LISTEN: Rozi Plain – ‘Swing Shut’

Picked right from her latest release What A Boost, Rozi Plain’s ‘Swing Shut’ sets the tempo for the new album as a chiming, musically sophisticated record. Combining flowing melodic vocals with new-school jazz brings about a beautifully peaceful tune that would go perfectly alongside a summer day’s stroll.

Prompting the listener to reflect more on life and the importance of looking to the future, rather than reminiscing about things gone past, ‘Swing Shut’ juxtaposes sombre lyrics alongside a lilting instrumental to really pack a punch with its meaning.

Rozi Plain explains that the new album draws on homely roots while focusing on a life on the road, and how undoubtedly beautiful existence can be. Plain expands: “I feel like you do a lot of looking back, looking forward, looking at your life, and looking out of the window.“

 

What A Boost is out now via Memphis Industries.

Bekky Smart
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WATCH: YALI – ‘Why Do Flowers Mean Love?’

YALI is a 24 year old singer-songwriter, pianist and producer from Israel. Her experimental style combines influences from Classical music, Jazz, and Electro-pop.

Latest single ‘Why Do Flowers Mean Love?’ constructs and deconstructs the artist’s portrait; an audio-driven collage of effects, glitches, artifacts and distortions reflect on the YALI’s background story and feelings, while writing and recording the track. Of the track, YALI explains:

“The glitch itself is the effect nature brings back to the digital perfection, forcing small errors and imperfections on all streams of data around us. Its complete randomness and chaotic action makes each glitch unique when created and embeds within the final visual content we consume so regularly everywhere around us. Making the final stage of delivery to spectators “damaged” with no way to control or avoid it.”

Watch the new video for ‘Why Do Flowers Mean Love?’ here:

You can find out more about YALI through  Facebook and Instagram.

Music & Production by Yali Blankstein. Mix by Roy Avital. Add. production by Stav Tell. Mastering by Jordan Schultz. Video Production by Phenomena Labs. Video Director Tom Uziel. Video Art by Ronen Tanchum. Makeup by Denise Ayelen Kohon. Thanks to: Ilya Marcus, Amit Einy, Tomer Rousso, Oded Granot, Shuz.

 

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LISTEN: ESYA – ‘Nothing’

One of the most talented and easily recognisable bass players of recent times, Ayşe Hassan has shared her latest single ‘Nothing’ under new moniker ESYA. Having played in Savages, Kite Base​ and 180db, the musician has embarked on a new solo project designed to delve in to the obscure and absurd nature of life.

Taken from her upcoming EP ​Absurdity of ATCG (I) which is set for release on 24th May, ‘Nothing’ is driven by Hassan​’s trademark thunderous bass lines. It’s been described as “an existential industrial pop exploration” acknowledging and grieving the “profound impact of our relationships, choices and experience”. Both musically and vocally, EYSA’s music is an intense and brooding affair; propelled by a marked urgency to tell the truth.

The new EP is the second in a series of ESYA’s self-released works exploring the “myriad manifestations of selfhood through a whirlwind of FM and analog synths, drum machines and vocals”. Incorporating sounds and visuals recorded at significant points throughout the last year – and with the record taking it’s name from the building blocks in human DNA – ESYA is delving in to transgressive audio visual territory and we can’t wait to hear more.

Listen to ‘Nothing’ below and catch ESYA live at her EP launch at The Glove That Fits on 30th May (tickets here).

Photo Credit: Chiara Ceccaioni

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WATCH: Thallo – ‘I dy Boced’

Gentle, soothing sounds and startling visuals come together on ‘I Dy Boced’, the latest release from Welsh artist Thallo. Premiered on Welsh blog Y.Selar last week, the songwriter’s talent for creating sounds that are easy on the ear shines through on her new single.

Roughly translated as ‘In Your Pocket’, Thallo’s new song is a fusion of archaic lore and personal experience, mixing elements of jazz, folk and electronica. Accompanied by a six-piece band and their celestial instrumentation, Thallo sings her pretty lyrics in both the Welsh and English language.

“Described as “a paradoxically bittersweet rose-tinted fantasy” ‘I Dy Boced’ is an intriguing release from an intriguing newcomer. Watch the video for the single below, and follow Thallo on Facebook for more updates.

Kate Crudgington
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