veryintrospective-blog

[veryintrospective-blog]

NOIRE — Agua Sin Gas

Bristol-based producer NOIRE has teased the release of his latest EP Agua Sin Gas by sharing it’s potent title track, an aural assault on the dance floor - a mightily impressive percussion-driven club jam.

The follow-up to  Castle Futur EP, Agua Sin Gas mark’s NOIRE’s debut for Super Kitchen - the fast rising Bristol-via-London record label and club collective responsible for previous releases by  Mistareez and Drum Thing

Agua Sin Gas is released on 11 May.

Tracklist:

Agua Sin Gas

ClubScream

50 50

Re Up

[veryintrospective-blog]

jesse saint john – Move

Having lent his songwriting genius to the likes Camila Cabello, Charli XCX, SIA, Brooke Candy, Britney Spears, jesse saint john isn’t just stepping out the shadows but sprinting out with the ferociously good  debut “Move”. The track is kaleidoscopic collision of genres, a joyride across the pop landscape. 

"I grew up loving bloghouse music so moving into my artist-project I wanted to be sure to elicit a lot of that energy," said jesse. "Coming from the perspective of a pop-writer I think "MOVE" is the perfect balance of that alt-dance world with pop sensibility and the best introduction for my sound as an artist."

"Move" is streaming now. 

[veryintrospective-blog]

Nilüfer Yanya - Thanks 4 Nothing

London-based artist Nilüfer Yanya, has a gift for cutting through the noise – her poignant and pointed lyrics convey light and dark in the most compelling way and demand your close attention. Her latest track, accompanied by the ENERGYFORCE directed visuals, is the stunning “Thanks 4 Nothing”

Discussing the track, Nilüfer explained ‘Thanks 4 Nothing’ is about “drawing a final line under something that should have ended a long time ago. The song shows you can be bitter and grateful about it at the same time”.

“Thanks 4 Nothing” is released via Blue Flowers/ATO Records. Nilüfer Yanya plays Village Underground on 29 May.

[veryintrospective-blog]

LeyeT – Long Way

LA-based LeyeT (pronounced Light if you’re talking to your friends about this track) returns with intricate new single “Long Way”, am absolute gem from this fast-rising artist.

"This is a song that captures exactly what I’m feeling right now. It is me being honest and vulnerable with where I’m at…something that I always strive to be in my songwriting," explains LeyeT. "This past year, I’ve been in a season of joy, independence and freedom…it’s been amazing really. Now, with the thought of loving someone else again/dating crossing my mind, I’ve found the thought of it a bit scary to think about (haha). This song plays on that emotion and point in time - the moment where you’re toying with those thoughts again, realizing maybe you’re not quite ready to jump into love again, or if you are….maybe you’d prefer to take the long way?"

“Long Way” is out now.

[veryintrospective-blog]

Toulouse – Hurtin

New York-based artist Toulouse has shared “Hurtin”, the latest track to be released from his Extended Plea EP. Written and produced by Toulouse, “Hurtin” marries the artist’s mesmerising vocal with impeccable production – a completely captivating mix of old-school showmanship and future-facing craftsmanship. 

"Hurtin' is a simple song about thorough self-reflection about...you guessed it...hurting. Not a specific event, but the mindset that a lot of us can be slave to. It can be like walking around with a perpetual ache,” said Toulouse. “There is a continuum present with the last song I put out "Reach Out". Meaning I am doing the work of being aware of, investigating and ultimately accepting that I be radically honest with myself even if I am staring at a grotesque image on the other side. It's half the battle of being a better person."

Born in Nigeria, Toulouse is a self-taught musician who, in part, secured a place at the Clive Davis Institution at NYU by singing down the phone to the acceptance committee as he didn’t have a camera on his computer. He has since amassed millions of streams, toured with Banks and featured on the soundtrack of 50 Shades Darker.

Extended Plea will be released via Terrible Records on 15 September.

Tracklist:

1. Reach Out 2. San Junipero 3. So I Know You Care 4. Hurtin 5. Here & Now 6. Man From Pennsylvania 7.  It Is Well 8. Found  

[veryintrospective-blog]

WWWater – Pink Letters

We waxed pretty lyrical about WWWater when she dropped her debut track and we’ll make no apologies for being equally gushing about the follow-up “Pink Letters”.  WWWater has a presence like no other with a vocal that will ensnare you from the start.

In the canon of contemporary break-up songs, “Pink Letters” sits high up there but rather than looking back and dwelling on pain, the track looks to the future and what’s to come.  The title refers to a page in her diary in which she detailed heart-breaking events and resolved to move ahead. The pink writing on the page becoming a tool to fight loneliness and depression.

WWWater will release her debut EP in September.

Audio:

[veryintrospective-blog]

Blessed – My Yute

South London’s Blessed, aka your new favourite duo, return with club-ready track “My Yute”. The follow-up to their debut “Venom”, the new single is pulsating mix of R&B, Dancehall, pop and dance. “My Yute” sees the duo, comprised of sisters Lauren and Georgia Morgan, serving up intoxicating late-night vibes.

With an unbeatable combination of fresh production, fiery songwriting and killer vocals, Blessed has quickly established a sound and vibe that’s all their own.

Blessed write, produce and perform their own material but have a pretty active YouTube account where they’ve covered the likes of Cashmere Cat and DJ Khaled. You can check those out here

[veryintrospective-blog]

Toulouse – Reach Out

Fresh from a providing the vocals on the recent SG Lewis track “Time We Had”, Nigerian-born Toulouse returns with the Terrible Records released “Reach Out”. Written, produced and sung by Toulouse, it’s a track that draws you in with discordant rhythms and ever-shifting production. An unpredictable but intensely beautiful listen.

Discussing the track, he said: "Reach Out is about inhabiting the sacrificial and most humbling role of loving a prodigal and dysfunctional person unconditionally. It takes more courage to love an imperfect being that to hate an imperfect being”.

Toulouse, who earned a place at the Clive Davis Institution at NYU by singing down the phone to the acceptance committee, has gone on to rack up millions of streams, a feature on the 50 Shades Darker soundtrack and open for Banks on a 11-city tour.

“Reach Out” will appear on Toulouse’s forthcoming EP which will be released via Terrible Records later this summer.

[veryintrospective-blog]

Joy Crookes - Bad Feeling

Having emerged in 2016 as one of the year’s most captivating new artists, Joy Crookes returns to enthral us all over again with “Bad Feeling”. It’s another showcase for her peerless ability to craft lyrics that tap into human experiences and compose melodies that make you want to move. Joy Crookes is talent that’s impossible to ignore. The 18-year-old South Londoner co-directed the video alongside Remi Laudat (RANKIN, Hypebae, LOVE Magazine).

Joy said: "We've all experienced temptation. 'Bad Feeling' describes the feeling of being on the edge of temptation but never falling. I wanted to make the song slightly tongue in cheek because when you do get out of the situation you realise how silly it all was...".

You can expect to hear much more from Joy this year with her debut EP slated for release later this summer.

[veryintrospective-blog]

London Theatre Company announce inaugural Bridge Theatre productions

The London Theatre Company has announced the first productions at the new Bridge Theatre which opens in October.​

​The theatre opens on 26 October 2017 (previews from 18 October) with a new comedy, Young Marx by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman, directed by Nicholas Hytner with Rory Kinnear in the title role. This is followed in January byJulius Caesar, staged in promenade by Nicholas Hytner, with Ben Whishaw as Brutus. Other shows announced include Nightfall, by rising playwright and novelist Barney Norris, and a new play by Lucinda Coxon based on the novel Alys, Always by Harriet Lane. 

​London Theatre Company, which was founded by Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr on leaving the National Theatre after twelve years.

Nicholas Hytner said: “We want to make bold popular theatre. We’ve commissioned ambitious plays that reach out to embrace the audience, and we’ve built an environment for them that is exciting, welcoming and flexible: a theatre that can be changed to suit the show. We reckon that London needs new theatres, designed for the shows that people make in the 21st century and the expectations that audiences have for a really good night out.”

Nick Starr said: “After the National Theatre, it was time for something new and scary. London is a brilliant city for making and seeing theatre, evidenced by the 25% increase in audiences over the last fifteen years. We think there’s room for a new independent on the scene, driven by both a mission and a bottom line. We hope that will resonate with artists and audiences, and are hugely looking forward to welcoming them to The Bridge.”

Priority​ booking opens today with general onsale from 27 April. Visit bridgetheatre.co.uk for more information. 

[veryintrospective-blog]

Liv Dawson – Searching

Sometimes a new artist's future stardom is so obvious that you forget they're just getting started and one such artist is 18 year-old Liv Dawson. "Searching" is Liv's first single of 2017 and it's soulful and driving slice of contemporary house featuring the production flourishes of Disclosure. 

Liv, who caught our attention with heady singles "Tapestry", "Reflection" and "Open Your Eyes", has recently been in the studio with the likes of Jimmy Napes, Tobias Jesso Jr and SG Lewis. She'll play her debut headline show at Omeara in London on 15 February.

[veryintrospective-blog]

The Week In Remixes

Add them to your playlist, here are the finest remixes from the past 7 days.

Ella Vos - White Noise (R3hab Remix)

Highland Park resident Ella Vos has shared R3hab’s delicate edit of her debut track “White Noise”. Ella recently made her live debut at It’s School Night while R3had has previously reworked tracks by the likes of Rihanna and Zara Larson.

Sandscape – Artificial Rush (Tusks Remix)

Tusks, recently signed to One Little Indian, has worked her magic on Sandscape’s recent track “Artificial Rush”, submerging the track in a hazy and brooding wash. Tusks explores the track’s depths while vocalist Eliza Shaddad soars above which makes for an expansive and original flip of the lush original.

Bright Light Bright Light – Running Back To You feat. Elton John (Vince Clarke Remix)

The legendary Vince Clarke (Depeche Mode, Yazoo and Erasure) has been let loose on Bright Light Bright Light’s “Running Back To You” which appeared on 2016’s Choreography. The resulting remix is a suitably anthemic, ‘80s tinged epic. We’d expect nothing less.  

Gulp – Search For Your Love (Django Django's Nautical Twilight Edit)

Gulp, the Cardiff-based group comprised of Guto Pryce and Lindsey Leven, have shared the hypnotic Django Django remix of “Search For Your Love”. Discussing the remix, Dave Maclean of Django Django said:  "When I first heard this track, it cast my mind back to Radio 4 program I'd been listening to. Someone had uttered the phrase 'Nautical Twilight' and it had immediately pricked my ears up. Images of moonlight glistening on calm seas and the sound of gentle waves lapping against the wooden hull of an old boat filled my mind.”

TOYDRUM – I've Got a Future feat. Gavin Clark (Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Rework)

Toydrum, formed by UNKLE’s Pablo Clements and James Griffith, have called upon “friends, peers and people we love to work with” to rework tracks from their albums Distant Focus Vol. 1 and Evangelist for a new album titled My Eye On You (To Reinvision). Appearing on said album is this haunting reimagining of “I’ve Got A Future” by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis which features the vocals of the late Gavin Clark.

[veryintrospective-blog]

Gallant x Tablo x Eric Nam – Cave Me In

LA’s Gallant makes a very welcome return in 2017 with new track “Cave Me In”, a collaboration with South Korean stars Eric Nam and Tablo. Gallant has a voice and a presence that grabs you from the first bar, seemingly at ease in every musical style and this low-key jam is no exception.

Discussing the track, Gallant said: "When we all met for the first time, our energy just clicked-- and that synergy manifested itself into this record."

Tablo of Epik High had this to say: "Feelin' blessed to be a part of this beautiful song. With my verse, I wanted to talk about the inherent double-bladed nature of love. As the title of the song implies, love is often simultaneously gentle and violent. Hope it hits close to home for ya."

Gallant’s debut album Ology was released via Mind of a Genius.

[veryintrospective-blog]

Zuzu – What You Want

The first song that we properly love of 2017 has arrived in the form of Zuzu’s infinitely catchy new single “What You Want” alongside some I Heart Huckabees inspired visuals. Zuzu has a rough-around-the-edges charm that we can’t get enough of. Earnest and raw, she articulates emotional confusion better than almost anyone.

Zuzu spent 2016 supporting Courtney Barnett on her UK tour as well as hitting the road with fellow Liverpudlians Hooton Tennis Club.

“What You Want” is now and released by Hand In Hive.

Audio:

[veryintrospective-blog]

Over The Trees – From The Sidewalk

Those days between Christmas and New Years can feel like an eternity, cooped up indoors for days on end you can lose track of time. It’s a blissful time that deserves a suitably languid and expansive soundtrack, enter Over The Trees.

The Norwegian shoegaze outfit recently shared luscious new track “From The Sidewalk”, the latest single to be released from their forthcoming debut album. It’s the kind of track you hope never ends, dreamy vocals and guitars colliding in this ambient gem.

“From The Sidewalk” is out now. 

[veryintrospective-blog]

Cloves – Better Now

Australia’s Cloves has shared her first new music in a year and it’s a searing exploration of the complexities of a relationship. Written in February alongside long-time collaborator Justin Parker (Banks, Bat For Lashes), “Better Now” is a stripped back production that’s beautiful in its rawness.  The track articulates that heady cocktail of vulnerability and freedom you experience when you  truly express yourself.

"I swear that I'm better now is written almost sarcastically, to move the conversation on. I had given up trying to talk about how I was feeling and instead started distancing myself. The lyrics touch on the internal conflict I was having about weighing up if a long term relationship was still working, the back and forth between obligation to someone and the desire to be alone.”

Cloves debut album is expected to be released in 2017. She’ll play the new Omeara London venue on Thursday 9 Feb 2017.

[veryintrospective-blog]

TĀLĀ – Talk 2 Me

Singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist TĀLĀ has returned with new track “Talk 2 Me”. The track will appear on her forthcoming Zāl EP, the follow-up to her much lauded Malika project.

TĀLĀ has set herself apart as a producer a songwriter, liberated from the restraints of any particular genre, she moves across musical types with a delicious ease.  “Talk 2 Me” was recorded in her own studio in the early hours of the morning, giving it that intimate, reflective tone.

Discussing her new work, TĀLĀ said: “The Zāl EP came from a place of frustration with myself and situations around me. The only motivation was the music.  I wanted to push myself and make something I feel proud of.”

Zāl will be released on 9 December via Columbia records.