Avant-pop artist MARIA Die RUHE shares ‘Skin’ music video

Avant-pop Artist

MARIA Die RUHE

SHARES Stop motion video for

‘Skin’

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LABEL: Reduced To The Root

Rising avant-pop producer

MARIA Die RUHE

has shared the video for her latest single,

‘Skin’

via

Reduced To The Root

. The single was released on the 25th of February, following the artist’s recent track,

‘

Art Is The Only Real Translation Of Living For Me’

which was also accompanied by an

abstract video

. The singer-songwriter has performed on several different stages across Europe, including Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Switzerland, and Turkey, each time bringing new energy to her set. Although the songstress has only been releasing music for a few years, she’s already collected just under

6.5 million

plays on

Spotify

alone, with the number rising by the day.

‘Skin’

has already been supported by

CLASH Magazine

.

The singer is from Thuringia, Germany previously lived in both Berlin, San Francisco, as well as London and is now based in Leipzig, Germany once more. While creating her unique sound,

MARIA Die RUHE

loses herself in different sonic realms, never minding the genre and recognising the works of

Frank Wiedemann, Stimming, Dominik Eulberg, Elder Island, Sylvan Esso, James Blake, SOHN

and

The Knife

to name a few. Her own sound calls to mind the unusual sounds of

Röyksopp, Lykke Li

and

MØ

.

MARIA Die RUHE

plays with the dramatically surreal landscape of Westerwald, Germany in her latest stop motion video. While

Maria

performed the cello for the original single, she had cellist

Diego Hernandez

assist with the creation of the video, accompanied by award-winning photographer

Natalia Luzenko

as well as

Carlo Jünemann

. Within the video, the artist explores the immensely complex relationship that she has with her own skin, learning how to prevent the inner rejection and turn her scars into art.

Speaking of the creation of the video

MARIA Die RUHE

tells us:

« When Natalia and I shot the stop motion pictures in the woods, I didn´t know if I´d ever release the material. Getting naked in front of a mirror with 0 degrees isn´t my favourite thing. Neither is dying in a bathtub. But going through that process completed my realization of how important it is to live and not to hide anymore. One body, one life – so better live it!“

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KILE J share their new « EP Honey »

KILE J

New « EP Honey »

KILE J (they/them) is a proud non-binary artist and performer, based in New York City. Originally from Houston Texas, Kile moved to New York to explore their creative talents, and since then has worked with some of the top influencers in the industry. The multi-dimensional artist has many skills under their belt, including comedy, acting, and most significantly music.

Dedicated to creating work that unapologetically highlights the experiences and nuances of queer people of color, the debut EP

Honey

is sensationally vulnerable and encouragingly heartfelt. Serving as a therapeutic outlet, the EP helped them tackle feelings of shame and discomfort, eventually leading them to find self-love. Bursting with lush sugary harmonies that counteract the bittersweet lyrics, the songs speak authentically of their personal experiences. Taking lines directly from journal entries and text messages, Kile revealed, “I found strength singing words that caused me pain, over beautiful warm instrumentals.”

Speaking on the EP, the artist explains, “There are moments where you can only understand if you’re a part of the culture, and there’s also moments where I feel everyone can relate to it in some way.” They continue, “The underlying theme of the project is to tell black queer love stories authentically; not only ones about loving others, but ones about loving yourself as well.”

The title track “Honey” delightfully showcases Kile’s vibey sound, with it being a fusion of southern music, modern pop and R&B. Smoothly soulful and trickled with encouraging sentiment, the track is a shimmer of soundscapes reflecting warmth, comfort and hope, as they detail the shame placed on people who are trying to love themselves in a world that’s forcing them into hiding.

As a performer, their work has gotten plenty of buzz, with their musical project Trak Joy being ranked on the 25 best songs of the week by CMJ. They were also a featured correspondent for Buzzfeed where they talked news and pop culture while breaking out of gender binaries, as well as being named a finalist at YAAAS FEST: an LGBTQ comedy competition in New York. Kile’s work is currently featured on

Hunger Magazine, Teen Vogue, Redbull.com, Buzzfeed

, and

Afropunk

, to name a few.

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Niagara Moon shares his new single « Who Needs Who »

Niagara Moon

New single « Who Needs Who »

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The track celebrates the empowerment and self-ownership of the Great Resignation. With upbeat strings, sparkling soundscapes and warm vocals, « Who Needs Who » is an anthem of self love.

Good Dreams

the upcoming album Niagara Moon sets out to follow in the footsteps of symphonic pop classics like

Pet Sounds

or

The Soft Bulletin

. Only in this case, it was made alone under quarantine.

It all began when Niagara Moon’s alter ego Thomas Erwin was having trouble getting to sleep again. It was like back when they were a child, having watched that scene from Brave Little Toaster (you know the one…) Though now, it was spurred on by the new daily reality of isolation and uncertainty. However, Thomas also remembered a secret sleep-aid technique that had worked wonders back in those days.

When you find yourself late at night worrying about nightmares, the future, or just simply have a case of Sunday Scaries, imagine in your mind’s eye – in big puffy friendly letters, much like those on the album cover – the words “Good Dreams” beaming back at you.

It helps more often than not.

This theme of “mind over matter” appears often over the course of the album’s 12 songs. After a few years struggling to find their sound with a more conventional arrangement, Niagara Moon embraced the electronic orchestra living inside their Mac Mini. As such, “Good Dreams” became an baroque technicolor storybook of sound, and a welcome escape from the more challenging moments of the last couple years.

While the music remains bright and fantastical, the lyrics tackle some darker concerns head-on. The Divine Comedy-esque “Hindsight” laments on the gradual loss of youth and freedom. “Boxed In” is a foreboding ode to the constriction and claustrophobia of the pandemic era. Similarly, “Bad Vibes” addresses the growing trends of paranoia and misinformation.

Fortunately, the tone balances out with other tracks like “Who Needs Who?”, a celebration of empowerment and self-ownership in the age of the Great Resignation. “That’s News To Me” explores the power of love and vulnerability, and “Surprise For You” was even written as a marriage proposal to Thomas’s partner Huimin, whose ethereal vocal harmonies are also present on half of the songs.

So come along. Dive in headfirst, shed the « Bad Vibes », and find your own

Good Dreams

. They’re waiting for anyone that’s ready, with enough patience and imagination to accept them.

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Maidin shares her new single « Celestial Body »

Maidin

New single « Celestial Body »

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The track features impassioned vocals soaring over melancholic acoustic guitars, echoing harmonies, and velvety-laced soundscapes that gently seduce and envelop the listener for an immersive and heart-wrenching experience.

Maidin is a New Jersey born and bred singer, songwriter, musician and actress. The artist, who took her name to mean morning in Irish Gaelic, crafts ethereal and pensive folk-laced indie pop layered with soft electronic beats that is as bittersweet as it is enthralling.

Maidin began singing and playing instruments as a very young child. Fascinated by the violin in the first grade, she begged her mother for music lessons but became frustrated with reading sheet music. This led Maidin to learn music her own way, pretending to read sheet music while secretly playing by ear. Soon after, Maidin began to pick up piano by ear in church and school, and eventually received piano, guitar, and voice lessons which progressed her natural talent and helped shape her technique.

As a teenager, the talented singer played in a band in her friend’s basement but didn’t consider music as an attainable profession, and therefore decided to pursue a career in acting and joined off- Broadway performances in New York City. After experiencing an abrupt halt in the acting business at the start of the pandemic, Maidin returned to her roots in music, joined a local band, and was quickly signed to Siri Music Group after being discovered playing in the streets of Hoboken, New Jersey.

Drawing influences from the likes of songwriting powerhouses Joni Mitchell and Dolly Parton, along with experimental pop musicians St. Vincent and Sylvan Esso, Maidin aims to create music that captures the vivid storytelling of folk music with a fresh and modern alternative pop sound. Her upcoming releases detail coming-of-age relationships and all the relatable emotions that go hand-in-hand with experiencing love, loss, yearning, and grief.

In her debut single “Celestial Body”, Maidin’s impassioned vocals soar over melancholic acoustic guitars, echoing harmonies, and velvety-laced soundscapes that gently seduce and envelop the listener for an immersive and heart-wrenching experience. “Celestial Body” details a love that’s just out of reach and a longing to be with someone that you ultimately can’t have. Maidin confides, “the first idea for ‘Celestial Body’ came to me on a beach in July, when the moon was out in the middle of the day. It’s a really unsettling thing to see, as I’m sure most people know. I started thinking of the image of a “celestial body” to represent somebody who I would’ve liked to be close with, but this person was keeping me at a distance. A celestial body is something beautiful, that you can admire and love from far away, but you can’t ever reach. Melodically and musically, the song seemed to come out of thin air.”

With an otherworldly breathtaking voice and a natural ability to capture life’s most significant moments through emotion-stirring lyrics and thoughtful storytelling, Maidin is an artist on the rise. “Celestial Body” is due March 11th via Siri Music Group.

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Black Crystal tient le « Bâtiment »

Black Crystal

Nouveau clip « Bâtiment »

Fraîchement signé au sein de l’écurie WATI-B, le duo Black Crystal composé de AK et Dr Boog, a de beaux jours devant lui. Les galères de la rue et une passion commune pour la musique suffisent à sceller leur solide amitié. En si bon chemin, les aléas les rattrapent : AK est incarcéré à Fresnes mais les deux accolytes réussissent toutefois l’exploit de continuer à produire de la musique. Leur premier single, « Bâtiment » voit le jour et marque le début d’une riche et sincère aventure musicale. Un clip réalisé par Leo Mazzoni qui rend fidèlement compte de l’esprit Black Crystal : la rue, la vraie.

Aujourd’hui galvaudée voire vidée de son sens l’expression “La rue, la vraie” reprend avec Black Crystal toute sa signification. De leur première rencontre aux embûches auxquelles ils ont du faire face, la rue est à la fois le socle et le fil rouge de leur histoire.

Leur socle, c’est le Bois l’Abbé, la cité de Champigny-Sur-Marne d’où AK 47 et Dr. Boog – les deux membres du tandem – sont originaires. Aujourd’hui signé sur le label Wati B, les 2 compères dévoilent enfin leur carte de visite, Deux issues, un projet unique enregistré entre le studio et la prison, reflet d’un vécu à toute épreuve.

C’est dans leur cité au Bois l’Abbé – qu’ils appellent communément leur “jungle” – que se fait leur première rencontre. Dr. Boog a 11 ans et déjà les deux pieds dans la rue : “Y’a un mec qui me file un tarpé, il me dit d’aller tirer sur quelqu’un. Je suis cagoulé. Quand je m’apprête à le faire, j’entends un grand crier mon nom”. Finalement, Boog se stoppe.

Quelques temps après, ce même grand le prend en main et l’emmène en studio. Là, il tombe sur AK, 11 ans aussi mais déjà à la tête d’un groupe de rap. Si faire du rap était mal venu dans la famille de Dr. Boog, AK, lui, a pu compter sur ses grands frères pour se forger une culture hip-hop et éveiller en lui sa passion pour la musique. Intrigué, le Doc rejoint Ghetto Soldats, la première bouture du groupe et c’est AK qui prend alors en main sa formation et lui apprend à poser sa voix sur l’instru. Un grand du quartier, John, forge aussi l’identité du jeune groupe autour d’un rap à message : “Il nous faisait écrire tout ce qu’on ne vivait pas, des thèmes loin de la bicrave. Il nous faisait chanter des parties de livres. Avec lui, on répétait nos morceaux pendant 2 semaines avant de les enregistrer”.

Aux portes de l’adolescence, Dr. Boog et AK 47 s’éloignent peu à peu des micros. La rue et la nécessité prennent le pas sur leur passion. “C’était la misère. La rue, ça commence au moment où tu n’as plus envie de demander”. À 16 ans, AK se fait serrer et est envoyé à Marseille en placement pendant 6 mois.

Comme le destin de nombreux jeunes de quartier, celui des 2 compères auraient pu basculer dans un cercle infernal. Mais les 2 frères n’abandonnent pas et resserrent les rangs autour d’une formation en binôme. Posé sur les bancs du lycée, Boog tombe sur un stylo, un Crystal Medium Black. De là naît Black Crystal, le nom ainsi que la formation définitive du groupe.

Nous sommes en 2012, l’heure est à la trap, un style qui respire l’asphalte et qui va bousculer la musique des 2 rappeurs. “Les gens perçaient en racontant ce qu’on vivait nous. Il y a beaucoup de rappeurs qu’on connaît en dehors de la musique qui ne sont pas ce qu’ils racontent dans leur texte”.

Inspirés par Chief Keef, Lil Durk ou encore Fredo Santana, les 2 Mc’s créent un rap à leur image, un rap de rue, leur rue, celle avec des principes mais aussi avec des cicatrices. AK confirme son appétence pour le kickage et le débit tandis que Dr. Boog se pose en scientifique, adepte de précision dans le flow mais aussi d’expérimentations plus mélodieuses.

2018 marquera un tournant à la fois dans la carrière mais surtout dans la vie du groupe. Les aléas de la vie de rue les rattrapent : AK est arrêté pour possession d’héroïne, une saisie record de 10 Kg qui fait la une des journaux. Il est condamné pour trafic de stupéfiants à 6 ans en appel. Au- delà du choc, le coup d’arrêt est brutal pour le groupe. “Au début, je pensais pas à la musique. Je pensais arrêter”, confie AK tandis que de son côté, Dr. Boog semble lui aussi tout aussi déboussolé : “J’avais un seum sur des années qu’on allait perdre, un seum sur les flics ».

Incarcéré à Fresnes, AK 47 reprend malgré tout goût à la musique. Il recommence à écrire. De l’autre côté, les choses s’accélèrent aussi pour son binôme. Contacté par Sony pour signer, Boog et Dom, le manageur du groupe, décident de se lancer à fond dans l’aventure mais pas sans son partenaire.

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Allan Rayman shares his new single « Bye Bye Blondie »

Allan Rayman

New single « Bye Bye Blondie »

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“Bye Bye Blondie” narrates the closing of a chapter. The artist shares, “I say goodbye to an old version of myself – Christian album Allan.”

Whoever Allan Rayman is, he’s made a hell of a body of work so far. The Wyoming born, Toronto based artist has delivered one head-scratching, hypnotic and heavenly project after another, including

Hotel Allan

[2016],

Courtney

EP [2017],

Roadhouse 01

[2017],

Harry Hard-On

[2018], and

CHRISTIAN

[2020]. Along the way, he generated over 250 million streams, sold out tours in Europe, The United States and Canada, and shined at festivals, including Reading & Leads,

Bonnaroo

,

Lollapalooza

,

Ohana

,

Austin City Limits

, and

Osheaga

. In the midst of this whirlwind, he gained a newfound clarity and applied it to finishing

ROADHOUSE 02

during the Global Pandemic.

Every side of Rayman shines on

ROADHOUSE 02

. Thematically inspired by Kurt Vonnegut’s classic

Slaughterhouse-Five

, Rayman sonically nods back to the nocturnal R&B of his early work. The 13-track album focuses on the musician’s career to date; being signed and dropped, to the feeling of not being “the right guy for the job” and the struggle of finding positivity in all this negative space. Touching on maturity and the revelations that come with it, Rayman becomes unstuck in time and is shown his life and what’s to come of it if he continues to let Mr. Roadhouse have full control. It ultimately leads to depression and unfortunately death.

ROADHOUSE 02

is Rayman being shown his options and having to make the decision on where he wants his life to go.

Following the release of “Rider” is “Bye Bye Blondie,” narrating the closing of a chapter. The artist shares, “I say goodbye to an old version of myself – Christian album Allan.” Oscillating synths ride atop a scattering of different sounds, layering to create a unique sonic landscape, as he sings, “You cut your hair again, it’s new and ugly, that’s what you wanted so you can hide from me, I’m still the wolf outside your door.”

The music video for “Bye Bye Blondie” is the follow up to the “Rider” music video. It is a full circle moment connecting the three albums (

Roadhouse 01, ROADHOUSE 02

and

Hotel Allan

). Allan Rayman is shown where his life leads should he continue to give Mr. Roadhouse full control.

Rayman shares, “Together the songs and video tell a story of an artist who creates an alter ego to handle success in the music industry and what happens when you lose yourself in that character. Ultimately the album is by an artist for an artist. It shines light on the negatives that come with this career choice. With an underlying theme that our shortcomings as artists are our strength; makes for good music – real music.” Slated for release March 18th,

ROADHOUSE 02

marks a new chapter for Allan Rayman.

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Thursday, April 14, 2022 Columbus, OH The Basement

Friday, April 15, 2022 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge

Saturday, April 16, 2022 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line

Tuesday, April 19, 2022 Denver, CO Bluebird

Wednesday, April 20, 2022 Salt Lake City, UT Soundwell

Friday, April 22, 2022 Seattle, WA Neumos

Saturday, April 23, 2022 Portland, OR Star Theatre

Wednesday, April 27, 2022 Oakland, CA New Parish

Thursday, April 28, 2022 Los Angeles, CA The Lodge Room

Friday, April 29, 2022 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom

Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Dallas, TX Cambridge Room

Thursday, May 5, 2022 Austin, TX Scoot Inn

Friday, May 6, 2022 Houston, TX Warehouse Live

Saturday, May 7, 2022 NOLA Santos

Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Orlando, FL The Abbey

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 Atlanta, GA Hell

Friday, May 13, 2022 Nashville, TN Mercy

Saturday, May 14, 2022 Durham, NC Motorco

Tuesday, May 17, 2022 Philadelphia, PA The Foundry

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom

Friday, May 20, 2022 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall

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Casii Stephan shares her new single « Already Gone »

Casii Stephan

New single « Already Gone »

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Entitled « Already Gone », the rock single details a woman’s courage and journey into leaving her abuser. Casii confides, « I don’t think mocking your abuser is ever advised and this song definitely mocks. This is more the hype song that someone can play to give them the courage to finally just leave. May it give someone the extra push they need to run. Trust your soul. Go. »

Casii Stephan is a soul pop/rock artist hailing from Minnesota. Now based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the impassioned songstress evokes subtle vibrato notes and roller-coaster-like melodies, which immediately grab the listener, while her emotional lyrics share intimate stories. She has been compared to the likes of Florence Welch, Fiona Apple and Carole King, as her vocal timbre possesses a full and warm quality.

Stephan’s voice is fierce and fearless, but this was not always the case. She grew up shy and afraid of her voice until she started writing songs on the family piano in South St. Paul when she was 16. In music, she discovered something extraordinary that allowed her to transcend everyday life and find a deeper sense of self. Stephan moved to Tulsa in 2014 with the intent to give up her pursuit of a music career, however with a little encouragement from a friend, she continued her journey and started releasing music. Her songs were promptly applauded by critics and have since been racking up a number of awards, as well as garnering acclaim from media and fans across the globe.

An underlying theme throughout Stephan’s music is hope, she explains, “Its such a cliched word and yet there are so many layers to it. Hope keeps us alive. It keeps us moving. But it also feels flighty some days like a pixie that does what it wants. But it’s not a pixie. It’s more like the air we breathe. Some days it’s presence is stronger than we realize and some days we forget in our day-to-day lives that it’s there… keeping us moving forward”. Her music combines her love for the storytelling elements of Disney ballads and the bold, brilliance of The White Stripes, as well as the soul-wrenching R&B melodies of H.E.R.

Casii Stephan has seen success both obtaining and being nominated for multiple awards from the likes of Independent Music Awards, Hollywood Music in Media Awards and USA Songwriting Competition to name a few. She also heads a female fronted festival entitled MisFEST in Tulsa, that has gained recognition both locally and nationally. In 2020, Casii pivoted to a live stream music morning show, “Coffee with Casii”, which landed her performances at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, live stream edition. Her pandemic-themed song and music video, “These Hard Days” was a finalist at NYC’s Oniros Film Festival. The singer-songwriter was profiled in Billboard and recently named as NPR’s “slingshot artists to watch in 2022”.She is set to perform an official SXSW showcase and just released a soulful rock anthem against domestic abuse, “Already Gone”.

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Annika and the Forest présente le clip de « Même La Nuit »

Annika and The Forest

Nouvel album Même La Nuit

Disponible chez Whatever / Kuroneko

Annika and The Forest a sorti il y a quelques mois son troisième album Même La Nuit sur les labels Whatever/Kuroneko.

Annika and The Forest a déjà dévoilé trois extraits de Même La Nuit. Après Pretence, You and Me et Thinking Crazy, elle nous régale aujourd’hui avec le titre phare du disque. Dans la vidéo de Même La Nuit, Annika apparaît sous la forme d’un personnage au visage tout blanc qui découvre une pièce vide avec une boule à facettes. Elle commence à danser toute seule jusqu’à ce qu’elle rencontre un autre personnage blanc lui aussi qui lui ressemble étrangement. Elle se demande : l’amour est-il simplement une projection de soi, ou la personne idéale vient-elle de se révéler juste devant elle… ?

On retrouve sur ce disque les musiciennes qui accompagnent la carrière d’Annika : Edith Fambuena (guitares, claviers) et Zoé Hochberg (programmations, batterie) qui sont elles aussi allées enregistrer dans le pays natal d’Annika pour ce titre aux couleurs franco-suédoises.

Annika and The Forest est de retour avec l’album Même la nuit, un titre poétique qui évoque aussi bien la littérature française moderne du XXe siècle que la musique d’Alain Bashung. Un titre qui laisse déjà entrevoir la lumière dans les ténèbres – ce vers quoi nous emmène ce troisième album d’Annika Grill, qui a trouvé une nouvelle potion magique et pop.

Même la nuit a demandé trois années à la musicienne. Trois années contre vents et marées, où il s’agissait avant tout de détourner les ondes négatives pour trouver de bonnes vibrations, prendre de la distance quant à ses compositions, se lancer dans de nouveaux challenges et prendre le temps de les relever.

Ainsi, ces nouvelles chansons éclairent une forêt parfois envahie par la brume, parfois secouée par les orages, mais qui persiste à se dresser dans sa végétation luxuriante. Riche, la pop d’Annika and the Forest l’est de plus en plus, en mesurant cependant chaque note, chaque arrangement, épousant la loi du less is more sans oublier d’être accessible.

C’est avec ce troisième album qu’Annika Grill signe un manifeste de pop catchy, à la fois exigeante et accessible, comme pouvaient l’être les tubes des Cardigans dans les années 90.

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Cashma shares her new album « Purple Apartment »

Cashma

New album « Purple Apartment »

Centered around love, the release features silky, soulful vocals, shimmering synths and vibey, hypnotic melodies.

Cashma is an R&B artist raised in the small town of Barnesville, GA. As the only child of her black dad and white mom, Cashma grew up seeing both sides of the world and often felt like she didn’t fit in. Seeking solace in the music of one of her biggest inspirations Sade, she gradually learnt how to be unapologetically herself and her music is a reflection of that. Moving to Atlanta at a young age, the introspective introvert has now created a space and sound all of her own.

Her new album

Purple Apartment

is the result of having her own place to live authentically and to focus and craft her music. Cashma confides, “I’m very introverted so having my own space has always been really important to me. My home is my world. It’s where I party, relax, feel safe, laugh, cry, cook, enjoy my friends, do business and overall where I’ve built my brand. I wanted this project to feel the way I do when I’m in my space, a getaway from the noises of the world. A little piece of heaven.”

Working alongside producer Mike Kalombo

Purple Apartment

is coated with a nostalgic 80’s flair. Silky, soulful vocals, shimmering synths and vibey, hypnotic melodies provide the foundations for the album, with Cashma showcasing her velvet vocal tone and ability to pen indulgent R&B anthems.

Purple Apartment

is the third installment of her purple trilogy which includes 2020’s

Purple Mosquito

and 2021’s

PURPLE LIGHTS

. Wrapping up the trio of albums, the final release sees the artist challenging herself to be raw and vulnerable with her feelings. The intimate 12-track release is centered around love. Love of self. Love of the moment. Love of a person that you’re getting comfortable with and just want to spend all your time with. The songstress reveals, “I like writing what my soul tells me. It’s therapy. I let my spirit guide me on feeling. That’s what matters to me.”

Listening to the album is like reading personal diary entries from Cashma. She unravels stories from her own life, such as “My First Apartment” which touches on the mixed emotions of being alone for the first time and “I Dress For Me” which speaks about dismissing other people’s judgemental attitudes. Her honest storytelling lyrics give us a glimpse into her life, creating a strong connection between both the artist and her listeners.

With a dedicated fanbase of people across the globe and over half a million streams for her music thus far, Cashma is quickly becoming an artist to watch.

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Ryan Wright shares her new EP « A Dream I’ll Forget »

Ryan Wright

New EP « A Dream I’ll Forget »

The seven-track release is the musical embodiment of the teenage experience in all its confusing, messy, exhilarating glory.

Indie, dream pop artist Ryan Wright creates songs that don’t make sense on paper—ethereal, otherworldly and at times unsettling, underscoring how surreal and disconnected from reality the experience of transitioning into adulthood can be. Born in the suburbs of Northern Virginia in 2002, she began writing songs and performing live alongside her singer/songwriter dad at the age of 11. By the time she was a teenager, she was working in the studio and on stage alongside some of her biggest musical influences.

Wright’s surreal and intense debut EP,

A Dream I’ll Forget

, is the half-forgotten soundtrack of a memory: the music blasting through the gritty speaker of your ex’s beat up car, windows rolled down, flying fast down a familiar highway. The motif of teenage intensity serves as the EP’s consistent through-line—the internal monologue of a person experiencing the highs and lows of « firsts » that resonates among listeners. Recurring images of cars, parties, and cell phones serve as a reminder that ground the listener squarely in the world of teenage carnality but are juxtaposed with references to the sky, dreams, and music, pointing to something more ephemeral -and more eternal.

Lyrically, Wright hints at traumas that are both intimate and individual, but the sentiments are open to interpretation and can be applied universally. There’s a dark humor that undercuts that intensity—a winking acknowledgement of how trivial the vicissitudes of the teenage experience truly are despite how dire they may feel in the moment.

A Dream I’ll Forget

is the musical embodiment of the teenage experience in all its confusing, messy, exhilarating glory.

Focus track “T-shirt » is a near-universal experience: in the wake of a devastating breakup, when everything else is crumbling to nothing, there remains a physical element, a tangible piece of evidence left behind that provides nostalgia, security, and regret all at once. The item in question is a ratty old band tee that still smells like an ex–a mundane item that takes on the profound significance of a life raft in a sea of heartbreak. Trading in her signature synths for a beat-up Hofner bass, the production is built around a bassline that, as Wright puts it, “sounded like how I was feeling. » The track builds subtly, layering on sounds until the bridge explodes into a cacophony that reflects the chaos of emotion represented in the lyrics. « T-shirt » is the song you’ll play on repeat every time you experience a new heartbreak…or just want to relive an old one.

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