Malika Tirolien may be familiar to you if you are a fan of Snarky Puppy, a collective of musicians who have made a name for themselves in instrumental music influenced by jazz, hip-hop, rhythm and blues, pop music and more. Malika sang on the group’s Grammy-winning Family Dinner – Volume One. A singer, songwriter, and pianist based in Montreal, Malika will wow you with her music and style as noted here on GROW, from the recent (February 2021) LP, HIGHER. This electric, energy-driven, track explores jazz, funk, and R&B in…
Read MoreIf you are twisting in the ebb and flow of a confusing relationship, then The Trusted’s most recent single, Criminals (seen/heard here) might be just what you are looking for! Exploring the whole idea of the rules that are created within the confines of a relationship and the breaking of those rules, even though the love remains, is what Criminals seem to represent: “I broke your laws and then you left town My inner-visions turn me around I’ve been driving my pain into the ground So you look at me, like I’m your criminal We’re…
Read MoreSlow and steady wins the race, just like the tortoise and the hare, Riley Downing’s Deep Breath (seen/heard here) is absolutely about that. He’s in no rush. Deep Breath makes us think twice about thinking too much and the video is full of humor that if you are like Vodka, you’ll be laughing to within a few seconds of the starting bell. As already intimated, lyrically Deep Breath is your conscience: “I was getting tired Of always looking down My eyes where always fixed on Something on the ground Hands were in my…
Read MoreA powerful new voice in the independent music scene, Zola, forges an ode to petty young girls who flaunt what they believe to be their superiority, while all the while being exactly the opposite in Not Like Other Girls (seen/heard here). This is the first single from Now You See Me, the long-player that is due to drop later this year. Lyrically, Not Like Other Girls paints a vivid picture. Zola sings: “She was a fake bitch Wanted to be famous Don’t know what I saw in you She didn’t love…
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