Track Of The Day: Nányë – ‘Hummingbird Part I’

A collaboration between artists Oli Rushen, Roman Banwell, Elliot Hingston and Ella Joy, Nányë create captivating electronic and analogue soundscapes. Based in London, the band are connected by their desire to explore modern progressive living, self exploration and creative expression through sound. On their single ‘Hummingbird Part I’, they achieve this through gentle percussion, beautiful vocals and waves of delicate electronica.

Nányë recently released their first concept EP, exploring the relationship between music, art and mindful conscious living. It makes for a thoughtful, liberating, harmonious listening experience and beautifully showcases the band’s talent.

Watch the mesmerising video for ‘Hummingbird Part I’ below and follow Nányë on Facebook for more updates.

Kate Crudgington
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Track Of The Day: Stay South – ‘If You Leave LA’

A gentle, lo-fi delight, independent artist Stay South has shared her latest single If You Leave LA’. Born in Vancouver, Canada, her simple ambition is to write music that she wants to listen to, hoping her efforts will have a similar affect on her listeners.

Stay South is pretty elusive, but she’s on GIHE radar we’ll be keeping our eyes and ears on her in the near future. Listen to ‘If You Leave LA’ below and follow Stay South on Facebook for more updates.

‘If You Leave LA’ is available to download from all digital platforms now.

Kate Crudgington
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LIVE: Fever Ray – The Troxy, London 20.03.18

There are plenty of reasons to admire Fever Ray (aka Karin Dreijer) after her sold out show at London’s Troxy last night, but not all of them are based around her electrifying music.

In Fever Ray’s space, she takes care to make sure no-one is an outsider: everyone is welcome in her warped and wonderful world.

Before the gig, signs around the venue explicitly stated she wanted fans not to use their phones to document the evening and immerse themselves in her performance. The same signs requested that women come to the front and taller people stand back if obscuring a shorter person’s view. Outside of the toilets, another sign indicated that for the duration of the night, toilet facilities were trans-friendly spaces and trans fans were free to use the bathroom they felt aligned with their gender identity.

Emerging from the lights in her trademark “I heart Swedish girls” t-shirt and bare scalp, she plunged in to ‘An Itch’ as her crystal clear vocals swept across her excited crowd. From start to finish, the sound was flawless: each lyric, synth sequence, and drum beat distinct and easily discernible from the next. She delivered only a simple “Hello” or “Thank You” between songs – scarcely interrupting the torrent of sound.

She tore through ‘A Part Of Us’ and ‘When I Grow Up’, before performing ‘Mustn’t Hurry’ and ‘This Country’ with full fervor. The politically charged lyrics on the latter: “Free abortions and clean water / destroy nuclear / destroy boring” were echoed back by the crowd, and erotically charged line “this country makes it hard to fuck” was passionately reciprocated too.

Plunge‘s lead single ‘Wanna Sip’ sounded every inch as intense live, followed by ‘I’m Not Done’, the superb ‘Red Trails’ and the ominous ‘Concrete Walls’. The luscious “To The Moon & Back” came next, with it’s upbeat electronics buoyant lyrics, bleeding into the infectious ‘IDK About You’. The eerie ‘Keep The Streets Empty For Me’ was a fitting penultimate track and prepared fans for a powerful encore of ‘If I Had A Heart’ and ‘Mamma’s Hand’.

Fever Ray’s fierce, focused, full-on performance at the Troxy proved she’s an inimitable talent with a vision, generosity and energy unlike any other. Simply put: if you weren’t there, you missed out.

Support came from the the fluorescent and fabulous Bunny.

Kate Crudgington
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LISTEN: Rare Colours – ‘Born In Love’

Love is the driving force behind electronic band Rare Colours‘ musical outpourings, and new single ‘Born In Love’ is gentle proof that they’re here to promote nothing more than a “simple message of kindness.”

The band’s music lies somewhere in an “invented musical universe” between Kate Bush and Fatima Yamaha via many strange and eccentric planets. “‘Born in Love’ was written to convey a very simple message,” the band explain about their new single. “Enjoy life, be grateful, be good to your fellow travellers and don’t let regret or hate be the defining emotion you experience as you die.”

Listen to ‘Born In Love’ below, and follow Rare Colours on Facebook for more updates.

 

Kate Crudgington
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