This edition of LITM Pop Picks brings one of a kind genres, heart touching melodies, and stirring stories from artists Sparkle Glitch, The Dinosaur’s Skin, Tzucasa, Kevin Michael Stafford, and Tess Posner.
Sparkle Glitch - Battle Maiden
Los Angeles-based musician Sparkle Glitch carries you away into mesmerizing, celestial electro-pop realms in her latest release, Battle Maiden. This track blooms into a lush, atmospheric electronica spring that is flourishing with fresh, colorful, and bright synth textures, vocal ornamentation, and experimental infusions. The synths, like flowers, are molded into captivating shapes and textures, winding, sprawling, fluttering, and wafting in the musical landscape into various, hypnotic melodies. The vocals, a spectacular show in itself, are masterfully and ingeniously transformed into catchy hooks, echoing chops, ethereal swells, and arresting lead melodies. There is an anthemic, enlivening feel to the music filling you with a sense of vigor, power, and passion. Battle Maiden bursts with vibrant sonic life. Listen here!
The Dinosaur’s Skin - Meteor Shower
Experience the wonder and intrigue of Post-Extinction Fossilcore, an aural style pioneered by The Dinosaur’s Skin; a chilling, intoxicating blend of smooth Jurassic Pop melodies and dreamy Asteroidgaze atmospheres. The immersive single Meteor Shower, featuring the talented artist Waa Wei, is transfixing and transportive. Each melody, each vocal line, and every beat wafts past your senses delicately, existing in a fleetingly beautiful and tender moment like a dream, yet completely consuming you in the vibrancy, lushness, and seamlessness of its design. Soft drum beats set to a comforting rhythm carry you across the swirling, dreamy landscape– through dark, eerie melodic passages, through ascending, bright interludes, and into a swelling, blissful end that stops as unexpectedly and abruptly as a heartbeat. Meteor Shower will leave you spell-bound. Listen here!
Tzucasa - Miracle That You’re Here
London-based artist Tzucasa brings a genre-defying, authentic, and bold sound—featuring a distinct punk-pop-rock-lofi blend and hard-hitting lyricism on technology-driven society—that is rare to come by. The latest release, Miracle That You’re Here, envelops you in a guitar-driven, uptempo, reflective atmosphere that occasionally veers into dark, unsettling lyrical provocations, making you look into your mind and wonder about the meaning and mystery of existence. The singer’s voice towers over the soundscape, its weighty and velvety texture smoothly and skillfully painting emotive, hypnotic melodies onto the music. Her voice heaves both with the weight of contemplation and comforting tenderness– inviting you to explore alongside her the deeply personal and cerebral questions she so sincerely and audaciously puts across. Miracle That You’re Here is enthralling. Listen here!
Kevin Michael Stafford - Starting Over
Starting Over is an uplifting, effervescent, and empowering new release from Kevin Michael Stafford, a talented artist with a diverse, long, and vibrant career in music and comedy. Known for his emotionally-charged, personal, and resonant musical style, Kevin crafts a radiant and rich soundscape in Starting Over. It has all the sensibilities of a timeless pop hit embellished with the persona and poise of Kevin’s artistry. The simple yet powerful lyrics inspire and comfort your spirit. The musical backdrop is an animate and bustling surrounding, laden with prismatic, plush guitar riffs, bouncy, electronic beats, and sprawling, abundant synth vistas. The vocal melodies, charismatic and catchy, bring emotional depth and infectious energy to the music. The song is exuberant and euphoric. Listen here!
Tess Posner - Grey To Gold
With a commitment to healing and transformation, Tess Posner’s music brings you evocative, reflective melodies, moving vocal performances, and inspiring lyrical themes. The award-winning songwriter weaves cinematic pop soundscapes that will immerse you in its expansive atmospheres. The latest release, Grey To Gold, is a poignant and powerful song. Her signature soulful vocals are laid gently atop the plush and vast backdrop made of wistful piano chords, ethereal synths, and lush vocal harmonies. As the music unravels, layer by layer, you find yourself drawn deeper in, falling into the depths of the aural realm she weaves so seamlessly and skillfully. The crescendo unveils in a hauntingly majestic and beautiful way, with a soaring, intense orchestral design that crumbles as easily as a fragile daydream. Grey To Gold is heart-breakingly tender and sonically exquisite. Listen here!
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