Tag Archives: Singer/Songwriter

AUDIO: Emmett Mulrooney – “Kids”

Singer-songwriter Emmett Mulrooney’s latest single is about your childhood sweetheart becoming your life person. As childlike innocence fades, you went from young lovers to adults going steady so soon, and it trips you out. Emmett Mulrooney is feeling lucky that he’s had his life partner with him this whole time as “Kids” drives home with a summery pop melody.

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AUDIO: Danny Arcane – “No Remorse”

Singer-songwriter Danny Arcane’s latest single touches on loving the idea of someone or something more than that someone or something itself. This beachy pop tune tackles the self-consciousness of cognitive dissonance, struggling to reconcile the pursuit of happiness with conquests of self-defeat. Danny Arcane knows this scenario all too well, channeling such frustrating patterns with “No Remorse” – check it

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AUDIO: Allison Mahal – “Not Over This Yet”

Singer-songwriter Allison Mahal released her debut full-length album last month. With ten songs, Mahal delivers a collection of personal tales with recurring themes of growing up fast, young love and shifting into adult mode while strings remain attached. Her tender, sensitive style of folk values the delicacy of piano as much as it values the benevolence of acoustic guitar, married

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AUDIO: Matthew Davies – “A Ship Called Blind Devotion”

Singer-songwriter Matthew Davies released a new album recently. With ten songs, Davies brings his seasoned, earnest lyrical approach as he contemplates life’s daily races in which we meander and persevere through while asking ourselves difficult existential questions. Largely favoring a stripped-down folk sound, Davies touches on topics of self-sabotage (“Wrecking Ball”), fear of death (“Another World”), companionship (“You Go I

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AUDIO: Maximiano – “The Warming Winter”

Singer-songwriter Maximiano’s latest single paints a grand picture of seasons and nature. With a bold and luxuriant folk sound that features violin (Rae Friedman), flute (Ellie Jackson), saxophone (Sam Broadnax) and percussion (AJ Peal), Maximiano brings vivid personification and metaphors to describe the cold, warmth, fading and rebirth. There’s hopefulness, bittersweetness and a sense of renewal all at once here.

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AUDIO: Julien Kozak – “Everything We Need”

Singer-songwriter Julien Kozak’s latest single is about a long-distance relationship. With affection in his voice and a starry-eyed acoustic melody, Kozak sings of being head-over-heels in love with someone despite how far apart they are, yet he assures them that their bond is strong enough to stand the test of time. Likening romance to being a ship out at sea,

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AUDIO: Shonn Hinton – “Meanwhile”

Singer-songwriter Shonn Hinton dropped a new EP this week following up his massive 22-track album “Art” released in February. With a potent blend of R&B, soul and blues, Hinton is feeling tender and resolute over six tracks. These songs bring not only contagiously danceable rhythms but have euphoric and empowering sensibilities to them, from the purposive “Can’t Let Go” to

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AUDIO: Michael Henszey – “Fly Away”

Singer-songwriter Michael Henszey released a new EP this week. Comprising six tunes written over the course of the pandemic, this project explores a deep desire for empathy and connection between people through hard times as it touches on topics such as having one another’s back, never forgetting where you came from and feeling young again. There’s a palpable sweetness to

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AUDIO: Jesus Villa – “This Cruel Cruel World”

Singer-songwriter Jesus Villa’s latest single is a loving affirmation for LGBTQ+ youth everywhere. This uplifting acoustic ballad assures kids that it’s okay to be themselves and that better days are ahead for them, despite how unaccepting and ignorant the world can be. Dark days may linger but the sun is around the corner with “This Cruel Cruel World”, a sentimental

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AUDIO: Venturer – “Spirits”

Singer-songwriter Venturer has kept us ensnared by lovably vivid tales of fantasy and magic the last few months. His latest single continues that saga, and it’s about not being alone spiritually even when you are alone physically. It can be a scary realization at first, but once you accept this presence, these specters become guidance and blessings. Driven by a

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AUDIO: Ra’Sheed Jordan – “Beautiful Satisfaction”

Singer-songwriter Ra’Sheed Jordan’s latest single has a serene, summery feel that’ll fit right into your warm weather playlist. With a smooth R&B kick and buttery, soulful vocals, Jordan sings about being intertwined with someone and wanting nothing more than to give them love. “Beautiful Satisfaction” is a song about having something real and not willing to lose it. Don’t sleep

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