There’s something about Wallice that is at once aspirational and relatable. She writes about tense relationships, self-doubt, and growing pains. “Jazz school dropout at 21 / Disappointed my dad, did it just for fun / Had to choose between being broke and bored / So I cut my losses and I left New York,” she sings on “23,” a song she wrote when she was 22 years old.
Gorillaz images (new)
16-10-22_Irvine-FG-FR-1644_large.jpg
Best listened to on repeat
Malaysian-Irish producer and songwriter Yunè Pinku had her breakthrough moment only a few months ago, with the September release of What You Like, a slick, addictive tune created in collaboration with Australian producer Logic1000.
Best listened to on repeat, the song features Pinku’s honeyed vocals throughout: “In my mind /I need you all the time /24-hour, service /Now that you are mine.” As for the 18-year-old’s even-more-recently-released Laylo, it’s a UKG-influenced banger about FOMO and navigating the anxieties of early adulthood. If you fancy an extra insight into her musical universe, listen to her dreamy FACE Mix here.
Prestige behind the boards
Mac Wetha has a couple of tricks up his sleeve. He’s known for crafting warm hip-hop beats with the NiNE8 collective, which led to him producing Burden, the very good opening track on Aminé’s 2020 album Limbo. Then there’s the 24-year-old rocking out as an indie frontman. As the baggy jeans indicate, there’s a bit of a ’90s/early ’00s nostalgia thing going on (he pulled off a cover of Weezer’s classic Say It Ain’t So during recent support slots for Dirty Hit labelmate Beabadoobee). But thanks to Wetha’s multi-genre approach and his prestige behind the boards, there are fizzy flourishes in the production that give his emotive anthems a fresh feel. It all bodes very well for a debut album, which we hope he drops this year.
Mac Wetha has a couple of tricks up his sleeve. He’s known for crafting warm hip-hop beats with the NiNE8 collective, which led to him producing Burden, the very good opening track on Aminé’s 2020 album Limbo. Then there’s the 24-year-old rocking out as an indie frontman. As the baggy jeans indicate, there’s a bit of a ’90s/early ’00s nostalgia thing going on (he pulled off a cover of Weezer’s classic Say It Ain’t So during recent support slots for Dirty Hit labelmate Beabadoobee). But thanks to Wetha’s multi-genre approach and his prestige behind the boards, there are fizzy flourishes in the production that give his emotive anthems a fresh feel. It all bodes very well for a debut album, which we hope he drops this year.
Nothing is off limits
Listening to THE BLOSSOM makes you feel everything all at once. The LA-based artist draws from an eclectic pallete of influences where nothing is off limits. For THE BLOSSOM, there’s no such thing as genre, each sound is simply a means to an end to capture an emotion just right.
Back in April, THE BLOSSOM shared their debut EP 97 BLOSSOM—the first project released on Kevin Abstract and Romil Hemnani’s record label VIDEO STORE. “The whole writing process of 97 BLOSSOM was gut-retching and exhilarating, it was instinctual but also really intentional,” they tell us. “The entire year felt like curated chaos.” THE BLOSSOM’s most recent singles “SPIKE COLLAR” and “SPORTS CAR” double down on their affinity for ‘90s nostalgia and emotional maximalism. Each lyric hits harder than the one before as you float through waves of double-tracked acoustics and grunge guitar.
photo_2022-02-14_14-48-45.jpg
beabadoobee-ricky+bantog-7.jpg
Updated
Hard-hitting psychedelic territory
Florida-raised artist Terry Presume is a wild card. “I never approach music with a preconceived idea,” he told us last year, and it shows. Aside from athletic deliveries, a razor-sharp voice, and a clear point of view on life and music, you never know what you’re going to get.
“Act Up,” is a funky pop hit laced with rap verses, “Zaza and Some Runtz” takes that funk into hard-hitting psychedelic territory, and “Don’t Wait Forever” gets spiritual. Presume is a dynamic artist, but everything he releases comes across as deeply genuine and personal, and that’s part of what makes him such a compelling figure in an increasingly robotic and manufactured industry right now.
Phoebe Bridgers
Phoebe Bridgers is an American indie folk musician from Los Angeles, California.
But despite the sometimes self-deprecating nature of her lyrics, things are looking up for Wallice. She may have dropped out of school and felt like a failure a year ago, but in 2021 she signed to Dirty Hit (home of The 1975 and Beabadoobee), played the Head In The Clouds festival, and had a Spotify billboard in Times Square. In a short time, she’s also established herself as one of the most consistent artists in the crowded scene of indie pop and rock artists on the come-up. “Punching Bag,” “23,” and her latest release “Wisdom Tooth” are all excellent.
Nice hat
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.