Our Song Pick of the Day is the song “Mantra” by Michael Jablonka, who has been playing guitar for other bands and now kicks off his own career as a songwriter. “Mantra”, a song about the inevitable end of a relationship conveys its sentiment with a melancholic guitar line and culminates in an emotional guitar solo. Listen (and download if you like) to “Mantra” now:
Good band names are harder and harder to come by, with so many cool ones already taken, and I should not let my dislike for a particular hit song or band stop me from exploring a new band. That's why I gave Divine Sweater 15 minutes of my
Shoegaze – music that hits you with a wall of layered guitars and washed-out vocals – is back in full force. sadplanet are five new, faithful practitioners from London, and their third single, “walk,” showcases the genre in all its beauty. Singer Kyra Ho tells her story like a distant memory, while
I have previously mentioned the Ableton Podcast Doing Music and cannot recommend it highly enough. Roughly every week, producer (and Ableton employee) Craig Schuftan interviews musicians about music, and it is fascinating to get a glimpse into how these creative minds work. The last installment was a bit different: it
Anglo-Italian four-piece Vanarin knows precisely what they're doing with their latest release, the brilliant "I Don’t Know," marrying soul with R'n'B, and adding elements from psychedelia to rock and funk. This crazy catchy vibe is no accident but calls for musicians