New Music From The Inbox – Monday Edition! (Jan 24, 2022): Clever Hopes, Collapsing Scenery, Purple Disco Machine & Sophie and the Giants, and more!
Every week, we’re sent dozens if not hundreds of promotional emails from agents, PR firms, and hopeful artists containing the latest releases from around the world. From the biggest superstars to the ambitious self-starters we comb through it all to highlight to you what we’ve been digging, the tunes that caught our eye, and the recommended selections that make the notifications worth it. This is New Music From The Inbox!
Artist: Clever Hopes
Song: “Made You Mad”
Album/EP: Artefact
Gravelly and reserved vs. crystalline and lightning vocals make for a beautiful contrast amongst driving rootsy folk in Clever Hopes’ “Made You Mad”. Chiming piano, swelling organ, and a duo of melodic lead guitars bolster the backing of this charming little tune.
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Artist: Collapsing Scenery
Song: “You Already Know”
Album/EP: Acid Casual
Piercing cymbals and an eclectic set of droning backing instrumentals make for a warmly trippy experience in “You Already Know” from the aptly named Acid Casual EP. Burbling, yowling, percussive, entrancing, scathing – there’s really quite the meandering gamut of sonic sensations throughout the song.
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Artist: Purple Disco Machine & Sophie and the Giants
Song: “In The Dark”
Album/EP: Single
An exceptionally catchy single that grabs you with its first synth lick, “In The Dark” is another successful collaboration from Purple Disco Machine and Sophie and the Giants. The funk inspiration runs deep in this glamorous pop dancer – stinging rhythm guitars, shimmering high-end keys, and that ever-present riff know how to bring the groove.
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Artist: Sauna
Song: “Only Luck”
Album/EP: Single
Processed vocals and metamorphosing synth tracks lend some 80s post-pop stylings to this bright yet reflective tune from Toronto’s Sauna. Layered instrumentals build into a grand, speaker-filling exuberance over the course of this slyly grooving tune single.
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