"‘Leaving (Marie)’ came to me one night a year ago, around the beginning Spring. I received a video of my grandmother singing for her friends back in Spain that inspired a deep sense of homesickness and longing for connection. I instinctively picked up my guitar and started fiddling along to her voice. I felt that something quite meaningful could arise, and it quickly materialised into the hook and main body of the song." Chet Bucke
P L U T O B E A N – “THE RUNAWAY”
Covid did a great deal of damage to everybody, today's debuting artist, Pluto Bean was not the exception. After losing his business and house because of the pandemic, the artist was forced to live in his car with his dog, driving from state to state looking for carpentry jobs only to get by.
Aubrey “Stay Longer”
Synths provide ear-tickling textures as they change and expand throughout the song, building that imminence underlying the anxiety and fear of being left behind. A thought-provoking message that definitely sheds new light on relationships between people, and simply a gorgeous debut for a lovely new artist!
DULCIE “Medicate Me”
"I wrote medicate me when I was 16 after having some really hard years with my mental health. I am diagnosed with borderline personality disorder which is a mental illness I will have to deal with my whole life so I’ve been on and off various medications since the age of 14. This song talks about my experience taking medication and the stigma that surrounds it. I want my music to advocate for mental health awareness but not been all doom and gloom- that’s where my groovy, feel-good sound comes into it! I love making music that makes people wanna dance!" DULCIE
TWAM- “OUTTA TIME”
"Outta Time" is an anthem for those that are struggling to reach their dreams and sense time is running out as they get older. The music business is tough and by the time your 25 if you haven't made it, it's almost like it's not going to happen. When I say "Maybe I can, restart the clock" I'm trying to convey to not give up on your dreams and keep moving forward. TWAM
Xander Cameron – “Whitney Houston”
"I remember watching the UK top 40 on TV when I was about 8 years old, on came ‘I Will Always Love You’ by Whitney. The second she opened her mouth I was hooked, What. A. Voice. For weeks I trawled through my parents CD, Vinyl and cassette cupboards trying to find it so I could listen to it on repeat, but never succeeded. To this day, each time I hear a belting vocal performance I think back to that time." - Xander Cameron
RONIA “ghost”
A young woman with the desire to express her darkest thoughts and emotions on her journey to find who she truly is, RONIA is a newly debuted artist with a love for grand and dark productions and vehement yet vulnerable lyricism.
Moonlight Thief – “4 a.m.”
"By now we've finished a few more songs, mostly acoustic with spare electric parts, and aim for a full album in summer. The mood of almost every piece will be sad and pensive with only a few uptempo parts. Aside from that, we look forward to some already concerted gigs in spring and summer." - Moonlight Thief
Jazzy “hands to yourself”
“I wrote this song because I was desperate for an outlet to unpack this emotionally overwhelming experience with someone that took almost two years for me to heal from. The initial inspiration behind this song were the questions that I was left with. It was one of those episodes that ended abruptly without proper closure (well, for me at least). Jazzy
VHCLE “Dark Matter”
"Dark Matter was one of the first songs we recorded together," The collective said when asked about what the track meant. "There's a lot of different meanings throughout the track. Mysterious yet bold in its own way. Each of us put our own twist on the lyrics and just flowed into it."