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The Australian Adele, CLOVES, had her moment in 2018 with her hit single “Don’t Forget About Me”. The public cherished her vocals and simplistic style. Now the pop star is trying to redefine herself with her edgy new song “Sicko”, which paints the singer in a different light with her struggles with anxiety and depression. Her sophomore album is due out later this year. CLOVES says about the song, “’Sicko’ is my best way of painting the tunnel vision, panic scramble of social anxiety. It’s like a living, breathing second personality in your brain. One which makes you question everything…

Indie collective MICHELLE has released their single called “FYO” and it’s lush R&B indie sounds combined with their serious lyrical undertone about growing up with mixed cultural backgrounds make this one of the bands that you need to know for 2021. The band is comprised of members Sofia D’Angelo, Julian Kaufman, Charlie Kilgore, Layla Ku, Emma Lee and Jamee Lockard. They have been getting praise across the board from NYLON to the Fader. Speaking on the message behind FYO, Jamee Lockard from the band shares: “FYO” is about belonging to different worlds but feeling rejected by both. Growing up as…

Newcomer, conner, is a multi-instrumentalist artist hailing from Maryland. He packs his tunes with a one two punch melody that’ll remind you of Machine Gun Kelly meets Blink 182’s catalogue of songs. Sharp-edged vocals with a guitar driven wall of melody will have you addicted to Conner. Check out his new song “bite the bullet” below.

The sassy pop sensibilities of Whoa Dakota is a mix between 90s pop star Cathy Dennis (if your mind can go back that far) and Kiesza. She struts her bad self in a vintage clothing shop in her newest clip “Walk Right By”. Her soaring vocals make for a good time on the dance floor. And that is what the doctor ordered in 2020, believe it or not. Check out Whoa Dakota’s “Walk Right By” below and expect much more from this disco queen in the coming year.

Ted When, who was the frontman of eclectic indie rock outfit, Mansions on the Moon, is branching off into solo territory. His first song, “Edge Off”, which can be heard below, is an anthem for those suffering in depression and anxiety during these isolated times. He told the Fader that he felt very isolated when he first moves to Nashville. “I had struggled with substance abuse, so that desire to shed off feeling and to be unconscious, the idea of self-sedation, is there in ‘Edge Off.’” The song itself delves into the world of electronica and hip hop.

Photo Courtesy of Shutterstock Lady Gaga is going back to her disco roots with another terrible overproduced track. While some may argue that her songwriting skills are getting better, the song sounds like a Daft Punk song on steroids. Lady Gaga sings “I didn’t ask for a free ride/I only asked you to show me a real good time/I never asked for the rainfall/At least I showed up, you showed me nothing at all.” The song features Ariana Grande. Listen to it here.

Photo Courtesy of Danger Village PR Native London songstress JONES (Cherie Jones-Mattis) is one of those lush, creative types you’d fall in love with at first listen. Her sound is a mix of sleek R&B and pop undertones. Her debut album, 2016’s New Skin, was a critic fave that featured the hit single, “Hoops”, which was produced by rising producer XO. The singer croons on her latest, the smooth track , “Giving It Up”: “All night I’m giving it up, that’s right I’m giving it up…” You will undoubtedly have this song in your head for days if not weeks.…

Photo Courtesy of The Orchard Following 2019’s How To Talk To Strangers EP, Twin XL (Cameron Walker-Wright and brothers John Gomez and Stephen Gomez) are gearing up to release their first album. The lead single “Melt” is  a catchy bop about an addictive relationship. The lyrics “Steal my time, my sleep/You’re running through my blood/Like ecstasy/(I wanna melt into ya)” are what a relationship can do to the mind. Listen to the track below.

Photo Courtesy of Liberty Music PR Posh Chocolates, a Manchester trio, reminiscent of pop band The 1975, have released the fun poppy and energetic song “Dose”. “Dose” is born from contemplation about my affliction between addiction, and the conviction of a new love interest,” says frontman Christian Ellery. The quirky and melodic pop trio has been featured on BBC and BBC 6 Music. Listen to the song below via Soundcloud.

Photo courtesy of PaperJackets.com Vibrant pop rock outfit, Paper Jackets, made up of six members–James Mason(lead vocalist), Emily Dickenson (keyboard, live backing vocals), Jonny Vesely (guitar), Miles Franco (bass, live backing vocals), David Allen (drums) and Aimee Proal (vocals) is like a mini family. They depend on each other to out source some great, inspiring music. A lot of people are tormented with the human condition,” Mason says,  “and they want to have a way to express that. For me, it’s this need to use that voice.” The band has opened for Jimmy Eat World, Bishop Briggs and the X Ambassadors.…