrating diversity, Collaborations showcases the talents of many gifted musicians and unites them to create music with a purpose. “Ready For Love” is a heartwarming single from the album “Songs From The Heart Vol. 1.” It offers a vibrant soundscape with rich instrumentation and passionate vocal melodies that embrace you in its lively, hopeful quality. The steady, energetic rhythm waltzes eagerly alongside radiant guitars. Enriched by smooth horn sections and funky motifs, the song elevates its nostalgic soundscape with a modern flair. The singer’s expressive vocal performance illuminates the music with confidence, courage, and charisma. Luxurious harmonies amplify the love-struck aura of the musical atmosphere. “Ready For Love” is a sweet, soulful track. Listen here!
Michellar - LOVE EARTH
San Francisco-based visual and recording artist, and songwriter, Michelle Bond aka Michellar crafts moving experiences both through her aural landscapes and abstract artworks. Each track’s cover art is created by her, making the music all the more resonant and riveting. “LOVE EARTH” is a soft, soothing, and soul-stirring soundscape that leaves you in awe of nature and the planet. Underneath the bright and brimming sound, there is a serious and somber message—we are destroying our beautiful, only planet, Earth, and it is time to reflect on and reverse the damage we’ve done before there’s nothing left to save—profoundly inspiring you to take action. Mellow percussion and a slow rhythm allows the lyrical message to seep in. Hopeful, heartfelt chords soothe the severity of the theme, and the singer’s sincere and passionate vocal melodies create an affecting listening experience. “LOVE EARTH” wields a strong power in its sublime softness. Listen here!
Aaron Wylder - How You’re Made
Canadian singer-songwriter Aaron Wylder reaches for your heart with simple words, swaying melodies, and sprawling atmospheres. “How You’re Made” is a tender, touching soundscape. Opening with reflective acoustic strums and soothing vocals, the alt-folk song absorbs you into its gauzy, warm atmosphere. The mellifluous and gentle singing elevates the rustic charm of the track, creating an intimate, immersive listening experience. Dreamy cinematic quotients hypnotically swell and recede throughout the song. It is tough not to be consumed by the comforting, folksy ethereality of the music. Embellished with delicate harmonies and otherworldly ambient melodies, the instrumentation marvels in its minimalism. “How You’re Made” is an evocative track. Listen here!
Kete Bowers - BlackWater
Singer-songwriter Kete Bowers presents a melancholic and moving soundscape in “BlackWater.” In the sparseness and silence of the music, a weighty emotionality resides, waiting to be found at the fading of each melody. The guitar melodies’ solitude and subliminality carries a profound power that finds itself materialized by Kete’s baritone, brooding vocals. Luminous piano notes, scanty and spaced out, add to the expansive and evocative feel of the music. The inescapable depth and darkness of the soundscape offers liberation and surrender, just as its haunting melancholy gets familiar with the soul. The masterful restraint and powerful subtlety in the music reflects Kete Bowers’ evolution, maturity, and brilliance as a musician. “BlackWater” is heart wrenchingly beautiful. Listen here!
Ethan Loke - You’ll Be Fine
Singer-songwriter and producer Ethan draws inspiration from artists like Phoebe Bridgers and Noah Kahan, crafting a resonant indie folk sound embedded with personal experiences. “You’ll Be Fine” is a sweepingly poignant track that simultaneously breaks your heart and builds it back with hope, love, and resilience. Lyrically, the song explores the despair and devotion in helping a loved one through dark times—witnessing their suffering and sharing your strength—bringing out the enduring human spirit even in vulnerability and strife. The soundscape, spacious and stripped-bare, features sparse piano chords soaked in soft melancholy. As the music builds, glimmers of hope emerge in bright chords, warm strums, and stronger vocal melodies. “You’ll Be Fine” is exceptionally good and emotionally compelling. Listen here!
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