The great music just keeps coming!
Below is an eclectic mix of five new releases that we are vibing with right now.
1. Without Your Love (feat. Luke Coulson) – Ace Gordon
With a background in Pop-Punk and influenced by artists like Blink182, The Starting Line and Dashboard Confessional, and with 25 years under his belt, Canadian Ace Gordon transitioned to electronic production in 2020, inspired by artists such as CMA, David Guetta, Tiesto and Shockline.
In this light, Ace has released his latest Electro-Pop track, ‘Without Your Love’, which features vocalist, Luke Coulson.
The track, Ace says, is written about his wife.. It’s a story about him being in a difficult place and his wife coming along and lifting him up and helping him move to the right path.
‘Without Your Love’ begins instantly with the bright and uplifting feel of the beat and with the warm vocals of Luke Coulson.
As the song builds in its beat, addictive bassline and instrumentation, you find yourself completely immersed and dancing through an atmospheric story of being built up and becoming something new.
You can find more of Ace Gordon at:
Website – https://www.acegordonmusic.com
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/acegordonmusic
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/AceGordonMusic
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/acegordonmusic
You can listen to Without Your Love below:
2. Nice Guy – Clara Moschetta
Influenced by artists such as Florence and The Machine and Regina Spektor, French based artist, Clara Moschetta, has created her unique sound, blending pop, contemporary electronica and jazz.
Clara is not afraid to dive straight into the difficult topic and combines her theatrical storytelling with heavy topics such as suicide, sexual assault and politics within her songs.
Growing up theatre became Clara’s anchor in a life of moving from place to place and has formed the basis of the music you hear today.
Her latest single, ‘Nice Guy’ is a high energy pop-punk track and addresses the subject of lovers, too caught up in playing the ‘nice guy’ to be true to themselves and express the authentic emotions that they feel.
The inspiration behind this song came from watching Netflix.. particularly the show, ‘Sex Education’, season 2. The main protagonist, Otis destroys all his relationships by attempting to please everyone.
You will love the sound of this quirky, high energy song.
You can find more of Clara Moschetta at:
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Claramakesmusic
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/claramakesmusic
You can listen to Nice Guy below:
3. Hives – Echo Hotel
Formed in 2018, this three piece UK based band, Echo Hotel, began their music career in a student bedroom, where they crafted their initial songs and recordings. The band was a continuation of the vocal project of Ed Hambly that started in 2015. It was in 2018 that Jack Holliday and James Waldron joined to form Echo Hotel.
Echo Hotel’s latest song, Hives is a pure breakup song.. A song that looks into the feelings felt as a relationship is lost and takes the time to look over the mistakes that have been made throughout.
Ed talks about the lack of discussion around how to end a relationship in the ‘right way’ and how if affects how we handle these breakup situations.
The track was recorded at Factory Studios in Bristol, UK, mixed by Jonathan Segar, backing vocals and woodwinds provided by James Storm and the artwork lovingly created by Laurie Wordingham.. A true collaboration to bring this track to life.
The song begins with the simple and effective sound of guitar and vocals.. taking you straight into the emotion of the sentiment behind the track.. As the instrumentation builds you still have the laid back melancholy feeling of thoughtful introspection.
You can find more of Echo Hotel at:
Website – https://www.echohotelband.com
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/theechohotel
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHQwGPQ95JdsYoCh2kaL33A
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/echohotel
You can listen to Hives below:
4. Headspace – Emma Hamel (Album)
Michigan, US based, 19 year old artist, Emma Hamel’s life began a new direction as her senior year was cut short by Covid-19.
In this time, she wrote a song, ‘Standing By My Side’ which was written for those in the class of 2020. Not long afterwards the YouTube song was played in ceremonies all over the US and across the world.
This was the beginning of a journey for Emma, where music became a tool for her to connect with others and to express and process the array of emotions that she was feeling as a result of the pandemic.
It was through this journey that Emma Hamel’s debut album was born.. It’s 8 tracks, completely self produced and created by Emma and is what she has dubbed as a musical self portrait.
“Headspace explores my doubts and fears, and my joys and hopes. It’s a snapshot of my innermost thoughts, and a journey through self-discovery and self-reflection.”
As you listen to the tracks, you will be in awe of the beautiful and soulful vocals, filled with a depth of emotions well and truly beyond her years.
You can find more of Emma Hamel at:
Website – https://emmahamel.com
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/emmaghamel
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv0mA0ZBte1AQcNIf5bb6kw
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/_emmahamel
You can listen to Headspace below:
5. Little Things – Charlie John
Influenced by artists such as Earth Wind and Fire, Stevie Wonder and The Doobie Brothers, US based Charlie John grew up with music running through his veins, with a family history of musicians, songwriters and singers.
Some of Charlie’s great achievements to date include his auditions on the Voice in Chicago, Dallas and Nashville in the USA in 2013, 2014 and 2016, Winning ‘Best Original Pop Song’ and ‘Best Original Singer/Songwriter Song’ in the 2016 Ohio Music Awards and winner of the 2016 Songdoor International Songwriting Competition with his single, ‘Change Me’.
Charlie John’s latest single, ‘Little Things’, is about that feeling of missing the little things that a partner did, after they have gone.. The feeling of not having realised what would be missing until the breakup has occurred.
The track immediately introduces the beautiful sound of crisp and beautiful acoustic guitar, along with the warm and smooth vocals of Charlie John and is filled with the emotion, felt as reflecting on a recent breakup.
As the song builds, you are introduced to an array of instrumentation and the song energy builds into a level of hopefulness.
You can find more of Charlie John at:
Website – https://charliejohnmusic.wpcomstaging.com
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdYeT14xLbhJlVtI3-DZHuw
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/charliejohnmusic_
You can listen to Little Things below:
Karen Harding is a Melbourne, Australia based singer/songwriter, founder of Sounds On The Couch, and founder and operator of boutique music PR service for emerging and independent artists, Rise Indie.