drinkbleachh focuses his efforts on “I MIGHT”, exploring new textures as a producer and finding new patterns as a vocalist. drinkbleachh has spent most of the last fifteen months carving his personal style from the solid mass that is modern pop-rap. His songs are backed by electric guitars played in full chord progressions rather than … Continue reading 2020 SINGLE REVIEWS: DRINKBLEACHH – I MIGHT
A mysterious internet presence and a spectral musical entity, JHOST is an artist whose meandering, rainy day raps are uniquely sombre. The latest sign of the rapper’s abilities on the mic comes in the form of the Where is JHOST?!? EP. His voice dry and devoid of life, the titular artist’s delivery is soft on … Continue reading 2020 ARTIST INSIGHT: JHOST
Starting out as a softly-sung ballad, Jounin N1¥’s ‘Everyday’ quickly evolves into a raucous pop punk track. We’ve written about him before, but it really must be noted that throughout his career Jounin has become not only a great singer but also a keen and highly adept songwriter. On this genre-fusing banger, he demonstrates a … Continue reading 2020 SINGLE REVIEWS: JOUNIN N1¥ – EVERYDAY
Scottish singer-songwriter/producer wtrflls’ has garnered a fanbase thanks to the ethereal, otherworldly nature of his music, and so for a debut album the aptly titled OtherWorld is the perfect gift for them. Listen to it in full here. The beats on this album are next level: the first two cuts are certainly ominous but its … Continue reading 2020 REVIEWS: WTRFLLS – OTHERWORLD
Melancholy-minded artist/producer lookoutbeats has with his debut mixtape delivered eight tracks of pure pop-trap goodness. Keep a lookout (no pun intended) for Best Wishes dropping in a couple of days and stream the single here. EDIT: Stream the project in full here. Sometimes warping his voice with a thick, melodically rich coating of autotune and … Continue reading 2020 REVIEWS: LOOKOUTBEATS – BEST WISHES
The first headline single from London’s blkglam is the sound of study; the artist shows more potential than he capitalises on, but creates an invitingly attractive haze nonetheless. “Arizona Ice Tea”, the first single from London rapper blkglam, is a relaxed tune that relies primarily on atmosphere and chemistry. On “Arizona”, blkglam and Slicko DiCaprio … Continue reading 2020 SINGLE REVIEWS: BLKGLAM – ARIZONA ICE TEA FT. SLICKO DICAPRIO
A night of illusion that found Ecco2k fully embracing the newest iteration of his persona. Walking into The Garage from the rain-soaked streets of Highbury triggered the classic delirium that comes with entering a concert hall; anticipation becomes real and all chatter is silenced by the painful ring and weaponised bass of the speakers. Instantly … Continue reading 2020 REVIEWS: ECCO2K – LIVE IN LONDON 5.3.20
