In this edition of LITM Pop Picks, we bring alluring and amusing releases from artists Stephanie Westdal, Anacy, Mick J Clark, Twice Dark, and Sadie Nix.
Stephanie Westdal - Gonna Love You
Stephanie Westdal is a traveler at heart, both of the outer world and the inner world. Her influences range from global cultures to deeply personal life experiences, which are then weaved masterfully and artfully into her music, creating a sound that is as absorbing as it is affecting. Her latest release, Gonna Love you, is a love-soaked, tender, and passionate song that gets you in the mood for romance. The soft, gauzy melodies and smoky bass notes waft delicately to a mesmeric, pulsating drum beat. In the slow groove of the rhythm, Stephanie Westdal’s velvety, emotive vocals find their feet, waltzing along to the instrumentation with the same irrepressible anticipation, longing, and desire illustrated in the lyrics. The music and vocals melt into an intoxicating and smooth sonic potion that will surely leave you wanting more. Listen here!
Anacy - Tattooed To My Heart
Anacy is an indie pop artist from Cape Town, South Africa. Her soundscapes form through an arresting fusion of shimmery electronica, lush indie, and ear-catching pop sounds. The latest release, Tattooed To My Heart, is a romantic, endearing, and passionate ballad exploring the all-consuming and perpetual sense of a love affair. The riveting lyricism and the sincere delivery makes the song all the more addictive. The upbeat rhythm shuffles and skips with the same immediacy and restlessness of being in love, while the synth and guitar melodies glow with a richness and radiance that compels to be absorbed. Her slender and textured vocals bend and mutate to the mood—swelling with elation and receding to delicate drops—heightening the sense of enchantment. Tattooed To My Heart will surely get tattooed to your ears. Listen here!
Mick J Clark - Sing glory glory hallelujah
Ring in the Christmas spirit early this year with this bright, uplifting, and festive release by Mick J Clark, titled Sing glory glory hallelujah. The deeply evocative lyrics and the ethereal, luminous soundscape converge into a minimal yet magnificent track that fills you with joy, gratitude and reverence for the divine. The music takes shape through lush melodies, embellished with cathedral bell tolls, moving string sections, chiming bells, and bright guitar riffs. Carefully arranged into stripped-back, soft designs, the music creates space for the listener to be immersed. The singer’s voice emerges as a source of illumination, lighting up the music with its heartfelt, sincere melodies. Sing glory glory hallelujah is a heartwarming, soul-stirring release, perfect to welcome xmas season. Listen here!
Twice Dark - Invisible Man
From the neo-gothic realms of Bloomington, Indiana emerges the dark, alluring, and gripping musical project called Twice Dark by Josh Kreuzman. Inspired by the beauty in decaying artefacts and the retro enigma of goth, industrial, EBM, italodisco, deathrock, coldwave, and darkwave genres, Twice Dark weaves soundscapes that transport you to desolate yet dazzling, inviting yet haunting worlds. The latest release, Invisible man, pulsates with vivid synths, winding melodies, and a cascading beat. The metallic gleam and pumping grooves of the electronic beats coupled with the retro synth textures—spiky, wavy, beaming—creates a multidimensional medium that is masterfully conjured and waiting to be explored. Invisible Man in its sound and story holds a timelessness that is eerily familiar and modernity that is bold and inviting. Listen here!
Sadie Nix - Maze
Brighton-based American pop artist Sadie Nix is steadily gaining fame for her lush, emotionally charged soundscapes. With each release, she offers an honest and eloquent exploration of the full spectrum of human experiences, resonating deeply with listeners. The latest release, Maze, is a poignant yet powerful reflection on the end of an unhealthy relationship, the dwelling and yearning that follows, and the hope and strength that triumphs in the end. It is a song that reaches for your heart with the sheer vulnerability and resilience with which Sadie navigates these tumultuous waters. The soundscape comes together magically and majestically with soaring guitar riffs, lush atmospherics, bright harmonies, and galloping drum beats. Sadie’s powerful, soaring vocals rise effortlessly above the music, captivating listeners with the seamless blend of tenderness and might that she imbues in her vocals. Maze is a rousing release. Listen here!
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