20. Alone - Fickle Friends
19. Waiting - Topps
18. Spies - Tori Amos
17. Tonight United - Duran Duran
15. Landline - Little Boots
14. Six Days In June - The Fratellis
The Fratellis are a Scottish rock band from Glasgow, formed in 2005. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Jon Fratelli, bassist and backing vocalist Barry Fratelli, and drummer and backing vocalist Mince Fratelli. Their singles "Chelsea Dagger" and "Whistle for the Choir" were both top ten hits in the UK charts.
13. Slide Tackle - Japanese Breakfast
Japanese Breakfast is an indie rock band headed by Korean-American musician, director, and author Michelle Zauner. The band released its first studio album Psychopomp (2016) on Yellow K Records, followed by Soft Sounds from Another Planet (2017) and Jubilee (2021), both on Dead Oceans.
12. Dino's - Gordi
Sophie Payten (born 28 December 1992), known professionally as Gordi, is an Australian folktronica singer/songwriter. Her music has been featured in various television series and films: her 2015 single "Can We Work It Out" featured in the seventh series of The Vampire Diaries, her 2017 single "Heaven I Know" featured in the tenth series of The Walking Dead, and her 2017 song "Something Like This" featured in the 2020 teen romantic comedy To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You.
11. Silver Balloons - Little Boots
“Silver Balloons is in many ways a metaphor for all the cancelled plans and parties of lockdown, all of the disappointments as one by one we watched many of our hopes and desires burst like shiny balloons at the end of the night. All we have left is each other; coming together and holding tight to hope is the way we have all seemed to get through the last couple of years.”
She goes on to say, “Sonically, I was listening to a lot of classic 70s songwriters during the making of this record while really putting the piano at the centre of everything, so you can hear echoes of Elton John, Carole King, The Bee Gees, even Wings. The piano and vocals in this track also really remind me of one of my all-time favourites Saint Etienne. I’m also especially proud of 100% writing and producing this record myself, and it being totally powered by my fans via their support on Patreon.” - Little Boots via Analoguetrash
She goes on to say, “Sonically, I was listening to a lot of classic 70s songwriters during the making of this record while really putting the piano at the centre of everything, so you can hear echoes of Elton John, Carole King, The Bee Gees, even Wings. The piano and vocals in this track also really remind me of one of my all-time favourites Saint Etienne. I’m also especially proud of 100% writing and producing this record myself, and it being totally powered by my fans via their support on Patreon.” - Little Boots via Analoguetrash
10. Jealousy - Isabella Manfredi
Manfredi is just weeks away from the birth of her second child and has a new love in musician Rupert Izzi. Many would think that this would be a strange time to embark on a new solo career.
“I had never really co-written outside the four walls of The Preatures," a heavily pregnant Izzi told triple j. "I’d done a few tracks with Flume and that was kind of it. It was really scary and also super-exciting. I came out of it with such a love of the craft and a lot of confidence when I came back. I loved it.”
“I had never really co-written outside the four walls of The Preatures," a heavily pregnant Izzi told triple j. "I’d done a few tracks with Flume and that was kind of it. It was really scary and also super-exciting. I came out of it with such a love of the craft and a lot of confidence when I came back. I loved it.”
9. Cure For Me - Aurora
Speaking to NME about the track, the Norwegian singer-songwriter AURORA described it as “a very fun little guy” – despite it coming from a much darker place.
“Why is it so difficult for people to just let others be themselves? Then I thought that it could mean many other things. People tend to believe quite quickly that something is wrong with them if they’re not like the people they see in front of them. It’s so sad that it doesn’t take much for us to really doubt ourselves.”
“Why is it so difficult for people to just let others be themselves? Then I thought that it could mean many other things. People tend to believe quite quickly that something is wrong with them if they’re not like the people they see in front of them. It’s so sad that it doesn’t take much for us to really doubt ourselves.”
8. So Sweet - Japanese Breakfast
7. Crying On My Own - Sedona
Brooklyn-based five-piece band Sedona is back with a stellar new single and accompanying music video for “Crying On My Own“ which starts with a beautiful flute that instantly transports us back into the woods of Twin Peaks. Front-woman (and namesake for the band) Sedona’s powerful, yet lush vocals slide against a dreamy and nostalgic production. The song has a strong nod to the 80s and we are absolutely loving it!
6. Ride On Time - The Bamboos
“We locked ourselves up in this country house to record the new album. We were hanging out in a barn that we had designated as our late night “Rec Room”, listening to some ‘90s music as we often do, when “Ride On Time” came on. I’m pretty sure it was our bass player, Yuri Pavlinov, who mooted the idea - and then we literally ran back into the house/studio and started to work it out. It was really just some early-hours-of-the-morning fun, and now there is a video clip. Who knew!?” - Lance (The Bamboos)
5. Corde Sensible - Freedom Fry
"Corde Sensible” is the second track off our next album and is about finding your soul mate. The one person who can make you feel alive and experience emotions no one else can make you feel. - Freedom Fry
4. Need A Little Love - The Fratelies
“’Need A Little Love’ feels like the purest pop song we’ve ever written,” comments Jon Fratelli, the band’s lead singer and songwriter. “It’s the kind of song you don’t need to second guess or squint at and the whole story is pretty much contained in the opening few bars. It was written unashamedly from the twisted heart of a hopeful romantic.”
The video for ‘Need A Little Love’ was directed by David Eustace and shot at Leith Theatre in Edinburgh shortly before the first lockdown. Shooting in an empty venue turned out to be prophetic as, like all musicians, The Fratellis have only been able to play in empty venues ever since.
The video for ‘Need A Little Love’ was directed by David Eustace and shot at Leith Theatre in Edinburgh shortly before the first lockdown. Shooting in an empty venue turned out to be prophetic as, like all musicians, The Fratellis have only been able to play in empty venues ever since.
3. IRL - Fickle Friends
“IRL has such a great energy so we knew we wanted to create a performance video," says the band's lead vocalist Natti Shiner. “It feels like we are living in a virtual reality right now and we kinda wanted to mirror that idea with the illustrated parts of the set. Our bedrooms have become a safe haven in this time, a place to be creative and a space to reflect."
2. Hypotheticals - Lake Street Drive
Obviously is titled after the first word in the lyrics of opening track “Hypotheticals.” And it is obvious from the start that the band has homed in on Elizondo’s hip-hop record- making expertise, because, on this material, the grooves run especially deep. A sense of rhythmic fun drives just about every track, from up-tempo numbers like “Hush Money” to a bittersweet slow dance like “Anymore.” The quintet fashions disarmingly cheerful arrangements guaranteed to keep the party going even as the subject matter takes a more serious turn on lead-off single, “Making Do,” about a younger generation facing a life of diminished expectations, and “Being a Woman,” a finger-snapping, bird-flipping treatise on gender inequality. “Nobody’s Stopping You Now” is a letter of encouragement from lead vocalist Rachael Price to her teenaged self, co-written with bassist Bridget Kearney. - Lake Street Drive
1. One Hit Wonder - Isabella Manfredi
Manfredi explained how the song was written in March 2020 after feeling energized from a studio session with G Flip, JessB and Thandi Phoenix. By that time, The Preatures had been in limbo for a year and a half.
“I remember it feeling tongue-in-cheek at the time, like maybe it could be a Preatures song. But I was really saying I was done with the band before I was ready to admit it to myself,” she said in a statement.
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