Seven Fresh Songs #213
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Anna Prior is the drummer of the band Metronomy, but she also DJs and produces music under her own name. Her new song “Fall Back” is an unapologetic dance banger, albeit about a serious experience. “I think it’s where my lack of trust in relationships began, when my hyper independence began and when I started searching for people that I knew could never love me so I would never get hurt again,” she explains.
The Nashville singer/songwriter Hunter Metts is one step behind Anna Prior in his relationship. His new song ”Where it Ends” is “an echo of love’s final chapter before the inevitable end.” The slightly melancholic, delightful pop song will resonate with everybody who has to say goodbye.
By now, it should be evident that I’m a big fan of the London-based electronic musician Yodashe. “Easter” is the latest single from her still unannounced debut album. The track explores the emotional rollercoaster around the early stages of the pandemic with epic soundscapes.
As a contrast, Elke brought in a classic UK indie rock quartet, Chasing Kites. The topic of their new song “Collide” is decisively uncool for a rock band: the love affair of singer Donelly’s parents, who found to each other even though they were already in relationships: “I find it incredibly romantic how their love for one another was strong enough to overcome this,” he says.
“I’ve become a birdwatcher,” sings Vancouver-based singer/songwriter Kaleah Lee. So did we, that’s why we can relate. But there is more to the title track of her self-produced debut EP Birdwatcher. Listen to the entire record for a contemplative experience.
“Jealousy” is the debut single of an indie rock five-piece from Nottingham, England, who wants to own the name “Victory Lap.” They are not the first, so good luck. But they are up for a good start: the downtempo, nostalgia-infused track is irresistible.
Jessiqa Jones is a singer/songwriter who grew up in the birthplace of 90s grunge rock. She goes back to that style for her new song “it’s milk, DON’T CRY” as a way to express discomfort with life’s changes: “I ended up writing a song in a genre I had grown up loving, but always felt dismissive of creating in,” she explains her break from R&B-tinged pop music. And she is good with it, so we hope to hear more.
